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The lowest rated economic aspect was “availability of jobs with wages that offer a good standard of living.”
See Figure 17.

Figure 17: Availability of Jobs with
Wages that Offer a Good Standard of Living

Poor/Fair Good
58.4% 34.3%
Excellent

7.3%

Overall, 58.4% of respondents rated this as fair (41.1%) or poor (17.3%). This was an improvement from
responses in 2011. Statistical improvements were also seen in all aspects of the economy from the 2011
survey except ability to pay for education and accessibility of convenient public transportation. The rating
of one’s ability to pay for education worsened from the 2011 survey. The highest rated economic aspects of
life in the community were ability to pay for their own vehicle, ability to pay for housing, and ability to meet
basic needs. See Figure 18 for ratings of ability to pay for vehicle, housing, basic needs, and education.
Overall, about one-quarter rated their ability to meet these basic needs as excellent, about half rated these
as good, and another quarter rated these as fair or poor. Ability to pay for education, however, was rated as
fair or poor by 56%.

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