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Christopher Columbus Statue on Marconi Plaza: Review of Public Survey Submissions
Oct 2020
Abstract
Introduction
From June 24 - July 21, 2020, the city of Philadelphia fielded a public survey to gauge opinions about the Christopher Columbus statue located on Marconi Plaza. In the wake of the city’s decision to remove the statue, officials sought to understand how Philadelphians feel about Christopher Columbus, the statue, and Marconi Plaza. Respondents were asked four open-ended questions about their opinions on these subjects, as well as demographic information including age, race, gender, and ZIP code. Responses from all Philadelphia ZIP codes, with a special focus on ZIP codes 19145 and 19148, the neighborhoods nearest to Marconi Plaza, are included in this analysis of 9,656 survey responses.
Responses to the open-ended questions were coded to identify emergent themes. These themes, and their frequency, are presented in the Survey Results narrative. Demographically, whites, males, and residents of ZIP codes 19145 and 19148 are over-represented compared to the total Philadelphia population, while minorities and residents of other Philadelphia ZIP codes are under-represented. Additional detail regarding methodology and the demographics of survey respondents can be found at the end of this report. A copy of the survey questionnaire is also included.
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- Title
- Christopher Columbus Statue on Marconi Plaza: Review of Public Survey Submissions
- Creators
- Julie Renee Goodman - Drexel University, Arts and Entertainment Enterprise
- Publisher
- City of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA
- Number of pages
- 13
- Resource Type
- Report
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Arts and Entertainment Enterprise
- Identifiers
- 991021933515604721