The Nebraska Rural Poll was initiated in 1996. Over the past 24 years, input has been gathered from over 64,000 nonmetropolitan Nebraskans. 102 separate reports have been produced covering 31 unique topics
Trend Analysis
Subgroup Comparisons
Some questions have been repeated at various intervals of tim

Burkhart-Kriesel, Cheryl

Lubben, Bradley

McElravy, L.J.

Meyer, Tim

Schulz, Steve

Vogt, Rebecca

Weigle, Jason L.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Publications of the Rural Futures Institute Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska 2020 Exploring the Nebraska Rural Poll, 2020 Rebecca Vogt Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel Bradley Lubben L.J. McElravy Tim Meyer See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/rfipubs  Part of the Agriculture Commons, Arts and Humanities Commons, Business Commons, Education Commons, Engineering Commons, Medicine and Health Sciences Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Publications of the Rural Futures Institute by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Authors Rebecca Vogt, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Bradley Lubben, L.J. McElravy, Tim Meyer, Steve Schulz, and Jason L. Weigle Exploring the Nebraska Rural Poll2020UNL Department of Agricultural Economics,Nebraska Extension & University of Nebraska Rural Futures Institute The Nebraska Rural Poll was initiated in 1996.Over the past 24 years, input has been gathered from over 64,000 nonmetropolitan Nebraskans.102 separate reports have been produced covering 31 unique topicsTrend Analysis 01020304050601996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019PercentYearAll things considered, do you think that you are (or will be) better or worse off Percent Responding "Better Off" or "Much Better Off” Compared to 5 years agoTen years from now010203040506070801997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018PercentYEARReported Level of Satisfaction with Social Services in Community: 1996 - 2019Percent Indicating "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied"Nursing home careMedical care servicesSenior centersMental health servicesSubgroup Comparisons20152224206072647273201314470% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%Less than 500500 - 9991,000 - 4,9995,000 - 9,99910,000 and upHow Internet Service Limits Ability to Stream Online Video Content by Community Size, 2018Do not do Doesn't limit or limits only slightly Limits significantly or can't doSome questions have been repeated at various intervals of timeChanges in Opinions about Climate Change0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90Human activity, including industry and transportation, is a significantcause of climate change.Global climate change requires immediate action by the government.Current climate change is due to normal climate patterns.It is my responsibility to help reduce the impacts of global climatechange.We will have to change our lifestyles to reduce energy consumption.65533770845438475970201320087082773344384875795370650 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90I am confident having a high school diploma canlead to a good jobI am confident having an associate's degree canlead to a good jobI am confident that having a bachelor's degreecan lead to a good jobIncreasing the number of people who get collegedegrees is necessary to build a strong economyGetting a college education today is moreimportant than it was 10 yrs agoIn order to get ahead in life these days, it'snecessary for a person to get a college educationOpinions about Education, 2015 and 20192015 2019% agreeing or strongly agreeing with each statementAll Nebraska Rural Poll reports from 1996 through 2019 can be found as PDF files here:http://ruralpoll.unl.edu/Reports are available by year or by topicsSupported by: Nebraska Extension, Nebraska Rural Futures Institute, UNL Department of Agricultural Economics. For additional information regarding the Nebraska Rural Poll OR to suggest topics for future surveys, please contact any of the current Nebraska Rural Poll Team.Rebecca Vogt rvogt2@unl.eduCheryl Burkhart-Kriesel cburkhartkriesel1@unl.eduBradley Lubben blubben2@unl.eduL.J. McElravy lj.mcelravy@unl.eduTim Meyer tmeyer19@unl.eduSteve Schulz sschulz@unomaha.eduJason Weigle jason.weigle@unl.edu

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Publications of the Rural Futures Institute Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska 
2020 
Exploring the Nebraska Rural Poll, 2020 
Rebecca Vogt 
Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel 
Bradley Lubben 
L.J. McElravy 
Tim Meyer 
See next page for additional authors 
Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/rfipubs 
 Part of the Agriculture Commons, Arts and Humanities Commons, Business Commons, Education 
Commons, Engineering Commons, Medicine and Health Sciences Commons, and the Social and 
Behavioral Sciences Commons 
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska 
at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Publications of the 
Rural Futures Institute by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 
Authors 
Rebecca Vogt, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Bradley Lubben, L.J. McElravy, Tim Meyer, Steve Schulz, and Jason 
L. Weigle 
Exploring the Nebraska Rural Poll
2020
UNL Department of Agricultural Economics,
Nebraska Extension & University of Nebraska Rural Futures Institute 
The Nebraska Rural Poll was initiated in 1996.
Over the past 24 years, input has been gathered from 
over 64,000 nonmetropolitan Nebraskans.
102 separate reports have been produced covering 31 
unique topics

Trend Analysis 
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All things considered, do you think that you are (or will be) better or worse off 
Percent Responding "Better Off" or "Much Better Off” 
Compared to 5 years ago
Ten years from now
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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Reported Level of Satisfaction with Social Services in Community: 1996 - 2019
Percent Indicating "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied"
Nursing home care
Medical care services
Senior centers
Mental health services
Subgroup Comparisons
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15
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Less than 500
500 - 999
1,000 - 4,999
5,000 - 9,999
10,000 and up
How Internet Service Limits Ability to Stream Online Video Content by 
Community Size, 2018
Do not do Doesn't limit or limits only slightly Limits significantly or can't do
Some questions have been repeated at various 
intervals of time
Changes in Opinions about Climate Change
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Human activity, including industry and transportation, is a significant
cause of climate change.
Global climate change requires immediate action by the government.
Current climate change is due to normal climate patterns.
It is my responsibility to help reduce the impacts of global climate
change.
We will have to change our lifestyles to reduce energy consumption.
65
53
37
70
84
54
38
47
59
70
2013
2008
70
82
77
33
44
38
48
75
79
53
70
65
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
I am confident having a high school diploma can
lead to a good job
I am confident having an associate's degree can
lead to a good job
I am confident that having a bachelor's degree
can lead to a good job
Increasing the number of people who get college
degrees is necessary to build a strong economy
Getting a college education today is more
important than it was 10 yrs ago
In order to get ahead in life these days, it's
necessary for a person to get a college education
Opinions about Education, 2015 and 2019
2015 2019
% agreeing or strongly agreeing with each statement
All Nebraska Rural Poll reports from 1996 
through 2019 can be found as PDF files here:
http://ruralpoll.unl.edu/
Reports are available by year or by topics
Supported by: Nebraska Extension, Nebraska Rural Futures Institute, UNL 
Department of Agricultural Economics. 
For additional information regarding the Nebraska Rural Poll 
OR to suggest topics for future surveys, please contact any of 
the current Nebraska Rural Poll Team.
Rebecca Vogt rvogt2@unl.edu
Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel cburkhartkriesel1@unl.edu
Bradley Lubben blubben2@unl.edu
L.J. McElravy lj.mcelravy@unl.edu
Tim Meyer tmeyer19@unl.edu
Steve Schulz sschulz@unomaha.edu
Jason Weigle jason.weigle@unl.edu


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