The tables report the results of two surveys, which considered an abundant aspects of inhabiting in the specific city in two distinguish time period.
Overall, this results of surveys from 1980 and 2010, taking 6 essential aspects of city living, such as education, healthcare, environment, shops, employment, and transport, into consideration. Also, polls included 3 options to rate this factors.
The results of first poll, which was taken in 1980, shows the high index of citizens satisfaction by healthcare (82%, who voted «good»), followed by both education and environment (72%), shops (64%), and employment (62%). Transport was the exception, with only 52% rating it positively and a significant 32% considering it bad, as a worse among all aspects.
By 2010, these aspects changed considerably. Education saw a notable improvement, becoming the highest-rated category with 82% of positive feedback. Conversely, healthcare experienced a substantial decline, falling from 82% to 74% in «good» category. The environment and shops remained almost stable in their «good» ratings (71% and 60%, respectively), but both saw an increase in negative index.
The most notable negative shifts occurred in employment and transport. While positive views on employment rose to 72%, the proportion of people rating it as «bad» doubled from 10% in 1980 to 23% in 2010. Transport remained to be the city’s biggest weakness with its positive rating, which plummeted to 39% and its negative rating rising from 32% to 38%, making it the worst-rated aspect in both surveys.