The tables illustrate the outcomes of surveys carried out in 1980 and 2010 regarding various aspects of city life in a particular city, measured in percentage.
Overall, education and healthcare were rated the highest in both years, while transport received the lowest ratings. Over the 30-year period, people’s satisfaction with education and employment increased, whereas opinions about transport became significantly worse.
In 1980, healthcare had the highest proportion of positive responses, with 82% rating it as good, followed by education and the environment, both at 72%. The least satisfactory aspect was transport, with only 52% considering it good and as many as 32% describing it as bad. Employment and shops were viewed moderately positively, at 62% and 64% respectively.
By 2010, education saw the most notable improvement, rising by 10 percentage points to 82% good, while employment also increased to 72%. However, the percentage of people satisfied with transport fell sharply from 52% to 39%, making it the lowest-rated aspect once again. Healthcare and environment both experienced slight declines, with their “good” ratings dropping to 74% and 71%, and more people considering them bad. The proportion of people rating shops as good also decreased slightly from 64% to 60%.