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Library services in your community

Poor/fair 16.5% 14.4% 16.6%

Good 46.8% 54.3% 47.8% 0.4332

Excellent 36.7% 31.3% 35.6%

Efforts to protect the natural environment

Poor/fair 36.6% 33.2% 34.9%

Good 45.0% 55.7% 49.3% 0.1074

Excellent 18.4% 11.1% 15.8%

Opportunities to volunteer

Poor/fair 25.7% 13.9% 15.1%

Good 47.7% 58.4% 47.6% <.0001

Excellent 26.6% 27.7% 37.3%

A place where people are treated respectfully

Poor/fair 40.4% 29.5% 29.8%

Good 44.0% 59.3% 57.0% 0.1225

Excellent 15.6% 11.2% 13.2%

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

Poor/fair 43.0% 43.8% 44.1%

Good 46.7% 47.2% 45.9% 0.8882

Excellent 10.3% 9.0% 10.0%

• Respondents with a household income <$25,000 were more likely to report leisure time opportunities were fair
or poor.

• Respondents with a household income <$25,000 were more likely to rate physical recreation for adults as fair
or poor.

• Respondents earning <$25,000 were also more likely to report opportunities to volunteer was fair or poor.

ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING <$25,000 $25,000-$75,000 $75,000+ Difference in
109 (15.1%) 341 (47.3%) 271 (37.6%) rating by income

Availability of quality child care 28.9% 32.5% 0.0476
54.3% 45.0%
Poor/fair 33.4% 16.8% 22.5% <0.0001

Good 43.1% 60.6% 29.7% 0.0242
31.4% 52.3%
Excellent 23.5% 8.0% 18.0%

Ability to pay for child care 30.2% 29.7%
51.9% 55.3%
Poor/fair 67.5% 17.9% 15.0%

Good 20.9%

Excellent 11.6%

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Poor/fair 34.3%

Good 36.3%

Excellent 29.4%

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