LI Quality of Life survey: Most see economic opportunity, but not all groups agree

Long Islanders are generally more optimistic than pessimistic about economic and educational opportunity in the region for themselves and their children, but there are stark differences in attitudes by generation, race, ethnicity and even home ownership status, according to a Newsday/Siena Research Institute Quality of Life survey
Data from the survey showed that half of adult Long Islanders see the region as a good place to find a job, compared with 44% who saw it as fair or poor, and 57% say it as a place where a business can be successful. Overwhelmingly, they view Long Island as a good place to raise children and give them a quality education — 77% and 90%, respectively.

But the data also show disparities within those attitudes, with Long Islanders who are 55 and older, whites or homeowners generally more positive in their answers than those who are 18-34, Black or Hispanic, or renters.

Read more on the quality of life survey on Long Island: https://www.nwsd.li/000df3