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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The first-ever look at Maryland's civic health - how state residents work together for the common good - shows a Free State that fared above average in each of nine major indicators evaluated, but scored lower than researchers anticipated due to the state's higher-than-average median income, strong education systems and location. <\/p>
The Maryland Civic Health Index looked at volunteerism, social connections, voting habits and political engagement, among other indicators. Perhaps not surprisingly given its proximity to the nation's capital, the civic health indicator Maryland scored highest on was talking politics. Nearly 46 percent reported talking about politics with family and friends, higher than the national average of about 39 percent, and 5th highest among all states. The state's weakest indicator of civic health was the frequency with which Marylanders dine at night with family. About 87 percent of Marylanders said they eat dinner at least a few times a week with family or other household members, lower than the national average of 89 percent, and 47th overall. <\/p>
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Pr\u00e8s de 30 % des habitants du Maryland sont impliqu\u00e9s dans le b\u00e9n\u00e9volat, soit un taux de participation d'environ 3 % sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 la moyenne nationale de 26,8 % et au 23e rang au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. <\/p>
Environ 9 % travaillent avec leurs voisins, soit un chiffre l\u00e9g\u00e8rement sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 la moyenne nationale et 26e au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. <\/p>
Plus de 68 % des habitants du Maryland ont vot\u00e9 lors de l'\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle de 2008, contre une moyenne nationale de pr\u00e8s de 64 %, ce qui le place au 11e rang parmi les \u00c9tats. Le taux d'inscription sur les listes \u00e9lectorales du Maryland \u00e9tait encore plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 pour cette m\u00eame \u00e9lection, avec environ 74 % des r\u00e9sidents inscrits pour voter, contre 71 % de la moyenne nationale et 18e au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. <\/p>
Environ 16,6 % ont \u00e9chang\u00e9 des faveurs avec un voisin, un chiffre l\u00e9g\u00e8rement sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 la moyenne nationale et 27e parmi tous les \u00c9tats. <\/p>
Environ 28 pour cent des personnes interrog\u00e9es ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 un ou plusieurs actes politiques non \u00e9lectoraux, ce qui est sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 la moyenne nationale de 26,3 pour cent et au 24e rang au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. <\/p>
Environ 40 pour cent des Marylandais appartiennent \u00e0 un groupe, contre une moyenne nationale de 35 pour cent et une 15e place au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. <\/p>
\"Civic health is an important measure of the well being of a community,\" said Brad Rourke, president of The Mannakee Circle Group and author of the report. \"Our nation is founded on the idea of self-rule, which means we need an active citizenry that engages with one another and with public life. This report looks at a number of aspects of civic health, so we can begin to see how to improve over time.\"<\/p>
The 31-page report was prepared by the Mannakee Circle Group, the Maryland Commission on Civic Literacy, Common Cause Maryland, and the National Conference on Citizenship. It is based on analysis of state data from the National Conference on Citizenship's America's Civic Health Index, and conversations with Marylanders throughout the state in summer and early fall of this year. The process culminated with the state's Civic Literacy Summit on Oct. 23 that brought together hundreds of educators, students and political and organizational leaders at Anne Arundel Community College to look at components of the state's civic health and make recommendations for moving forward. <\/p>
\"Leaders in Maryland recognize that our communities become stronger, more resilient, and more capable of taking on today's toughest challenges when volunteering and service are at the core of our economic development framework,\" said David B. Smith, executive director of the National Conference on Citizenship. \"We hope this data will empower leaders in Maryland to use this data as vehicle to foster citizen-centered solutions moving forward.\" <\/p>
\"It's encouraging to see Maryland faring strongly in a number of categories in this report,\" said Common Cause President Bob Edgar. \"The key is to now build on the results so more people are voting, registering, volunteering and participating in their communities, which makes for a stronger democracy.\" <\/p>
\"The Civic Health Index is important to all Maryland citizens,\" said Marcie Taylor-Thoma, vice-chair of the Commission on Civic Literacy. \"We believe it should shape the goals of our commission for the next year.\" <\/p>
Le rapport complet est disponible ici. <\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\n