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2012 Issues Affecting the African American Community Survey
Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ FIRST - HOW TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY
To rank the survey items in each category, click the arrow next to each issue in the left column to move that issue into the right column IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE TO YOU.

When all issues are in the right column, and you'd like to rearrange them IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE TO YOU, use the up and down arrows within each issue in the right column.

When you are finished with that category, the item listed first will be most important to you and the item listed last will be least important to you.
1.
* POLITICS - 2012 ELECTIONS
Please rank the following in order of importance (1 = highest, 5 = lowest)
The Madison Metropolitan School Board Election
The election of the Dane County District Attorney
The election of Congressman for 2nd Congressional District (which includes Dane County)
The election of a new U.S. Senator for Wisconsin
The election of the President of the United States
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2.
* POLITICS - PROCESS
Please rank the following in order of importance (1 = highest, 5 = lowest)
The change in voting qualifications
The Recall of the Wisconsin Governor
The lack of accountability and response of elected and appointed officials to the African American community
The absence and neglect of African Americans to vote
The need to groom and run our own candidates for office who will serve the African American Community, not as an option but an obligation
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3.
* EDUCATION - STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Please rank the following in order of importance (1 = highest, 5 = lowest)
The success gap between African-American students and White students
The wealth gap between parents of African-American students and the parents of White students
The lack of parental involvement in the educational activities of their African-American children
The lack of parent education regarding how to effectively train African-American parents
The lack of African American classroom teachers employed by the Madison Metropolitan School system
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4.
* EDUCATION - PLATFORM
Please rank the following in order of importance (1 = highest, 5 = lowest)
The composition of the Madison Metropolitan School Board of Education
The administration of the Madison Metropolitan School District
The lack of African American involvement at policy meetings of the Madison Metropolitan School District
The hypothesis that African-American student failure is a problem that will only impact the African-American Community
An educational process that is not designed for African American student achievement
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5.
* ECONOMICS - EMPLOYMENT
Please rank the following in order of importance (1 = highest, 5 = lowest)
The lack of employable skills of African Americans in Madison
The lack of employment opportunities that lead to capable African Americans moving from Madison
The failure of City, County and State government to establish true and fair employment opportunities for African Americans
The failure of City and County government to establish and require contractors to employ African Americans
The allowance of waivers that void the requirement of government contractors to employ African Americans
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6.
* ECONOMICS - BUSINESS
Please rank the following in order of importance (1 = highest, 5 = lowest)
The lack of businesses owned by African Americans in Madison
The inability of African Americans to support businesses owned by African Americans
The inability of African Americans to be confrontational and selective regarding the support of economic institutions (major businesses) that fail to invest in the African-American Community
The lack of understanding that business controls the community
Poor/nonexistent orientation to business ownership
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7.
* ATTITUDES #1
Please rank the following in order of importance (1 = highest, 5 = lowest)
Our failure to support institutions that sustained those who came before us (e.g., Black Church, NAACP, Masonic Lodge, Urban League) has made us vulnerable.
"I made mine through hard work, so others need to do what I did."
The problems of the African-American Community are arising because of African Americans who have recently moved to our community.
The problem is not what others do or don't do for us; the problem is us and what we don't do for each other.
I don't understand the negativity.  Madison has far fewer problems than just about any other town in the country.
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8.
* ATTITUDES #2
Please rank the following in order of importance (1 = highest, 4 = lowest)
Given that a Black President has been elected, racial discrimination no longer exists.
African Americans allow those outside our Community to frame arguments that influence our Community.
The Republican Party believes we will vote Democrat, so why bother addressing the needs of African Americans.
The Democratic Party believes they don't need to address the needs of African Americans because African Americans will always vote for Democratic candidates because we have no alternative.
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