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Ability to pay for dental care

Poor/fair 65.8% 44.0% 15.5%

Good 28.8% 42.2% 51.5% <0.0001

Excellent 5.4% 13.8% 33.0%

Ability to pay for healthy food choices

Poor/fair 47.3% 32.3% 9.6%

Good 43.6% 48.7% 52.2% <0.0001

Excellent 9.1% 19.0% 38.2%

Everyone have insurance 83.3% 91.8% 97.8% <0.0001
(% yes)

Avoid seeing a doctor in past 32.4% 32.2% 20.2% 0.0004
12 months because of cost
(% yes)

• Respondents earning less than $25,000 were more likely to rate all aspects of health lower than those earning
over $25,000.

• Those earning between $25,000 and $75,000 rated all aspects of health lower than those earning more than
$75,000.

• Those earning less than $25,000 were more likely to report someone in the household is without health
insurance (17%) compared to those earning $25,000-75,000 (8%) and those earning more than $75,000 (2%).

• Those earning less than $75,000 were more likely to report avoiding care in the past year because of cost.

ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY <$25,000 $25,000-$75,000 $75,000+ Difference in
109 (15.1%) 341 (47.3%) 271 (37.6%) rating by income
Quality of law enforcement
Poor/fair 27.2% 20.7% 10.0% 0.0004
Good 55.5% 59.2% 70.3%
Excellent 17.3% 20.1% 19.7% 0.3341

Efforts to prevent crime 20.9% 26.7% 20.8% 0.2874
Poor/fair 61.8% 59.2% 62.5%
Good 17.3% 14.1% 16.7% 0.0029
Excellent
13.6% 8.4% 7.0%
Quality of emergency services 44.6% 53.4% 52.8%
Poor/fair 41.8% 38.2% 40.2%
Good
Excellent 16.5% 10.0% 7.7%
56.0% 60.9% 53.9%
Safety of neighborhood 27.5% 29.1% 38.4%
Poor/fair
Good
Excellent

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