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ECONOMIC ASPECTS Solicited Sample Voluntary Sample Difference between
surveys
Availability of jobs with wages that offer a good standard of living (q9a)
0.1134
Fair/poor 60.4% 53.5% 0.3465

Good 30.8% 38.6% 0.0385
0.0167
Excellent 8.8% 7.9%
0.0055
Mean Score 2.28 2.35 0.0010

Ability to meet basic needs (q9b) 0.3929
0.1859
Fair/poor 35.4% 27.4%
0.3991
Good 46.2% 47.6% 0.0229

Excellent 18.5% 25.0% 0.7635
0.9664
Mean Score 2.75 2.91
0.0001
Ability to pay for housing (q9c) 0.0001

Fair/poor 42.0% 30.9%

Good 41.3% 44.7%

Excellent 16.6% 24.4%

Mean Score 2.63 2.86

Availability of resources to help budget (q9d)

Fair/poor 40.8% 35.4%

Good 44.4% 47.7%

Excellent 14.8% 16.9%

Mean Score 2.65 2.74

Ability to pay for education (q9e)

Fair/poor 58.9% 53.5%
32.2%
Good 27.7% 14.4%
2.44
Excellent 13.5%
37.5%
Mean Score 2.25 45.1%
17.5%
Availability of services for people needing extra help (q9f) 2.72

Fair/poor 38.7% 52.5%
37.1%
Good 42.3% 10.4%
2.36
Excellent 19.0%

Mean Score 2.72

Accessibility of convenient public transportation (q9g)

Fair/poor 38.7%

Good 37.4% 4 | APPENDIX

Excellent 23.9%

Mean Score 2.71

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