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Ability to pay for own vehicle

Poor/fair 22.9% 24.5%

Good 45.8% 49.7% 0.2307

Excellent 31.3% 25.8%

Efforts to reduce poverty

Poor/fair 56.4% 57.1%

Good 36.8% 37.5% 0.7866

Excellent 6.8% 5.4%

Efforts to reduce hunger

Poor/fair 33.7% 34.6%

Good 53.1% 49.2% 0.682

Excellent 13.2% 16.2%

• There were few differences in ratings of economic issues by gender.
• Females rated the availability of resources to help budget lower than males; 9% reported this as excellent,
compared to 19% of males.
• Females also rated the ability to pay for education lower than males; 60% rated this as fair or poor
compared to 47% of males.
• Females also rated access to convenient public transportation as lower than males; 9% rated this as
excellent and 51% as fair or poor, compared to 16% of males rating it as excellent, and 48% saying it was
fair or poor.

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