By The Cincinnati Enquirer
Here are questions and results from The Enquirer's poll on racial attitudes in Greater Cincinnati. The survey, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Aug. 17-23, interviewed 1,112 randomly selected Greater Cincinnati residents. The poll accurately reflects the region's population by using oversampling techniques and a cross-section of phone exchanges. The margin for error is less than ±8 percentage points for suburban black responses; ±6 percentage points for city black responses; ±5 percentage points for suburban white responses, and ±7 percentage points for city white responses
Part 1: Satisfaction with Life
QUESTION: Overall, how satisfied are you with your
life -- are you Very satisfied, Somewhat satisfied, Somewhat Dissatisfied, or
Very Dissatisfied?
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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60%
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68%
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37%
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58%
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Somewhat satisfied
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35%
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29%
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31%
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29%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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4%
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2%
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23%
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9%
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Very Dissatisfied
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-
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1%
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9%
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4%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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1%
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-
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-
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QUESTION: Next I’d like to know how
satisfied are you with each of the following aspects of your life -- Very
satisfied, Somewhat satisfied, Somewhat Dissatisfied, or Very Dissatisfied. How
satisfied are you with:
- Your community as a place to live in
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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40%
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61%
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21%
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49%
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Somewhat satisfied
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38%
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30%
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36%
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34%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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13%
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7%
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29%
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10%
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Very Dissatisfied
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9%
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2%
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15%
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7%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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-
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-
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-
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- Your current housing
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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65%
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66%
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23%
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47%
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Somewhat satisfied
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26%
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28%
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41%
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39%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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6%
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5%
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27%
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13%
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Very Dissatisfied
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2%
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1%
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9%
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1%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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-
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-
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-
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- Your
education
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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63%
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55%
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33%
|
47%
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Somewhat satisfied
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32%
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41%
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54%
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47%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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2%
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3%
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7%
|
4%
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Very Dissatisfied
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3%
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2%
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6%
|
1%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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-
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-
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-
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-
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- Your family life
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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71%
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75%
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54%
|
57%
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Somewhat satisfied
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21%
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22%
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36%
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38%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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6%
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2%
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9%
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4%
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Very Dissatisfied
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1%
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1%
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1%
|
1%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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1%
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-
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-
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- Your financial situation
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
|
40%
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40%
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17%
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27%
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Somewhat satisfied
|
45%
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48%
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35%
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41%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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9%
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6%
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27%
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22%
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Very Dissatisfied
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4%
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5%
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21%
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10%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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2%
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1%
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-
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-
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- Your personal health
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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51%
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55%
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50%
|
40%
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Somewhat satisfied
|
32%
|
38%
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44%
|
46%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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16%
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5%
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5%
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12%
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Very Dissatisfied
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1%
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2%
|
1%
|
1%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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-
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-
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-
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-
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- Your safety from physical harm or violence
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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47%
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61%
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31%
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41%
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Somewhat satisfied
|
40%
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33%
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32%
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46%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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9%
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4%
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24%
|
6%
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Very Dissatisfied
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3%
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2%
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14%
|
7%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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-
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-
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-
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- The opportunities you have had to succeed
in life
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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64%
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60%
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29%
|
34%
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Somewhat satisfied
|
34%
|
34%
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34%
|
43%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
|
2%
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3%
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28%
|
16%
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Very Dissatisfied
|
-
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2%
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10%
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7%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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1%
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-
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-
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- The opportunities your children now have to
succeed in life [ASKED OF PARENTS]
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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60%
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62%
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24%
|
53%
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Somewhat satisfied
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37%
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28%
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35%
|
17%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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3%
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7%
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23%
|
18%
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Very Dissatisfied
|
-
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1%
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16%
|
10%
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Dont Know/No Answer
|
-
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3%
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1%
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2%
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- Your job, or the work you do
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Very satisfied
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44%
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51%
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27%
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38%
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Somewhat satisfied
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36%
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29%
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33%
|
34%
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Somewhat Dissatisfied
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2%
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3%
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23%
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11%
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Very Dissatisfied
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2%
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2%
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6%
|
1%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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15%
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15%
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12%
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15%
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QUESTION: Over the past five years,
would you say the quality of life in your community has improved, deteriorated,
or stayed about the same?
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Improved
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15%
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29%
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9%
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24%
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Deteriorated
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29%
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16%
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44%
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25%
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Stayed the same
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52%
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54%
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46%
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50%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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3%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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QUESTION:
Over the next five years, do you think the quality of life in your community
will improve, deteriorate, or stay about the same?
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Improve
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31%
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33%
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44%
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31%
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Deteriorate
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16%
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17%
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25%
|
22%
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Stay the same
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49%
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48%
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31%
|
47%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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4%
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2%
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1%
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-
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QUESTION:
What is the biggest issue facing your community today?
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Race relations/discrimination
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35%
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13%
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31%
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22%
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Lack of leadership/Failure of local government
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4%
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4%
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3%
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6%
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Drug/substance/alcohol abuse
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3%
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5%
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13%
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8%
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Property/petty crime
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4%
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4%
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7%
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7%
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Violent crime
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15%
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8%
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29%
|
7%
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Education/Poor schools
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11%
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18%
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4%
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23%
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High taxes
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1%
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7%
|
-
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3%
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Economy/Jobs
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8%
|
9%
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7%
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4%
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Environment
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1%
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3%
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-
|
-
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Health Care
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1%
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1%
|
-
|
1%
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Urban sprawl
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1%
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19%
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1%
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12%
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Increase in immigrants
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1%
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1%
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-
|
-
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Other
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7%
|
-
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3%
|
-
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Dont Know/No Answer
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9%
|
10%
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3%
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8%
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* NOTE:
Cincinnati Metropolitan Area is defined as the City of Cincinnati, the Ohio Counties of Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren, and the Kentucky Counties of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton.
