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The Chestertown Spy Survey #16 Results

July 8, 2020 by The Chestertown Spy Leave a Comment

This week we explored pessimism and optimism. Asking first where readers place themselves on a scale between 1 and 9, with 9 being extremely optimistic. The neutral score is a 5 and the average for all readers of The Chestertown Spy was 5.1. So, slightly optimistic. Interestingly, the number of readers indicating they were most optimistic vs. those most pessimistic was about the same.

Then we asked what factors caused you to be optimistic and pessimistic. The word clouds tell the story…seems views are shaped by the upcoming election and COVID-19.

Factors causing OPTIMISM…

Factors causing PESSIMISM…

Take the Chestertown Spy Survey #16 – Pessimism vs. Optimism

July 5, 2020 by The Chestertown Spy Leave a Comment

Let’s think about the year ahead. Before we reach 2021 we will have the summer season along with the elections in the fall. And, we wrap up with the holidays at the end of this year which is just 6 months away. So, how are you feeling about 2021…tell us in this week’s Spy Survey.

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Chestertown Spy Survey #15 Results – A Thermometer 60 Days Later

July 1, 2020 by The Chestertown Spy 1 Comment

We asked readers to again consider how favorable or unfavorable they are towards about a dozen organizations and people. These same organizations and people appeared on the last thermometer survey taken 60 days ago. Thank you to the many readers who responded.

Here’s what we found.

Overall the ratings were lower this time signaling a general decline in favorability ratings. However, the strongest favorability ratings went to Dr. Fauci, Governor Hogan, Personal Physician and The Spy. Over the course of 60 days, Governor Hogan’s score declined somewhat and people’s Personal Physician scored somewhat higher.

Ratings given to the various media organizations we asked about are just a tick above neutral, but all were lower than they were 60 days ago.

President Trump had the most unfavorable score in the survey which was the case 60 days ago; however, his score did tick up just bit.

We also asked in Survey #15 about whether readers were connecting with online programing. In a range where “4” represents very often and “1” represents never, Chestertown Spy readers came in pretty much in the middle with “1.7.”

For those going online, we asked what organizations were being viewed most frequently. The word cloud below shows what was mentioned most often:

Take the Chestertown Spy Survey #15 – Another Thermometer

June 28, 2020 by The Chestertown Spy Leave a Comment

We thought we’d check our readers “temperatures” once again. Several weeks ago, the Spy ran a thermometer survey. We’re repeating it and will report on Wednesday whether much has changed.

Take the SURVEY NOW – CLICK HERE

Chestertown Spy Survey #14 Results on What’s Next

June 24, 2020 by The Chestertown Spy Leave a Comment

Well, we found out that what is most likely next for many is continued precautionary isolation – the highest scoring activity on the list of activities. No argument about the wisdom of that for sure!

The survey found most people were not in the so called middle. Activities were either “very likely” to be engaged in or “very unlikely.” Thus, the easiest way to share the results from Chestertown Spy readers is to look at the top 3 activities the readers who responded suggested they were likely to engage in and the three they were most unlikely to engage in:

Most Likely – Top of list…

Safely Isolate at Home
Swimming
Boating Activities

And, the Least Likely – bottom of list…

Playing Golf
Fly Somewhere
Playing Tennis

Readers did provide an interesting list of other activities. We share the most mentioned words from the comments section in the word cloud below:

The see the full survey results please go here.

Take the Chestertown Spy Pulse Survey # 14 – Summer Time Questions

June 21, 2020 by The Chestertown Spy Leave a Comment

It’s Summer! What are you likely to do?

Let’s think positive! While Covid-19 is still with us, we just entered summer. So, what are you most likely to do this year? We suggest a few activities and invite you to add more in this week’s Talbot Spy Survey. Thanks for participating!

Take the Chestertown Spy Survey here.

Chestertown Spy Pulse Survey # 13 Results on to Keep or Remove Confederate Monuments

June 17, 2020 by The Chestertown Spy 10 Comments

The Spy asked for readers views on whether statues and monuments meant to honor Confederate soldiers should remain in place or be removed. And, we pointed out that the debate in Talbot County about one such statue, The Talbot Boys, is very much alive once again.

The Chestertown Spy results overall indicate a majority favor retaining these statues with just under 40% indicating a desire to see them removed. But, this is not the whole story. It is a bit more complicated when you look at how long respondents have lived on the Eastern Shore. Readers who have lived here over 20 years believe more strongly in keeping the statues in place with only 29% suggesting they should be removed. And, for those residing on the Shore 20 or fewer years, over half support removing the statues.

Perhaps this is what makes shaping public policy around the statues and monuments so challenging. Many readers who favored removal of the statues did comment that they should go to a museum or historical location and not be on official government grounds.

And, we remind you, our survey represents the views of readers who choose to participate and may not match the views of the entire community. We do appreciate the active participation in this survey by our readers.

Chestertown Spy Survey #13 Results

Take the Chestertown Spy Pulse Poll #13: Monuments?

June 14, 2020 by The Chestertown Spy 8 Comments

Once again, people are asking that statues and monuments representing confederate soldiers and other symbols of the Civil War be removed from public places. These statues have been erected throughout the land, and in Talbot County, The Talbot Boys is again drawing a great deal of attention.

This week The Spy asks readers to take a stand on whether these statues should continue to stand. Two points of view are expressed and we ask you to share which argument you most favor.

The results of the Sunday survey will be published on Wednesday. Take the Survey before Tuesday evening by clicking HERE. Thanks for participating.

Chestertown Spy Pulse Survey #12 Results – Global Warming

June 10, 2020 by The Chestertown Spy Leave a Comment

We focused on an issue that remains a significant concern of many, global warming. And, it turns out our participating readers are willing to take most of the important actions to address the issue. Spy readers were asked to rank the actions they would be likely to take. See the results below.

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