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ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY <$25,000 $25,000-$75,000 $75,000+ Difference in
109 (15.1%) 341 (47.3%) 271 (37.6%) rating by income

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

Hunger 2.83 (12) 2.65 (10) 2.56 (10) 0.0362

Obesity 2.91 (9) 2.80 (7) 2.82 (4) 0.5321

Tobacco Use 2.85 (11) 2.63 (12) 2.56 (10) 0.0398

Alcohol Use 3.21 (2) 2.93 (2) 2.84 (2) 0.0047

Over-the-Counter Drug Misuse 3.04 (7) 2.82 (6) 2.68 (9) 0.0063

Prescription Drug Misuse 3.07 (5) 2.85 (5) 2.78 (6) 0.0381

Illegal drug use 3.37 (1) 3.26 (1) 3.25 (1) 0.4561

Gambling 2.42 (16) 2.13 (15) 1.88 (15) <.0001

Risk of Losing Your Job 2.34 (17) 2.06 (16) 1.73 (17) <.0001

Risk of Foreclosure and 2.25 (18) 1.82 (18) 1.53 (18) <.0001
Bankruptcy

Excessive Personal Debt 2.52 (15) 2.06 (16) 1.74 (16) <.0001

Financial Problems 2.71 (13) 2.58 (13) 2.43 (14) 0.0194
Experienced by Local
Governments

Funding for Schools 2.68 (14) 2.74 (9) 2.76 (7) 0.7234

Identity Theft 3.06 (6) 2.89 (3) 2.84 (3) 0.1281

Sexual Abuse and Sexual 2.97 (8) 2.63 (11) 2.53 (12) 0.0005
Violence

Bullying 3.18 (3) 2.86 (4) 2.82 (4) 0.0026

Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse, 3.18 (3) 2.79 (8) 2.73 (8) <.0001
Elder Abuse

Suicide 2.87 (10) 2.56 (14) 2.45 (13) 0.0013

• Those earning less than $25,000 ranked most all the issues as more significant issues than other income
groups: hunger, tobacco use, alcohol use, over the counter drug misuse, prescription drug misuse, gambling,
risk of losing your job, risk of foreclosure and bankruptcy, excessive personal debt, financial problems
experienced by local governments, sexual abuse and violence, bullying, domestic, child and elder abuse, and
suicide were all rated as higher concerns.

• Respondents earning less than $25,000 rated illegal drug use, alcohol use, and domestic, child, and elder
abuse as the top three community issues.

• Respondents earning over $25,000 rated illegal drug use, alcohol use, and identity theft as the top three
community issues

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