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TABLE TALK 2019Participant Perspectives on
Community and How to Affect Change
Key findings from a survey among adults who participated in
Central Florida Foundation’s TableTalk conversations,
October/November 2019
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Methodology • Central Florida Foundation estimates that
approximately 3,000 adults participated in
Table Talk conversations on October 24, 2019.
• This report presents findings among 751 adults
who participated in CFF Table Talk
conversations and completed the post-
conversation survey, which was conducted
online and via paper.
• Survey field period: October 24 to November 7,
2019.
Notes:
• Throughout this report, the term “participants” isused to refer to Table Talk participants whocompleted the survey.
• For each question, percentages are based on thetotal number of respondents who answered it.
• “Whites” self-identify as non-Hispanic white adults.
• “African Americans” self-identify as non-HispanicAfrican-American or black adults.
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26%
28%
28%
18%
Profile of Table Talk Survey Participants: Demographics
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10% 15% 33% 42%
EDUCATION
HS grad/less Two-year college/voc ed Four-year college grad Post-grad educ
AGE
69%
16%
4% 5% 6%
Whites African
Americans
Asians Other Bi/multiracial35 to 49
50 to 64
65/older18 to 34
71%
2%
27%
WomenMen
GENDER
Other
not listed RACE/ETHNICITY
19% say they are from a
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish-
speaking background
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17% 13% 19% 51%
LIVED IN COMMUNITY:
5 years/less 6-10 years 11-20 years More than 20 years
HOMEOWNERSHIP
86% VOTED
in most recent
local elections
59%
31%
10%
Own home Rent Other
Profile of Table Talk Survey Participants: Community and Politics
23%
11%9%
10%
15%
8%
15%
8%
DowntownOrlando
SouthOrlando
EastOrlando
WestOrlando/
LakeCounty
WinterPark/
Maitland
Pine HillsApopka
SeminoleCounty
Other
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
31%
Parent of
minor child
Democrats58%
Inde-pendents
26%
Repub-licans16%
PARTY IDENTIFICATION
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Key Takeaways
• Overall, Table Talk participants give their community high marks as a place to live and onseveral important community attributes.• Their neighborhood, recreational opportunities, and diversity, equity, and inclusion are the three
aspects of their community they are most happy with. Conversely, quality affordable housing, publictransportation, and quality, affordable healthcare are the three aspects of their community they aremost unhappy with.
• Nearly eight in 10 believe residents in their community have shared goals and priorities and just aslightly smaller proportion say their community is more united than divided in addressing importantgoals and challenges. White and Hispanic participants see their community as more united at higherrates than African-American participants.
• By a very significant margin, Table Talk participants are more hopeful than worried aboutwhat the future holds for their community. Two in three believe their community will be abetter place to live in five years, compared to only 12% who believe it will be worse.
• Across the region, housing related issues–including affordable housing and reducinghomelessness–are by far the top priority that Table Talk participants would like to see theircommunity address.
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Key Takeaways (continued)
• More than eight in 10 Table Talk participants believe that they can have an impact onmaking their community a better place to live. An even higher proportion believe it iscritical that people come together from across the region to address the challenges theircommunities face.
• These participants are most motivated to engage because they want the community to be strongfor the youth and future generations and they are engaged in a number of community and civicactivities at very high rates: eight in 10 or more have donated to a charity, cause, or faith-basedorganization, volunteered, or attended public meetings (many have done all three).
• While time is the greatest obstacle to being more involved, Table Talk participants expressinterest in being involved in a wide array of activities, including joining a small group thatmeets regularly to discuss ideas for taking action, volunteering, and mentoring.
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COMMUNITY OUTLOOK
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Participants give their community very high marks as a place to live.
Good 57%
Only fair/ poor10%
Excellent 33%
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Overall, how would you rate your community as a place to live?
90%
EXCELLENT/
GOOD
Excellent/Good Place to Live
Years in community:
10 years/less 90%
11 to 20 years 88%
Over 20 years 91%
Downtown Orlando 89%
South Orlando 86%
East Orlando 91%
West Orlando/Lake County 90%
Winter Park/Maitland 92%
Pine Hills/Apopka 80%
Seminole County 93%
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The neighborhood, recreational opportunities and diversity, equity, and inclusions
are aspects of their community participants are most HAPPY with.
4%
5%
5%
8%
12%
14%
17%
21%
21%
25%
41%
50%
56%
Public transportation
Quality affordable housing
Quality affordable child care/pre-K
Quality affordable healthcare
Local government
News coverage of community
Air and water quality
Public safety
Status of local economy
Local schools
Diversity, equity, inclusion
Recreational opportunities
My neighborhood
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THREE aspects of my community that I am most happy with:
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Aspects of my community I am most HAPPY with: remarkable consistency across
Central Florida communities.
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THREE aspects of my community that I am most happy with:
Downtown Orlando South Orlando East Orlando West Orlando/Lake County
My neighborhood 68% My neighborhood 49% Recreation 56% My neighborhood 53%
Diversity, equity,
inclusion53% Recreation 47%
Diversity, equity,
inclusion53% Recreation 42%
Recreation 52%Diversity, equity,
inclusion46% My neighborhood 42%
Diversity, equity,
inclusion39%
Winter Park/Maitland Pine Hills/Apopka Seminole County
Recreation 61% Recreation 46% My neighborhood 65%
My neighborhood 50%Diversity, equity,
inclusion42% Recreation 49%
Diversity, equity,
inclusion30% My neighborhood 41% Local schools 47%
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Affordable housing, public transportation, and affordable healthcare are aspects of
their community participants are most UNHAPPY with.
3%
9%
11%
13%
13%
14%
15%
17%
18%
21%
34%
54%
66%
My neighborhood
Recreational opportunities
Air and water quality
Local schools
News coverage of community
Local government
Status of the local economy
Quality affordable child care/pre-K
Public safety
Diversity, equity, inclusion
Quality affordable healthcare
Public transportation
Quality affordable housing
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THREE aspects of my community that I am most unhappy with:
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Aspects of my community I am most UNHAPPY with: remarkable consistency across
Central Florida communities.
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THREE aspects of my community that I am most unhappy with:
Downtown Orlando South Orlando East Orlando West Orlando/Lake County
Housing 76% Housing 58% Housing 69% Housing 59%
Public transportation 61% Public transportation 48% Public transportation 51% Public transportation 46%
Healthcare 36% Healthcare 33% Healthcare 35% Healthcare 31%
Winter Park/Maitland Pine Hills/Apopka Seminole County
Housing 63% Housing 61% Housing 67%
Public transportation 63% Public transportation 37% Public transportation 62%
Healthcare 32% Healthcare 36% Healthcare 38%
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Significant majorities feel their community is the perfect place for them and that
residents have shared goals and priorities; at slightly lower rates, they feel it
provides opportunities for everyone.
34%28%
19%
49%
50%
49%
4% 4%9%
13%18%
23%
Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree
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My community is the perfect place for people like me
Residents have shared goals/ priorities for our community
My community provides opportunities for everyone
83%
Strongly
Some-
what
17%
68%
32%
78%
22%Strongly
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My community is the perfect place for people like me: perspectives across Central
Florida communities.
34%39%
33% 32%41% 40%
34%
23%
49%45%
41%
57%47% 46%
41%59%
17% 16%
26%
11% 12% 14%
25%
18%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Disagree
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My community is the perfect place for people like me
All participants
83% 84%
74%
DowntownOrlando
82%86%
89% 88%
SeminoleCounty
SouthOrlando
Winter Park/Maitland
EastOrlando
West Orlando/Lake County
Pine Hills/Apopka
75%
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Residents have shared goals and priorities for our community: perspectives
across Central Florida communities.
28% 30%26%
31% 29%33%
18%26%
50%50%
49%
49%48%
50%
51%
54%
22% 20%25%
20%23%
17%
31%
20%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Disagree
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All participants
78% 80%
75%
DowntownOrlando
80%83%
80%77%
SeminoleCounty
SouthOrlando
Winter Park/Maitland
EastOrlando
West Orlando/Lake County
Pine Hills/Apopka
69%
Residents have shared goals and priorities for our community
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My community provides opportunities for everyone: perspectives across Central
Florida communities.
19% 17%22% 20%
27%
13%20% 20%
49% 50%
51%46%
47%
58% 42% 45%
32% 33%
27%
34%
26% 29%
38%35%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Disagree
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All participants
68% 67%
73%
DowntownOrlando
65%71%
66%
74%
SeminoleCounty
SouthOrlando
Winter Park/Maitland
EastOrlando
West Orlando/Lake County
Pine Hills/Apopka
62%
My community provides opportunities for everyone
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White and Hispanic participants and Republicans see their community as united at
higher rates.
17% 16%21%
16% 15%20% 19%
55% 59% 52%
45%56%
51%61%
5% 5% 5% 8% 5% 5% 4%
23% 20% 22%
31%
24% 24%
16%
Much more united Somewhat more united Much more divided Somewhat more divided
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Do you think people in your community are more united or more divided
when it comes to addressing important goals and challenges?
All participants
72%
28%
76%
25%
61%
39%
Whites African AmericansHispanics Democrats RepublicansIndependents
73%
27%
71%
29%
71%
29%
80%
20%
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People in my community are more united or more divided: perspectives across
Central Florida communities.
17% 20%24%
19%11%
20%
7%
18%
55%54% 44%
62%
57%
56%
48%
57%
5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3%
15%7%
23% 22%29%
16%
29%21%
30%
18%
Much more united Somewhat more united Much more divided Somewhat more divided
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Do you think people in your community are more united or more divided
when it comes to addressing important goals and challenges?
All participants
72%
28%
74%
26%
68%
32%
DowntownOrlando
75%
25%
76%
24%
81%
19%
68%
45%
SeminoleCounty
SouthOrlando
Winter Park/Maitland
EastOrlando
West Orlando/Lake County
Pine Hills/Apopka
55%
32%
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By very significant margins, participants are more hopeful than worried about
what the future holds for their community.
More HOPEFUL
73%
More WORRIED
27%
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Looking ahead to the next five years or so, do you feel
more hopeful or more worried about what the future
holds for your community?
More HOPEFUL
Men 73% Years in community:
Women 73% 10 years/less 73%
Age 18 to 34 79% 11 to 20 years 75%
Age 35 to 49 80% More than 20 years 73%
Age 50 to 64 70% Downtown Orlando 79%
Age 65/older 60% South Orlando 69%
Whites 72% East Orlando 76%
Hispanics 71% West Orlando/Lake County 65%
African Americans 84% Winter Park/Maitland 75%
Democrats 77% Pine Hills/Apopka 82%
Independents 67% Seminole County 72%
Republicans 71%
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Two in three believe their community will be a better place to live in five years;
there is some variation across communities.
20%
47%
21%
12%
Better placeto live
Aboutthe same
Worse placeto live
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Barring a natural disaster or other unforeseen challenges, how do you think your
community will be as a place to live five years from now, compared to today?
Much better →
67%
Better Place to Live
Downtown Orlando 70%
South Orlando 69%
East Orlando 68%
West Orlando/Lake County 61%
Winter Park/Maitland 70%
Pine Hills/Apopka 70%
Seminole County 64%
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COMMUNITY PRIORITIES
AND ENGAGEMENT
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Housing issues are the top priority that participants want their community to
address.
11%
13%
13%
13%
17%
17%
20%
21%
29%
33%
34%
58%
Hunger, food insecurity
Race relations, racial discrimination
Local public and charter schools
Early childhood development
Social justice (civil rights, police)
Environmental issues
Crime, violence, and public safety
Affordable healthcare
Poverty, economic security
Good jobs/economic development
Public transportation
Housing (affordable, homelessness)
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THREE most important issues for my community to address:
Cited by less than 10%:
Drug and alcohol addiction 7%
Parks and recreation areas 5%
Treatment of immigrants 5%
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Housing is the top priority; second-tier priorities vary somewhat across the region.
Downtown Orlando South Orlando East Orlando West Orlando/Lake County
Housing59% Housing 54% Housing 68% Housing 51%
Public transportation 43% Public transportation 35%Poverty/economic
security36%
Jobs/economic
development36%
Poverty/economic
security39%
Jobs/economic
development31%
Jobs/economic
development35%
Poverty/economic
security28%
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THREE most important issues for my community to address:
Winter Park/Maitland Pine Hills/Apopka Seminole County
Housing 54% Housing 75% Housing 59%
Jobs/economic
development34% Affordable healthcare 32% Public transportation 36%
Public transportation 32%Jobs/economic
development32%
Jobs/economic
development33%
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There is consensus among participants that people coming together from across
the area is critical to developing solutions to community challenges.
Very important
33%
Less important10%
Essential57%
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How important is it that members from across your city/community come together in person on a
regular basis to engage in conversations with each other in order to develop effective solutions to
the issues and challenges facing our community today?
90% HIGHLY
IMPORTANT
Essential to Come Together in Person
Men 53% Whites 53%
Women 59% Hispanics 61%
Age 18 to 34 63% African Americans 66%
Age 35 to 49 60% Democrats 58%
Age 50 to 64 56% Independents 62%
Age 65/older 45% Republicans 47%
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Table Talk participants believe they can make their community a better place to
live; participants of color think so at even higher rates.
45%
40%
15%
Big/moderateimpact
Small/no impact
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85%
Impact people like me can have in making my community a better place:
Big
impact
Big/moderate Impact
Whites 83%
Hispanics 91%
African Americans 89%
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Nonprofits and community organizations are thought to have the greatest impact
on making the community a better place to live.
11%
16%
26%
30%
37%
38%
46%
69%
News media
Youth in community
Public schoolteachers/leaders
Faith communities (church,mosque, etc.)
Employers/businesscommunity
Local government
Community residents
Nonprofits and communityorganizations
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TWO or THREE groups that have greatest impact on making my community a better place to live:
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Donated to charity, cause, church, faith-based organization
Performed local volunteer work
Attended public meeting
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: AMOUNT
34%
43%
5%
18%
Very/somewhatinvolved
Not too/not at allinvolved
77% are very or
somewhat involved in
their community and
neighborhood activities
Very involved
Not at all involved
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: WAYS
80%
84%
88%
Have done each in past year:
Table Talk participants are engaged in a number of community and civic activities
at very high rates.
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Half have spoken to elected leaders in the past year; younger and Hispanic
participants are less likely to have done so.
Have spoken
with local elected official
50%
Have not done50%
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Have you spoken with a city council member, mayor, or
other local elected official in the past year?
Have spoken with council member, mayor, or local elected official
Age 18 to 34 30% Downtown Orlando 66%
Age 35 to 49 56% South Orlando 39%
Age 50 to 64 55% East Orlando 39%
Age 65/older 62% West Orlando/Lake County 53%
Whites 57% Winter Park/Maitland 46%
Hispanics 32% Pine Hills/Apopka 43%
African Americans 50% Seminole County 46%
Years in community:
10 years/less 40%
11 to 20 years 46%
More than 20 years 57%
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A majority of participants are motivated to engage by youth and future generations.
26%
28%
39%
39%
54%
I am concerned about the direction mycommunity is heading, want to be a part
of working to address those concerns
I believe it is my moral responsibility
I am excited about the potential I see forthe future of my community, and I want
to be a part of shaping it
There are specific issues and causesthat interest me and motivate me to get
involved
I want my community to be strong for ouryouth and future generations
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Which TWO of the following reasons are the most motivating to you personally
as reasons to be involved and engaged in your community?
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Time is the greatest obstacle to being more involved.
23%
3%
9%
21%
27%
44%
Nothing--I am as involved as I wouldlike to be
I am not interested in getting involved
I tried becoming involved but it was nota satisfactory experience
I am not sure what I can do that wouldbe helpful
I am unsure how to get involved orwhere to find out about opportunities
I want to be more involved, but I do nothave enough time
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What prevents you from getting more involved in addressing issues affecting your community?
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Table Talk participants are interested in getting involved in a number of different ways.
54%Join a small group that meets regularly to discuss issues that are
important to me and ideas for taking action on them
50% Volunteer with a school, community, or faith-based organization
46% Participate in a volunteer service day
34% Mentor someone in my community
18% Attend a rally or march for an issue that is important to me
18%Join an effort to canvass my community to raise awareness and educate others about
important issues
17% Participate in a walk or run to raise awareness and benefit a cause that matters to me
16% Donate money to help address an issue that is important to me
16% Write letters to elected officials or the local newspaper on an issue that is important to me
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THREE ways in which I would be most interested in getting involved:
Only 4% say they are not interested in getting involved in any of these ways.
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CONVERSATION EXPERIENCE
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Word of mouth and communication from the foundation and community
organizations are the top ways participants learned about Table Talk.
15%
1%
1%
3%
6%
15%
19%
19%
44%
Other source
Local radio
TV announcement
Flyer/pamphlet posted incommunity
Local newspaper print/online
Social media
Central Florida Foundation
Community organization,church, faith-based org
Word of mouth
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How did you hear about Table Talk?
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32%
57%
58%
63%
I learned about important issues in my community.
I spoke with at least one person that I did not already know.
The conversation helped me better understand how I can take action to help address issues and challenges in my community.
I exchanged contact information with at least one person that I did not already know.
Table Talk conversations led to connections and helped two in three learn about
important issues in their community.
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Which of these apply to your Table Talk experience?
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Nine in 10 say they are likely to take a specific action regarding an issue or solution
they discussed at Table Talk.
46%
44%
10%
Very/somewhat likely to take action
Less/not likely
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How likely are you to take specific actions or next steps regarding an issue or
solution discussed at the Table Talk conversation you participated in?
Very
likely
90%Very/Somewhat Likely to Take Action
Age 18 to 34 90% Years in community:
Age 35 to 49 91% 10 years/less 90%
Age 50 to 64 92% 11 to 20 years 94%
Age 65/older 85% Over 20 years 89%
Whites 88% Downtown Orlando 90%
African Americans 95% South Orlando 92%
Hispanics 95% East Orlando 93%
Democrats 90% West Orlando/Lake County 96%
Independents 92% Winter Park/Maitland 87%
Republicans 88% Pine Hills/Apopka 89%
Seminole County 88%
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