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Ability to respond to major safety threats

Poor/fair 25.2% 30.0%

Good 60.9% 55.0% 0.0292

Excellent 13.9% 15.0%

• Slightly more non-white respondents rated the quality of emergency services as excellent compared to white
respondents.

• Non-white respondents were more “polar,” Meaning more likely to rate the ability to respond to major safety
threats as either fair/poor or excellent.

• Caution should be taken when examining these results due to the small number of non-white compared to
white respondents.

ASPECTS OF EDUCATION White Non-White Difference in rating
740 (97.2%) 21 (2.8%) by race
0.3138
A place that meets your family’s educational needs 26.3% 0.519
42.1% 0.3814
Poor/fair 12.1% 31.6% 0.0154
0.6004
Good 47.4% 11.1% 0.6194
66.7% 0.9422
Excellent 40.5% 22.2%

Birth-to-three education 0.0%
66.7%
Poor/fair 21.9% 33.3%

Good 51.0% 11.1%
61.1%
Excellent 27.1% 27.8%

Early education opportunities 4.7%
42.9%
Poor/fair 12.1% 52.4%

Good 50.9% 44.5%
44.4%
Excellent 37.0% 11.1%

Quality of schools - 4K-12 33.3%
47.6%
Poor/fair 9.6% 19.1%

Good 50.3%

Excellent 40.1%

Quality of higher education

Poor/fair 10.4%

Good 37.8%

Excellent 51.8%

Opportunities in your job to gain knowledge or skills

Poor/fair 37.0%

Good 38.5%

Excellent 24.5% 2 | APPENDIX

Community resources to learn new skills

Poor/fair 34.1%

Good 41.8%

Excellent 24.1%

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