The Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) will reveal the results of the 2016 Quality of Life Survey on Tuesday, September 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at theDowntown Public Library Meeting Room, located at 239 N Spring Street.
The Quality of Life Survey, funded since 2008 by Quint and Rishy Studer and conducted yearlyunder the direction of PYP, seeks to measure the attitudes of Escambia County voters towards our local economy, our elected leaders, and the pros and cons of our area’s quality of life. The goal of the survey is to provide measurable data that can inform public discussion and guide our political and community leaders in the quest to make the City of Pensacola and Escambia County a better place to live, work, and play.
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc., located in Washington, DC, conducts this survey on behalf of PYP, interviewing 800 Escambia County voters by telephone. The in-depth phone interviews obtain residents’ views on the direction of our city and county; the job performance of our mayor, council, superintendent, and commission; the economic conditions in our county; and the best and worst aspects of our community ranging from public schools to natural beauty to cultural diversity.
This year’s results demonstrate a moderate downward trend in many areas, with some persistent concerns in areas such as job prospects, retention of young talent, quality of education, and poverty rates. Additionally, the 2016 ratings for the “direction†of the City of Pensacola and job approval of its elected leadership saw a measurable decline.
A summary of the results—PYP’s 2016 Quality of Life Report—will be available on our website www.PensacolaYP.com starting September 6, and can be freely downloaded.
The mission of the Pensacola Young Professionals is to share our passion for and belief in the Pensacola Bay Area, and to act as a catalyst for positive change in our community.