Despite all the headlines and the doom and gloom attitude that seems to encompass anything surrounding Detroit and its metro region, a recent study claims that metro Detroiters are becoming more attached to the area. The number is up from 37 percent to 42 percent of those who were either neutral or felt attached to their community.
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About 1,500 metro Detroiters interviewed by the Gallup polling organization as part of the second year of a three-year quality of life study gave the area improved marks for a variety of issues that drive resident attachment to a place, which is considered one indicator of economic growth.
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"The attachment levels are higher this year, despite everything," said Katherine Loflin, the lead consultant on the project. "There is significantly more optimism. The comeback story of metro Detroit is being found in the hearts and minds of its residents."
The survey sought resident perceptions of things like education, infrastructure, nightlife, crime and leadership.
This year, 42% of metro Detroiters were either neutral or felt attached to the community, compared with 37% last year who felt engaged by the community. As far as optimism, 41% of metro Detroiters ranked their outlook for the community five years from now as medium or high, compared with just 29% a year ago.
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