Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2024
Pages
46 pp.
Abstract
[From the Executive Summary]
The Social Science Research Center (SSRC) at Old Dominion University (ODU) has compiled the results from the 15th annual Life in Hampton Roads (LIHR) survey. The purpose of the survey was to gain insight into residents’ perceptions of the quality of life in Hampton Roads. A total of 640 telephone surveys were completed between June 4 and August 16, 2024. These interviews were conducted via telephone, as they were in the past, except for 2020 and 2021. Three-fifths of respondents rated the quality of life in the region as excellent or good (60.1%). As seen from previous surveys, there has been a downward trend in perceptions of quality of life (62.3% in 2022 and 69.3% in 2023) as well as previous non-COVID years (ranging from 68% to 71% between 2017-2019).
This year’s survey also focused on issues of regionalism and regional cooperation and replicated many of the questions from the State of Public Opinion chapter of the 2000 State of the Region report developed by the Regional Studies Institute at ODU (now the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy). Questions asked respondents about combining government services, barriers to regional cooperation, and support for regional mergers of local jurisdictions.
Repository Citation
Vandecar-Burdin, Tancy; Gainey, Randy R.; Richman, Jesse T.; Kibler, Mackenzie; Ovalle, Brianna; Smith, Caylin; Sturniolo, Katie; and Wilson-John, Wendi, "Life in Hampton Roads Report: The 15th Annual Life in Hampton Roads Survey" (2024). Life in Hampton Roads Survey Report. 72.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ssrc_lihr/72
ORCID
0000-0002-0935-4484 (Vandecar-Burdin), 0009-0006-0476-363X (Gainey), 0000-0002-5420-0521 (Richman)
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