Poll: 1 In 3 Young New Yorkers Plans To Move Out Of State
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A New York poll provides grim evidence of a continuing exodus from the state, once the national leader in manufacturing and other high-paying jobs.
The NY1-YNN-Marist College poll released Thursday night finds 1 in 3 New Yorkers under age 30 plans to move to another state at some time, while 1 in 4 adults overall plans an exodus from the Empire State within five years.
"Right now, many young people do not see their future in New York state," said Marist pollster Lee Miringoff. "Unchecked, this threatens to drain the state of the next generation."
According to the survey, most of those who plan to move will do so because of economic reasons including jobs, the cost of living, and taxes. Although the recession has been officially over for months, many New Yorkers still feel the worst is yet to come.
Thirty-seven percent of New Yorkers polled feel the economy is getting worse, up from 31 percent in February's poll. The number who feels the economy is improving dropped to 16 percent, from 19 percent in February.
About half believe the economy is about the same as it was four months ago.
Miringoff said New Yorkers apparently don't see themselves in a sluggish rebound with the rest of the country, but in a sluggish economy that won't quickly change.
The American Legislative Exchange Council reported that New York lost 1.9 million residents from 1998 to 2007, most of them young and educated.
The poll questioned 941 adults from April 25 to April 29. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 points.
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