Overall, residents of the Mid-Hudson Valley are divided about the quality of recreational activities available to local children and teenagers. Half of all residents rate them positively, and 46% rate them as only fair or poor.
The greatest shift in opinion
on this issue since 2002 is among residents of Columbia and Ulster
Counties.Over half of residents from
both counties now feel positively about the activities available to young
people compared with five years ago when half of the residents in each county
did not have a favorable impression.
Dutchess County residents also have noticed some improvement in this area: 54% now feel positively about the quality of recreational activities up from 48% in 2002.
Not much has changed for residents of Greene and Orange Counties. A majority of Greene County residents do not feel positively about the quality of activities available to children and teenagers in the area mirroring their attitudes five years ago. Half of all Orange County residents continue to view recreational activities for young people as being fair or poor. Nearly as many county residents have a favorable view.
Putnam County residents are still the most satisfied with the quality of recreational activities available in their area.
People living in Sullivan County are the least positive about this issue. 63% of Sullivan County residents describe the recreational activities available in their community as fair or poor.
Residents with children in their households assess the quality of recreational activities similarly to those who do not live with children. About half of both groups feel positively about the recreational activities offered in their community.
Single parents and parents with low income are generally less satisfied with the quality of local recreational activities than parents overall.
African American and Latino residents are more dissatisfied with the recreational activities available to children and teenagers than are white residents.
