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ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY White Non-White Difference in rating
740 (97.2%) 21 (2.8%) by race

Mean (rank) Mean (rank)

Hunger 2.62 (12) 2.73 (11) 0.5761

Obesity 2.82 (6) 2.81 (9) 0.9444

Tobacco Use 2.64 (10) 2.71 (12) 0.7194

Alcohol Use 2.92 (2) 3.41 (2) 0.0204

Over-the-Counter Drug Misuse 2.78 (8) 3.14 (5) 0.0947

Prescription Drug Misuse 2.85 (5) 3.18 (4) 0.1119

Illegal drug use 3.26 (1) 3.50 (1) 0.2207

Gambling 2.09 (15) 1.95 (17) 0.5177

Risk of Losing Your Job 1.94 (17) 2.43 (15) 0.0306

Risk of Foreclosure and Bankruptcy 1.75 (18) 1.86 (18) 0.6163

Excessive Personal Debt 1.98 (16) 2.14 (16) 0.4871

Financial Problems Experienced by 2.55 (13) 2.77 (10) 0.2797
Local Governments

Funding for Schools 2.76 (9) 2.68 (13) 0.7236

Identity Theft 2.91 (3) 2.91 (7) 0.9834

Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence 2.64 (11) 2.82 (8) 0.3904

Bullying 2.88 (4) 3.23 (3) 0.0958

Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse, 2.81 (7) 3.05 (6) 0.2546
Elder Abuse

Suicide 2.54 (14) 2.68 (13) 0.4963

• Non-white respondents rated alcohol use and risk of losing your job as bigger issues in the community.
• White respondents rated illegal drug use, alcohol use, and identity theft as the top three issues in the

community.
• Non-white respondents rated illegal drug use, alcohol use, and bullying as the top three issues in the

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

white respondents.

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