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City of Louisville Citizen Survey June 2016 Regarding other aspects that contribute to a high quality of life, over 9 in 10 participants gave high marks to Louisville as a place to live and to raise children. At least three-quarters of respondents rated the community as a place to retire and to work as excellent or good. Evaluations of Louisville as place to retire decreased from 2012 to 2016, while all other ratings remained stable over time. It should be noted that about one-third of respondents selected "don't know" when rating Louisville as a place to work. Ratings shown in the body of the report are for those who had an opinion. (For a full set of responses, including "don't know," see Appendix A: Complete Set of Frequencies.) Ratings for these measures were much higher in Louisville than in national and Front Range comparison communities (see Appendix D: Benchmark Comparisons). When ratings of aspects of quality of life were compared by respondent demographics, homeowners were more likely to give positive evaluations to the city as a place to live and as a place to raise children than were their counterparts, while those living in Ward 1 tended to give less positive ratings to these aspects than did those living in the other wards (see Appendix B: Comparison of Responses by Respondent Demographics for more details). Figure 3: Aspects of Quality of Life Compared by Year Please circle the number that comes closest to your opinion about the quality of life in Louisville: How do you rate Louisville as a place to raise children? How do you rate Louisville as a place to live? How do you rate Louisville as a place to retire? How do you rate Louisville as a place to work? Report of Results 69% 79% 86% 79% 76% 74% 66% 98% 98% 97% 96% 98% ■ 2016 98% ■ 2012 98% 2008 96% 2004 o% 25% 5o% 75% Percent "excellent" or "good" l00% 13 Prepared by National Research Center, Inc.