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#¨³¸®¥,®´¨²µ¨««¤#¨³¨¹¤­3´±µ¤¸ <br />- ¸wuvw <br />Therewereseveralcommunitycharacteristicsthatwereratedmorefavorablyin2012thanin <br />2008andsomethatwerepartofanupwardtrendfrom2004to2012.Nocharacteristicssaw <br />reductionsintheirratingsfrom2008to2012.(SeeTable4onthefollowingpage.) <br />Characteristicswhoseratingshavesignificantlyincreasedeachyearoverthepastthree <br />surveyswere:senseofcommunity(92%¤·¢¤««¤­³or¦®®£in2012,82%in2008and76% <br />in2004),opportunitiestoattendculturalactivities(69%,60%and49%)andemployment <br />opportunities(39%,33%and25%). <br />Characteristicswhoseratingssignificantlyincreasedfrom2008to2012included: <br />participateinspecialeventsandcommunityactivities(87%said¤·¢¤««¤­³ <br />opportunitiesto <br />or¦®®£in2012versus73%in2008),opennessandacceptanceofthecommunitytowards <br />peopleofdiversebackgrounds(81%versus67%),availabilityofaffordablequalityfood(81% <br />versus71%),varietyofhousingoptions(68%versus61%),availabilityofaffordablequality <br />childcare(61%versus50%)andshoppingopportunities(53%versus46%).Forshopping <br />opportunitiesthiswasanincreaseafteradropinratingfrom2004to2008. <br />vz <br />