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ISSUES IN THE La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau Vernon Houston Difference
COMMUNITY in rating by
435 (55.4%) 124 (15.8%) 69 (8.8%) 90 (11.5%) 67 (8.5%)
county

Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean
(rank) (rank) (rank) (rank) (rank)

Hunger 2.71 (10) 2.55 (13) 2.48 (14) 2.54 (12) 2.45 (12) 0.0537

Obesity 2.81 (8) 2.88 (8) 2.72 (5) 2.86 (3) 2.75 (6) 0.7825

Tobacco Use 2.59 (13) 2.75 (11) 2.63 (9) 2.69 (8) 2.49 (10) 0.4143

Alcohol Use 3.00 (2) 2.98 (3) 2.71 (6) 2.88 (2) 2.78 (5) 0.2038

Over-the-Counter 2.85 (6) 2.96 (6) 2.51 (12) 2.67 (10) 2.52 (9) 0.0019
Drug Misuse

Prescription Drug 2.93 (4) 3.05 (2) 2.59 (10) 2.68 (9) 2.46 (11) <.0001
Misuse

Illegal drug use 3.36 (1) 3.34 (1) 3.07 (1) 3.02 (1) 3.03 (1) 0.0005

Gambling 2.06 (15) 2.26 (15) 2.07 (15) 2.15 (15) 1.83 (16) 0.0514

Risk of Losing Your 2.02 (16) 1.83 (17) 1.94 (16) 2.07 (17) 1.67 (17) 0.0505
Job

Risk of Foreclosure 1.79 (18) 1.73 (18) 1.65 (19) 1.87 (18) 1.58 (18) 0.2971
and Bankruptcy

Excessive Personal 1.98 (17) 2.00 (16) 1.92 (17) 2.10 (16) 1.95 (15) 0.8396
Debt

Financial Problems 2.54 (14) 2.73 (12) 2.53 (11) 2.48 (13) 2.39 (13) 0.1583
Experienced by
Local Governments

Funding for 2.73 (9) 2.79 (9) 2.76 (4) 2.74 (5) 2.82 (4) 0.9426
Schools

Identity Theft 2.92 (3) 2.98 (3) 2.94 (2) 2.79 (4) 2.86 (3) 0.6292

Sexual Abuse and 2.68 (11) 2.76 (10) 2.49 (13) 2.61 (11) 2.34 (14) 0.0297
Sexual Violence

Bullying 2.88 (5) 2.97 (5) 2.94 (2) 2.74 (5) 3.00 (2) 0.3957

Domestic Abuse, 2.84 (7) 2.93 (7) 2.68 (7) 2.74 (5) 2.68 (7) 0.2349
Child Abuse, Elder
Abuse

Suicide 2.60 (12) 2.44 (14) 2.66 (8) 2.35 (14) 2.55(8) 0.1212

• Respondents from Houston County rated over the counter drug misuse, prescription drug misuse, illegal drug
use and sexual abuse and violence as less of a community issue than respondents from other counties.

• La Crosse County residents rated illegal drug use, alcohol use and identity theft as the top three issues in the
community.

• Monroe County residents rated illegal drug use, prescription drug misuse, alcohol use and identity theft as the
top three issues in the community.

• Trempealeau County residents rated illegal drug use, identity theft, bullying, and funding for schools as the top
three issues in the community.

• Vernon County residents rated illegal drug use, alcohol use, and obesity as the top three issues in the
community.

• Houston County residents rated illegal drug use, bullying, and identity theft as the top three issues in the
community.

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