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ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY 21-50 years 51-64 years 65+ years Difference in
338 (45.6%) 192 (25.9%) 211 (28.5%) rating by age

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

Hunger 2.50 (10) 2.70 (10) 2.74 (12) 0.0039

Obesity 2.81 (3) 2.74 (9) 2.88 (8) 0.3416

Tobacco Use 2.46 (12) 2.64 (12) 2.87 (9) <.0001

Alcohol Use 2.80 (4) 2.93 (3) 3.11 (3) 0.0015

Over-the-Counter Drug Misuse 2.64 (7) 2.86 (7) 2.96 (5) 0.0004

Prescription Drug Misuse 2.76 (5) 2.93 (3) 2.93 (7) 0.0558

Illegal drug use 3.14 (1) 3.34 (1) 3.36 (1) 0.007

Gambling 1.87 (17) 2.12 (15) 2.41 (15) <.0001

Risk of Losing Your Job 2.04 (16) 2.11 (16) 1.66 (17) <.0001

Risk of Foreclosure and 1.87 (17) 1.74 (18) 1.60 (18) 0.0046
Bankruptcy

Excessive Personal Debt 2.17 (15) 2.00 (17) 1.68 (16) <.0001

Financial Problems Experienced 2.46 (12) 2.56 (14) 2.67 (14) 0.0503
by Local Governments

Funding for Schools 2.63 (8) 2.83 (8) 2.86 (10) 0.0096

Identity Theft 2.62 (9) 3.13 (2) 3.15 (2) <.0001

Sexual Abuse and Sexual 2.47 (11) 2.69 (11) 2.83 (11) <.0001
Violence

Bullying 2.82 (2) 2.87 (6) 2.99 (4) 0.1533

Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse, 2.65 (6) 2.92 (5) 2.96 (5) <.0001
Elder Abuse

Suicide 2.41 (14) 2.58 (13) 2.70 (13) 0.0030

• Adults over age 65 rated hunger, tobacco use, alcohol use, over-the-counter drug misuse, illegal drug use,
gambling, funding for schools, identity theft, sexual abuse and violence, domestic, child, and elder abuse, and
suicide as greater community issues than younger adults.

• Adults less than 65 rated risk of losing your job, risk of foreclosure and bankruptcy, and excessive personal
debt as greater community issues than older adults.

• Ranking of community issues varied by age.
• Respondents age 21 to 50 rated illegal drug use, bullying, and obesity as the top three issues facing the
community.
• Respondents age 51 to 64 rated illegal drug use, identity theft, and prescription drug misuse as the top
three issues facing the community.
• Respondents over the age of 65 rated illegal drug use, identity theft, and alcohol use as the top three issues
facing the community.

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