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Safety of schools

Poor/fair 10.2% 8.2%

Good 58.2% 64.2% 0.3228

Excellent 31.6% 27.6%

Ability to respond to major safety threats

Poor/fair 24.1% 25.1%

Good 57.6% 63.1% 0.0345

Excellent 18.3% 11.8%

• There were no significant differences in respondents’ ratings of safety except for their community’s ability to
respond to safety threats.
• Females rated their community’s ability to respond to safety threats lower than males. Only 12% of female
respondents said this was excellent, compared to 18% of males.

ASPECTS OF EDUCATION Male Female Difference in rating
251 (33.6%) 497 (66.4%) by gender
0.3517
A place that meets your family’s educational needs 12.4%
46.2% 0.6696
Poor/fair 11.8% 41.4%
0.2752
Good 48.1% 19.9%
53.1% 0.3318
Excellent 40.1% 27.0%
0.4555
Birth-to-three education 6.8%
56.7% 0.8895
Poor/fair 23.6% 36.5%

Good 47.9% 8.5%
53.1%
Excellent 28.5% 38.4%

Early education opportunities 10.2%
38.7%
Poor/fair 14.0% 51.1%

Good 46.1% 37.0%
39.0%
Excellent 39.9% 24.0%

Quality of schools - 4K-12

Poor/fair 10.9%

Good 45.5%

Excellent 43.6%

Quality of higher education

Poor/fair 9.8%

Good 37.3%

Excellent 52.9%

Opportunities in your job to gain knowledge or skills 2 | APPENDIX

Poor/fair 35.0%

Good 39.7%

Excellent 25.3%

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