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Ability to pay for own vehicle

Poor/fair 22.8% 28.9% 39.1% 27.4% 23.1%

Good 46.4% 47.1% 37.5% 50.0% 52.3% 0.083

Excellent 30.8% 24.0% 23.4% 22.6% 24.6%

Mean Score 3.07 2.85 2.72 2.87 2.95 0.0047

Efforts to reduce poverty

Poor/fair 49.8% 65.0% 78.7% 65.0% 57.4%

Good 43.1% 29.9% 19.7% 30.0% 39.3% 0.0015

Excellent 7.1% 5.1% 1.6% 5.0% 3.3%

Mean Score 2.45 2.16 2.00 2.15 2.30 <0.0001

Efforts to reduce hunger

Poor/fair 30.2% 36.6% 54.6% 37.6% 32.8%

Good 51.7% 51.7% 39.1% 50.6% 53.1% 0.0256

Excellent 18.1% 11.7% 6.3% 11.8% 14.1%

Mean Score 2.83 2.66 2.38 2.62 2.75 0.0003

• Trempealeau County residents were more likely to rate availability of jobs with wages that offer a

good standard of living as excellent compared to respondents from other counties.
• Trempealeau County residents were more likely to rate fair or poor:

• Ability to meet basic needs
• Availability of resources to help budget
• Availability of services for people needing extra help
• Accessibility of convenient public transportation
• Efforts to reduce poverty
• Efforts to reduce hunger

• Monroe County residents rated fair or poor:
• Availability of jobs with wages that offer a good standard of living
• Ability to meet basic needs
• Availability of services for people needing extra help
• Accessibility of convenient public transportation
• Efforts to reduce poverty

• Vernon County residents rated fair or poor:
• Availability of jobs with wages that offer a good standard of living
• Availability of resources to help budget
• Availability of services for people needing extra help
• Accessibility of convenient public transportation
• Efforts to reduce poverty

• La Crosse County respondents were more likely to rate excellent:
• Ability to meet basic needs
• Availability of services for people needing extra help
• Efforts to reduce hunger

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