Editor's note — This is the last in a series of stories that will explore the results of a Newsday/Siena Research Institute survey on how Long Islanders view their life satisfaction. Today's story focuses on issues of opportunity.

Long Islanders are generally more optimistic than pessimistic about economic and educational opportunity in the region for themselves and their children, but there are stark differences in attitudes by generation, race, ethnicity and even home ownership status, according to a Newsday/Siena Research Institute Quality of Life survey

Data from the survey showed that half of adult Long Islanders see the region as a good place to find a job, compared with 44% who saw it as fair or poor, and 57% see it as a place where a business can be successful. Overwhelmingly, t

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