The table illustratesl the proportion of people assessing six aspects of one city’s lifeas good, average,or bad, in 1980 and 2010.
Overall, healthcare education and the environment were given the highest scores in both years, and transportation facilities received the lowest. Meanwhile, education’s rating rose over the period, while that of transportation fell.
In 1980, people rated healthcare, education and the environment the highest, with over 80 % approving of healthcare, while the other two had figures of 72%. Under 10% of respondents thought these three services were bad.As for shopping and unemployment, both had similar figures,as 62 -64% expressed approval, and 22-24% said they were average. Only a half of those surveyed gave a high score to transportation, with roughly a third stating it was bad.
Turning to 2010, the most significant changes were seen in education,as over 80% were happy with it, and in healthcare whose good rating fell to 74%. The employment situation improved, as in 2010, almost three quarters of those asked expression satisfaction.In contrast, approval of the transport facilities fell to 39%, and and a similar proportion stated it was bad.Finally, with regard to the environment and shopping, their approval levels both remained relatively unchanged.