Muhlenberg College/Morning Call

WHAT SHOULD NORTHAMPTON COUNTY DO WITH GRACEDALE?

MAY 2011
Frequency Report

Number of Interviews for Gracedale Questions: n= 203

Margin of Error: +/- 7% at a 95% level of confidence for Gracedale Questions
Fielding Dates – April 18 – May 9, 2011
Method Of Interviewing: Telephone
Method of Sampling: Random Digit Dialing (RDD) Including Cell Phones
Data Weighted by Gender, Race and Educational Attainment
Total May Exceed 100% due to Rounding at .5 level.
Response Rate: 37% AAPOR RR1 Calculation

Q1: Do you think that Northampton County should sell Gracedale nursing home to a private company?

1. Yes 18%
2. No 47%
3. Not Sure (Vol) 32%
4. Refused (Vol) 3%

Q2: Do you agree or disagree that Gracedale’s current facilities and operations make it ill-equipped to
compete with private facilities?

1. Agree 27%
2. Disagree 33%
3. Not Sure (Vol) 36%
4. Refused (Vol) 4%

Q3: How comfortable would you feel with sending a loved one to Gracedale nursing home? Would you
feel… (READ LIST)

1. Very comfortable 24%

2. Somewhat comfortable 21%
3. Somewhat uncomfortable 12%
4. Very uncomfortable 20%
5. Not Sure (Vol) 20%
6. Refused (Vol) 3%
Q4: Do you believe that the quality of care for Gracedale residents would greatly increase, somewhat
increase, somewhat decrease, or greatly decrease under a private provider?

1. Greatly increase 8%
2. Somewhat increase 17%
3. Somewhat decrease 27%
4. Greatly decrease 10%
5. Not Sure (Vol) 35%
6. Refused (Vol) 3%

Q5: Would you be willing to pay higher taxes to keep Gracedale under county control?

1. Yes 32%
2. No 40%
3. Not Sure (Vol) 25%
4. Refused (Vol) 3%

Q6: Should Northampton County use the resources in its savings account to fund Gracedale for the next
five years?

1. Yes 32%
2. No 39%
3. Not Sure (Vol) 24%
4. Refused (Vol) 5%