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Safe bike routes to school or work

Poor/fair 37.8% 50.4% 73.5% 54.5% 47.7%

Good 44.1% 38.8% 20.6% 34.1% 44.6% <.0001

Excellent 18.2% 10.7% 5.9% 11.4% 7.7%

Mean Score 2.71 2.46 1.97 2.35 2.43 <.0001

Library services in your community

Poor/fair 11.4% 17.9% 30.9% 18.9% 15.2%

Good 47.4% 62.6% 42.7% 53.3% 60.6% <.0001

Excellent 41.1% 19.5% 26.5% 27.8% 24.2%

Mean Score 3.29 3.01 2.87 3.04 3.06 <.0001

Efforts to protect the natural environment

Poor/fair 27.1% 44.7% 63.2% 32.6% 40.9%

Good 55.3% 49.6% 27.9% 52.8% 53.0% <.0001

Excellent 17.6% 5.7% 8.8% 14.6% 6.1%

Mean Score 2.86 2.52 2.18 2.73 2.55 <.0001

Opportunities to volunteer

Poor/fair 7.7% 20.5% 38.8% 36.7% 13.9%

Good 53.1% 60.7% 49.3% 41.1% 55.4% <.0001

Excellent 39.2% 18.9% 11.9% 22.2% 30.8%

Mean Score 3.31 2.97 2.70 2.78 3.12 <.0001

A place where people are treated respectfully

Poor/fair 27.5% 37.1% 39.7% 31.5% 35.4%

Good 57.9% 50.0% 54.4% 56.2% 58.5% 0.004

Excellent 14.6% 12.9% 5.9% 12.4% 6.2%

Mean Score 2.83 2.69 2.49 2.75 2.65 0.0027

A place where people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds are included in decision-making

Poor/fair 38.2% 43.8% 55.2% 47.7% 63.5%

Good 50.4% 47.9% 40.3% 45.4% 31.8% 0.0078

Excellent 11.5% 8.3% 4.5% 7.0% 4.7%

Mean Score 2.66 2.57 2.34 2.44 2.29 0.0002

• All aspects of quality of life varied by county of residence. Most aspects were rated higher by La Crosse and
Houston County respondents and rated lower by Monroe, Trempealeau or Vernon County respondents.

ASPECTS OF La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau Vernon Houston Difference
CAREGIVING 67 (8.5%) in rating by
435 (55.4%) 124 (15.8%) 69 (8.8%) 90 (11.5%)
23.8% county
Availability of quality child care 57.1%
19.1% <0.0001
Poor/fair 23.4% 27.1% 66.7% 51.0% 2.90
50.0% 25.6% 34.7% <0.0001
Good 54.7% 22.9% 7.7% 14.3%
2.90 2.23 2.53
Excellent 21.9%

Mean Score 2.96

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