Life after Sandy: Long Island’s opinions on the storm’s aftermath
Five years after Superstorm Sandy, most Long Islanders don’t think the possibility of a similar storm makes the Island a less desirable place to live, according to a Newsday/Siena Poll. The survey, which has a margin of error of +/- 3.6 percent, also found that many support allocating government resources to help rebuild storm-damaged homes or businesses, and that many agree that climate change makes it more likely that the Island will see similar storms in the near future. Here are the details on three questions from the poll. Click on the buttons for breakdowns, and click here for more about the poll.
Now five years after Sandy hit Long Island, do you think the possibility of a similar storm hitting the island has made Long Island a less desirable place to live or has the possibility of a storm like Sandy not had any effect on Long Island´s desirability as a place to live?
The detailed breakdown: Here are all the results by category on the desirability question.
| Less desirable | No effect | Don’t know/No opinion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 22% | 75% | 3% |
| Nassau | 22% | 74% | 3% |
| Suffolk | 21% | 76% | 3% |
| GENDER | |||
| Male | 21% | 76% | 2% |
| Female | 22% | 75% | 4% |
| AGE | |||
| 18-34 | 28% | 69% | 3% |
| 35-54 | 21% | 78% | 1% |
| 55+ | 19% | 77% | 4% |
| PARTY | |||
| Democrat | 28% | 67% | 5% |
| Republican | 18% | 80% | 2% |
| Independent/ Other | 17% | 82% | 1% |
| POLITICS | |||
| Liberal | 33% | 65% | 3% |
| Moderate | 21% | 77% | 2% |
| Conservative | 16% | 81% | 2% |
| ETHNICITY | |||
| White | 21% | 77% | 2% |
| Black | 34% | 62% | 4% |
| Latino | 26% | 72% | 3% |
| EDUCATION | |||
| No college | 25% | 71% | 4% |
| College degree | 19% | 78% | 3% |
| RELIGION | |||
| Catholic | 19% | 79% | 3% |
| Jewish | 19% | 79% | 2% |
| Protestant | 16% | 76% | 7% |
| Other | 32% | 66% | 2% |
| INCOME | |||
| <$50K | 35% | 62% | 4% |
| $50K-$100K | 20% | 78% | 3% |
| $100K+ | 20% | 78% | 2% |
Do you support or oppose the allocation of government resources to help rebuild homes and businesses in coastal areas that tend to suffer damage from storm surge and other flooding?
The detailed breakdown: Here are all the results by category on the goverment payment question. (“Don’t know/No opinion” answers not listed.)
| Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 37% | 37% | 14% | 9% |
| Nassau | 41% | 38% | 11% | 7% |
| Suffolk | 34% | 35% | 17% | 11% |
| GENDER | ||||
| Male | 37% | 35% | 14% | 12% |
| Female | 37% | 39% | 14% | 7% |
| AGE | ||||
| 18-34 | 46% | 43% | 7% | 3% |
| 35-54 | 41% | 33% | 14% | 10% |
| 55+ | 32% | 36% | 18% | 11% |
| PARTY | ||||
| Democrat | 44% | 37% | 12% | 5% |
| Republican | 31% | 37% | 17% | 12% |
| Independent/ Other | 34% | 37% | 14% | 12% |
| POLITICS | ||||
| Liberal | 46% | 35% | 12% | 3% |
| Moderate | 36% | 38% | 16% | 7% |
| Conservative | 32% | 35% | 15% | 16% |
| ETHNICITY | ||||
| White | 33% | 39% | 15% | 9% |
| Black | 49% | 38% | 5% | 5% |
| Latino | 41% | 33% | 13% | 10% |
| EDUCATION | ||||
| No college | 40% | 36% | 12% | 9% |
| College degree | 35% | 38% | 16% | 9% |
| RELIGION | ||||
| Catholic | 33% | 38% | 16% | 9% |
| Jewish | 40% | 42% | 9% | 6% |
| Protestant | 35% | 36% | 17% | 8% |
| Other | 44% | 33% | 11% | 10% |
| INCOME | ||||
| <$50K | 41% | 29% | 17% | 9% |
| $50K-$100K | 40% | 35% | 13% | 8% |
| $100K+ | 35% | 40% | 14% | 10% |
To what extent do you agree or disagree that climate change, or what some call global warming, makes it more likely that Long Island will experience another storm like Superstorm Sandy in the near future?
The detailed breakdown: Here are all the results by category on the climate-change question. (“Don’t know/No opinion” answers not listed.)
| Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 45% | 29% | 13% | 10% |
| Nassau | 43% | 32% | 12% | 9% |
| Suffolk | 46% | 26% | 13% | 12% |
| GENDER | ||||
| Male | 44% | 25% | 16% | 13% |
| Female | 45% | 33% | 9% | 8% |
| AGE | ||||
| 18-34 | 52% | 29% | 11% | 6% |
| 35-54 | 44% | 28% | 14% | 12% |
| 55+ | 42% | 29% | 13% | 10% |
| PARTY | ||||
| Democrat | 61% | 31% | 5% | 1% |
| Republican | 27% | 27% | 22% | 20% |
| Independent/ Other | 42% | 29% | 13% | 13% |
| POLITICS | ||||
| Liberal | 70% | 25% | 3% | 1% |
| Moderate | 46% | 32% | 12% | 6% |
| Conservative | 26% | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| ETHNICITY | ||||
| White | 42% | 29% | 14% | 11% |
| Black | 55% | 31% | 7% | 3% |
| Latino | 55% | 29% | 9% | 6% |
| EDUCATION | ||||
| No college | 44% | 29% | 13% | 10% |
| College degree | 46% | 29% | 12% | 10% |
| RELIGION | ||||
| Catholic | 36% | 29% | 17% | 14% |
| Jewish | 52% | 35% | 6% | 4% |
| Protestant | 42% | 33% | 13% | 8% |
| Other | 62% | 21% | 6% | 8% |
| INCOME | ||||
| <$50K | 42% | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| $50K-$100K | 47% | 26% | 11% | 11% |
| $100K+ | 46% | 29% | 14% | 10% |
Interactive charts via amCharts.com; tables via Tableizer.com