Explore the 2015 Zandan ‘Voices of the Austin Community’ poll

Interactive by Andrew Chavez, American-Statesman

Published April 16, 2015

The Zandan Poll surveys Austin-area residents to try to assess their attitudes and behaviors on the economy, growth, culture, community, health and transportation. Peter Zandan, who has done surveying and social analytics for three decades, created the poll, for which he said he wasn't paid.

More than 800 people answered online surveys in early March for the poll. Surveys were offered in English and Spanish and respondents were from Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell counties, in amounts that are representative of their population. The results were weighted, as such polls often are, to ensure the voices who shaped the survey match the Census Bureau's data on the makeup of the Austin area.

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