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Ninety-four percent w�cre "satisficd�� ith their nei��hborhoud as a place to li��e: in fact_ a lar�Tc seventy-two percent were "very satisfied" ��ith it: VERY SATISFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 72`% SOMEWHAT SATISFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22% SOMEWHAT lliSSATISFIL:D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • 50�� VERY DISSATISFIED _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U% Only five percent were "somewhat dissatisfied.'' Satisfaction was higher among city residents for over twenty years, households containing seniors, over sixty-five year olds, Precincts Four, Pive, Six and Seven residents and residents who feel the qualit-� of life is excellent. It was lower among city residents for five years or less, eighteen to forty-four year olds and residents who feel the quality of lifc is good or only fair. Quali#y of their Neighborhood IZespondents were asked: I,fyou were to describe the ONE thing that best makes up the quality ofyour neighhorhood to ynu, which o,� the folloN�ing slatemersts would you choose? A. The fy'iendships I have with the �eople who live there. B. The quality of things such as schvols, churches, parks, and other services. C. The feeling that I'm living among people like my- self u�hether I knaw them or not. Forty-four percent reported "the quality of things such as schoois, churches, parks, and other services" was the aspect of their neighborhood which best reflected their quality vaiues: STATEMENT A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22% STATEMENT B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 44% STATEMENT C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2$% NONE OF THE AAOVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 % Twenty-eight percent felt it was "the feeling that I'm living among people iike myself whether I know them or not," and twenty-two perccnt thoughi it was "the friendships I have with the people who live there." Statement A was mentioned most often by owners of homes valued at $10U,000.00 to $150,060.00. Statement B was cited by city residents far five years or less, households 20