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Social Environment1) Have you felt you have been discriminated against or treated unfairly in San Luis Obispo County in the last twelve months?

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Social Environment1a) If yes for discrimination, for what reason?

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Social Environment2) Did you participate in any of the following activities in the last month?

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Created arts and crafts for example,painting, sewing, pottery

Attended poetry readings, or lectures

Studied another language

Read books, wrote for pleasure, orattended a book or writing club

Attended a music, dance, or theaterperformance

Music, dance, or theater, either beindthe scenes or on-stage

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Social Environment3) How would you rate the San Luis Obispo County government, including major units such as the Sheriff, Social Services, County Planning and Building, Elections Office, Health Department, Assessor, Tax Collector, roads, and the County Board of Supervisors?

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Social Environment4) How would you rate the following public services in San Luis Obispo County? Region North Coast

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Social Environment4) How would you rate the public services in San Luis Obispo County? Region North County

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Social Environment4) How would you rate the following public services in San Luis Obispo County? Region San Luis Obispo

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Social Environment4) How would you rate the following public services in San Luis Obispo County? Region South County

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Social Environment5) How concerned are you about the following issues in your community? Region North Coast

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Crime Homelessness Employment opportunitiesGangs or teen violence Housing costs Building in open space

Water quality Air pollution Pesticide use near homes

Local public schools Access to cultural opportunites

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Social Environment5) How concerned are you about the following issues in your community? Region North County

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Gangs or teen violence Housing costs Building in open space

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Local public schools Access to cultural opportunites

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Social Environment5) How concerned are you about the following issues in your community? Region San Luis Obispo

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Social Environment5) How concerned are you about the following issues in your community? Region South County

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Gangs or teen violence Housing costs Building in open space

Water quality Air pollution Pesticide use near homes

Local public schools Access to cultural opportunites

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Social Environment6) Many households contribute money or other property for charitable purposes. Approximately how much money, or the cash equivalent of property, did you and the members of your household

contribute to any organizations, in 2009?

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$501-$1,000

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No money donation

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Social Environment7) Participants were read a list of possible charitable donations. In 2009, did you and other members of your household

contribute to any of these types of organizations?

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Human rights

Foundations

International affairs

Religion

Human services

Health

Education, includingschoolsPublic society benefit

Animal welfare

Environment

Arts, culture, andhumanities

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Social Environment8) I’d like to ask you about your volunteer activity. By volunteer activity, I mean not just belonging to a service

organization, but actually working in some way to help others. How many hours did you spend in the past month volunteering for any organization?

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Social Environment9) In general, where do you get most of your information about local community issues and news?

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Newspapers/Tribune

TV/cable newsprograms/KSBy/Charter