Table 7

Q2. Here are some issues [state governments] will be facing over the next few years. For each one please indicate how much of a priority it should be for your state to address: Should it be an extremely high priority, a high priority, a low priority, or an extremely low priority for your state government?

% saying "extremely high" or "high"

Attract business/ create jobs

Moderate/ low income housing

Slow rate of open space dev.

Revitalize cities

Revitalize older suburbs

New dev. outside city

Total

81%

56%

45%

44%

37%

24%

Male

82%

54%

44%

44%

34%

23%

Female

79%

59%

47%

44%

40%

25%

             

18-39

76%

56%

41%

42%

38%

23%

40-58

83%

55%

49%

44%

37%

23%

59+

84%

59%

48%

48%

38%

27%

             

White

79%

52%

47%

41%

33%

22%

Black

92%

77%

48

64%

58%

33%

Hispanic

79%

65%

42%

49%

41%

33%

             

Buying home in next 3 years

81%

58%

42%

45%

39%

28%

             

Northeast

76%

54%

43%

54%

38%

16%

Midwest

86%

57%

39%

43%

27%

26%

South Atlantic

76%

53%

57%

43%

42%

29%

Deep South

84%

55%

38%

44%

45%

28%

West

80%

61%

50%

38%

39%

23%

 

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