Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2023
Pages
57 pp.
Abstract
[From the Executive Summary]
The Social Science Research Center (SSRC) at Old Dominion University (ODU) is pleased to present the results from the 14th 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. Surveys this year were completed over the telephone as they were last year and prior to 2020. Less than two-thirds of respondents rated the quality of life in the region as excellent or good (62.3%). This is lower than last year (69.3%) and is lower than most previous non-COVID years (ranging from 68% to 71% between 2017-2019). Less than a third rated Hampton Roads’ quality of life as fair (31.4%) and 5.5% rated it as poor. Consistent with previous years, respondents rated the quality of life in their city and their neighborhood higher than they did for the region as a whole. About two-thirds rated the quality of life in their city as good or excellent (66.5%) and 28% rated their city as fair. Only 5% rated their city’s quality of life as poor. Neighborhood ratings of quality of life remain the highest, with 81.7% rating their neighborhood as excellent or good. Only 15.3% rated their neighborhood quality of life as fair and 2.9% rated it as poor.
Repository Citation
Gainey, Randy R.; Richman, Jesse; Vandecar-Burdin, Tancy; Wilson-Smith, Wendi; Kibler, Mackenzie; Boateng, Nana; and Smith, Caylin, "Life in Hampton Roads Report: The 14th Annual Life in Hampton Roads Survey" (2023). Life in Hampton Roads Survey Report. 74.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ssrc_lihr/74
ORCID
0009-0006-0476-363X (Gainey), 0000-0002-5420-0521 (Richman), 0000-0002-0935-4484 (Vandexar-Burdin)
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