SERVICES	EXCEL- LENT	GOOD	POOR	DON’T KNOW	NOT AVAILABLE	NO ANSWER
Church or other religious organizations	61	141	9	22	0	12
Public Schools	55	128	32	18	0	12
Senior Citizen Activities	39	111	14	64	3	14
Health Care/Family Doctor	34	141	36	23	3	8
Recreational programs	30	117	36	45	4	13
Emergency Assistance: Food, clothing	25	92	25	83	1	19
Street and road maintenance	24	131	60	17	0	13
Civic Organizations	22	111	10	83	4	15
Domestic violence shelter/counseling	17	92	13	107	1	15
Employment assistance—finding a job	16	101	24	81	3	19
Job Training—Getting new skills	14	104	20	88	3	16
Public transportation	14	109	66	27	13	16
Culture and Arts	12	84	28	80	27	14
Support groups	12	98	21	99	0	15
Childcare and daycare	12	114	26	75	1	17
Legal assistance	11	88	21	109	1	15
Substance abuse treatment	10	70	18	134	0	13
Family Planning services (birth control)	9	73	14	134	0	15
Prenatal care	8	83	16	120	2	16
Individual and family counseling	8	88	15	119	1	14
Assistance to find and maintain affordable housing	8	60	61	97	6	13
Assistance with rent, utilities	8	54	48	121	2	12

 

SERVICES	EXCELLENT + GOOD COMB.
Church or other religious organizations	202
Public Schools	183
Health Care/Family Doctor	175
Street and road maintenance	155
Senior Citizen Activities	150
Recreational programs	147
Civic Organizations	133
Childcare and daycare	126
Public transportation	123
Job Training—Getting new skills	118
Emergency Assistance: Food, clothing	117
Employment assistance—finding a job	117
Support groups	110
Domestic violence shelter/counseling	109
Legal assistance	99
Culture and Arts	96
Individual and family counseling	96
Prenatal care	91
Family Planning services (birth control)	82
Substance abuse treatment	80
Assistance to find and maintain affordable housing	68
Assistance with rent, utilities	62

 

SERVICES	POOR
Public transportation	66
Assistance to find and maintain affordable housing	61
Street and road maintenance	60
Assistance with rent, utilities	48
Health Care/Family Doctor	36
Recreational programs	36
Public Schools	32
Culture and Arts	28
Childcare and daycare	26
Emergency Assistance: Food, clothing	25
Employment assistance—finding a job	24
Support groups	21
Legal assistance	21
Job Training—Getting new skills	20
Substance abuse treatment	18
Prenatal care	16
Individual and family counseling	15
Senior Citizen Activities	14
Family Planning services (birth control)	14
Domestic violence shelter/counseling	13
Civic Organizations	10
Church or other religious organizations	9

 

Issue	Immediate Concern	Not an immediate Concern	Don’t Know	No Answer
People not able to afford medical care	146	53	34	12
Sale and use of illegal drugs	136	56	39	14
Affordable housing	135	58	65	17
Child abuse and neglect	112	65	55	13
Homelessness	108	78	44	15
Alcoholism	103	76	49	17
Juvenile delinquency	99	76	55	15
Domestic violence	95	78	58	14
Educational quality	80	128	17	19
Environmental water/air quality	75	128	26	16
County growth/zoning/land use management	74	111	44	16
Quality of housing stock	73	86	68	18
Untreated mental illness	66	94	67	18
Unemployment	57	139	34	15
Street crime	57	132	38	18
Vacant lots and abandoned property	52	128	49	16
Absentee landlords	47	105	77	16
Too few commercial and retail stores	37	183	11	14

 

Factors	Always	Usually	Some-times	Never	Don’t Know	No Ans
No insurance	35	61	79	25	22	23
Insurance doesn’t cover	31	63	86	15	26	24
Length of waiting time to get an appointment	29	41	90	29	33	23
Need specialty care not available in county	24	50	88	20	37	26
Can’t afford co-payments	23	50	97	19	31	25
No transportation	22	29	112	35	25	22
Too far away	21	24	75	67	32	26
Quality of services	21	39	88	38	34	25
Can’t find a doctor who will take new patients	21	46	71	38	48	21
Owe back bills	20	32	92	31	47	23
Provider doesn’t accept Medicaid	16	42	72	16	76	23
Office hours inconvenient	12	33	99	43	34	24
Don’t like the doctor or staff assigned by an HMO or Medicaid	12	32	65	20	92	24

 

Most	Some	Few	Don’t Know	No Ans
160	35	17	16	17	Our children graduate from school.
137	51	29	11	17	Children and youth are influenced by their peers.
135	63	24	8	15	Children and youth are influenced by TV and other media.
96	71	32	29	17	Teens are an asset to our community.
95	54	62	18	16	Youth are aware of the health risks associated with smoking.
79	53	67	28	28	Youth are aware of the health risks associated with using smokeless tobacco.
77	91	42	17	18	Children and youth spend too much time unsupervised.
73	69	34	50	19	Our children and youth have access to health care.
65	83	53	26	18	Our graduates are prepared for the workforce.
65	98	42	23	17	Teens are engaging in sexual activity too early.
62	82	65	20	16	Children and youth have plenty of positive recreational opportunities.
57	69	74	29	16	Teens-both boys and girls-are aware of the reality and responsibilities of pregnancy.
56	93	56	24	16	Youth have good role models to follow.
47	110	43	27	17	Our youth engage in under aged drinking of alcohol.
41	101	65	22	16	Youth are good employees.
39	80	68	39	19	Our kids are under too much pressure; they should have more time for fun.
31	107	79	13	15	Our youth drive carefully.
12	85	75	54	19	Our youth experience depression and other mental health problems.
11	94	84	39	17	Our children and youth use illegal drugs.
6	34	95	89	21	Children and youth in my area are worried about their safety when traveling within the county.
4	46	98	79	18	Our kids are threatened by gangs and youth violence.