P a g e | 52
I am going to read you a list of activities you may have
done in the past 12 months. Please just say yes or no, if
in the past 12 months, you have done any of the
following?
Wrote a letter to the editor of
3.7%
a local newspaper
Expressed your opinion about
34.5%
an issue online
Discussed politics with family
84.4%
or friends
Donated money to a
72.7%
charitable or religious
organization
Volunteered through or for a
13.5%
charitable or religious
organization
Worked with other people in
10%
your neighborhood to fix a
problem or improve a
condition in your community
or elsewhere
Contributed money to a
4.3%
political party or candidate
Worked for a political party or
2%
candidate
Participated in an adults
6.8%
sports or recreation team
Participated in a
8.2%
neighborhood, school, or
community association
Or have you not done any of
1.6%
the things mentioned
Thinking about Sangamon County’s most disadvantaged
members of the community. Who do you think is
responsible for taking care of these individuals? Is it the
responsibility of…
local government
charity or church group
entire community (ALL OF US)
or, individuals themselves
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
15.1%
5.1%
46.3%
25.4%
6.3%
1.7%
Do you have a charitable component of your will or
estate plan?
YES
18.6%
NO
77.8%
DON’T KNOW
2%
REFUSED
1.6%