Hoosiers are concerned about job creation and getting their children into schools at an earlier age, while same sex marriage and gun control are slowing gaining support in Indiana, reveals 2013 Hoosier Survey.
The survey is conducted “to get a sense of what’s on Hoosiers’ minds and what they’d like to get to legislation,” said Joseph Losco from the department of political science at Ball State University.
The survey, conducted for the Ball State University Bowen Center for Public Affairs and WISH-TV by the Princeton Survey Research Associates International, surveyed 600 Indiana residents via landline or cellphone in October 2013 to get a sense of what their biggest concerns are. Surveyors made more than 17,000 phone calls to get the 600 full surveys.
Hoosiers want to see more jobs, as 83 percent of survey respondents said job creation should be at the top of the Legislature’s agenda. Improving schools and affordable health care follow, while the environment, illegal immigration, improving roads and public transportation are less important.
Hoosiers also want to see their children in school at a younger age. The 2014 school year might see this change, as 59 percent of surveyed respondents favor lowering the mandatory age for school enrollment from 7 to 5 years old.
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