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Ability to pay for dental care

Poor/fair 46.4% 44.8% 24.6%

Good 45.0% 41.7% 46.3% <0.0001

Excellent 8.6% 13.5% 29.1%

Ability to pay for healthy food choices

Poor/fair 29.4% 36.4% 16.0%

Good 53.3% 46.4% 50.6% <0.0001

Excellent 17.3% 17.2% 33.4%

Everyone have insurance 91.4% 90.5% 95.7% 0.0304
(% yes)

Avoid seeing a doctor in past 12 24.6% 37.0% 22.0% 0.0008
months because of cost (% yes)

• In general, respondents with lower educational attainment rated all aspects of health lower than those with
some post-secondary education.

• Those with some college or vocational training rated all aspects of health lower than those with a college or
advanced degree.
• Those with some college/vocational training rated the overall mental health about the same as those
with less education. Only 30% rated their mental health as excellent compared to 33% of those with less
education, and 46% of those with more education.
• Those with some college/vocational training rated their overall health similarly to those with less
education.

• Those respondents with less education (less than a college degree) were less likely to report that everyone in
the household has health insurance.

• Those with some college or vocational training were more likely to report avoiding care in the past 12 months
due to cost; 37% reported this versus those with less education (25%) or those with more education (22%).

ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY High School Some College or Difference in
grad or less college/voc. adv. degree rating by
Quality of law enforcement 199 (25.6%) 230 (29.5%) 350 (44.9%) education
Poor/fair
Good 21.7% 21.8% 14.6% 0.0555
Excellent 57.6% 63.7% 64.4%
20.7% 14.5% 21.0% 0.4918
Efforts to prevent crime
Poor/fair 23.2% 25.7% 23.3% 0.5940
Good 61.6% 61.4% 59.4%
Excellent 15.2% 12.9% 17.3%

Quality of emergency services 7.6% 11.2% 8.0%
Poor/fair 49.0% 53.2% 52.9%
Good 43.4% 35.6% 39.1%
Excellent

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