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A place where people are treated respectfully

Poor/fair 25.8% 33.4%

Good 57.4% 56.1% 0.0049

Excellent 16.8% 10.5%

A place where people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds are included in decision-making

Poor/fair 37.4% 46.4%

Good 49.2% 46.3% 0.0085

Excellent 13.4% 7.3%

• Most aspects of quality of life were rated similarly between male and female respondents.
• Female respondents rated their community lower as a place where people are treated respectfully.

• One-third of females rated their community as fair or poor, compared to 25% of males.
• Females also rated their community lower as a place where people of different cultural/racial/ethnic

backgrounds are included in decision-making.
• Of females, 46% rated their community as fair or poor, 46% rated it as good.

ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING Male Female Difference in rating
251 (33.6%) 497 (66.4%) by gender
0.282
Availability of quality child care 34.0%
47.9% 0.4472
Poor/fair 26.0% 18.1%
0.0308
Good 51.2% 60.7%
29.4% 0.1409
Excellent 22.8% 9.9%
0.1691
Ability to pay for child care 32.7%
51.6% 0.2273
Poor/fair 46.3% 15.7%

Good 38.0% 38.1%
46.5%
Excellent 15.7% 15.4%

A place that meets the needs of the elderly 35.6%
51.1%
Poor/fair 27.7% 13.3%

Good 47.2% 36.0%
49.8%
Excellent 25.1% 14.2%

Access to help to stay in the home

Poor/fair 34.5%

Good 43.8%

Excellent 21.7%

A place that meets the needs of persons with disabilities

Poor/fair 35.8%

Good 44.7%

Excellent 19.5% 2 | APPENDIX

Efforts to prevent abuse or neglect

Poor/fair 29.4%

Good 51.6%

Excellent 19.0%

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