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Efforts to protect the natural environment

Poor/fair 32.0% 35.6% 36.4%

Good 52.8% 52.4% 50.4% 0.2572

Excellent 15.2% 12.0% 13.2%

Opportunities to volunteer

Poor/fair 16.8% 19.1% 13.7%

Good 55.8% 55.7% 49.6% 0.0069

Excellent 27.4% 25.2% 36.7%

A place where people are treated respectfully

Poor/fair 29.1% 32.5% 31.6%

Good 54.1% 59.7% 55.6% 0.0364

Excellent 16.8% 7.8% 12.8%

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

Poor/fair 37.9% 43.2% 46.9%

Good 52.1% 48.9% 43.6% 0.0304

Excellent 10.0% 7.9% 9.5%

• Those with a higher level of education were more likely to rate aspects of quality of life higher than those with
less education. Those with a college or advanced degree:
• 28% indicated leisure time opportunities were excellent (compared to 17-20% with less education).
• 20% indicated opportunities for youth to explore interests and participate in positive activities as excellent
(compared to 13-14% with less education).
• 31% rated excellent opportunities to enjoy fine arts and cultural experiences (compared to 14-17% with
less education stating this).
• 41% indicated physical recreation for adults was excellent (compared to 22% of those with less education).
• 40% indicated the library services were excellent compare to 25-30% of those with less education.
• 37% rated opportunities to volunteer as excellent (compared to 25-27% of those with less education).

• Those with a high school degree or less were more likely to rate their community as a place where people were
treated respectfully as excellent (17%) and rated higher the community as a place where people of different
cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds are included in decision-making.

ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING High School Some College or Difference in 2 | APPENDIX
grad or less college/voc. adv. degree rating by
Availability of quality child care 199 (25.6%) 230 (29.5%) 350 (44.9%) education
Poor/fair
Good 27.7% 36.1% 30.8% 0.4824
Excellent 53.5% 43.7% 50.0%
18.8% 20.2% 19.2% 0.0513
Ability to pay for child care
Poor/fair 52.0% 58.6% 41.0%
Good 37.3% 33.3% 43.6%
Excellent 10.7% 8.1% 15.4%

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