Nelson and Smith sent the letter jointly because of the poll's potential importance for Nebraska. UNL is conducting the poll in conjunction with the Partnership for Rural Nebraska, a joint NU, state and federal partnership. It really does have power when you can say, based on this poll, here are the issues or this is what we need. The survey addresses issues related to community and individual well-being. The poll asks about the availability and importance of various services and amenities.
Some questions seek information on community changes and atmosphere.
Others address individual and family well-being, work and demographics. Each year's poll will include questions about different public policy issues. Environment, the federal deficit, and government policy and taxation are this year's policy topics. Poll results will provide specific data about rural views on various issues. This research is conducted in cooperation with IANR's Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Research divisions.