Quality of Life Considerations:
The Quality of Life Considerations Section provides an assessment of considerations impacting quality of life. Both positive and negative impact considerations are reviewed.
 
 
Q:   Generally speaking, what aspect of living in Clark County, if any, has the greatest positive impact on your quality of life?
 
Greatest Positive Impact on Quality of Life Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Nothing 32 5.4 5.6 5.6
Strong economy 8 1.3 1.4 6.9
Low taxes 10 1.7 1.8 8.7
Growth 12 2.0 2.0 10.7
Education 32 5.3 5.5 16.2
Job opportunities 115 19.2 19.8 36.0
Personal/family safety 57 9.5 9.8 45.9
Quiet/peaceful 31 5.1 5.3 51.1
Entertainment/social climate 68 11.3 11.7 62.9
Family/friends/friendly people 84 14.0 14.5 77.4
Scenery/geography/climate 131 21.9 22.6 100.0
Total 580 96.7 100.0
Missing DK/No answer 20 3.3
Total 600 100.0
Q:   Generally speaking, what aspect of living in Clark County, if any, has the greatest negative impact on your quality of life?
 
Greatest Negative Impact on Quality of Life Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Nothing 20 3.4 3.5 3.5
Job market 2 .3 .3 3.8
Weather/heat 21 3.5 3.5 7.3
Water quality 6 .9 1.0 8.3
Inadequate social services 2 .3 .3 8.6
Yucca Mountain 2 .3 .3 8.9
Political corruption 3 .5 .5 9.4
Illegal Immigration 5 .9 .9 10.3
Gaming 11 1.8 1.8 12.1
Education 13 2.1 2.2 14.3
Drought conditions 48 8.0 8.2 22.5
Air quality 41 6.8 7.0 29.4
Crime/violence/gangs 112 18.6 19.0 48.4
Road conditions 20 3.4 3.5 51.9
Cost of living/housing 45 7.6 7.7 59.6
Overcrowding/unplanned growth 147 24.4 24.9 84.5
Traffic Congestion 91 15.3 15.5 100.0
Total 589 98.2 100.0
Missing DK/No answer 11 1.8
Total 600 100.0
Q:   In thinking about all of the issues we have talked about today, if you could make one major change locally to improve the quality of life in Clark County, what would it be?
 
Change That Would Have the Greatest Positive Impact on Quality of Life Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
No change 12 2.0 2.0 2.0
Stop illegal immigration 8 1.3 1.3 3.3
Improve air quality 5 .9 .9 4.2
Stop Yucca Mountain 46 7.7 7.7 11.9
Lower crime rates 73 12.2 12.3 24.2
Increased access to health care 19 3.2 3.2 27.4
Better jobs/training 27 4.5 4.6 31.9
Slow growth 74 12.3 12.4 44.3
Stop growth 57 9.5 9.6 53.9
More efficient government/government officials 47 7.8 7.8 61.7
Better services for the homeless 9 1.5 1.5 63.3
Improve higher education 19 3.1 3.2 66.4
Improve K-12 education 76 12.6 12.7 79.2
Less traffic congestion 80 13.3 13.4 92.5
More affordable housing 45 7.4 7.5 100.0
Total 596 99.3 100.0
Missing DK/No answer 4 .7
Total 600 100.0
Q:   Overall would you say the quality of life in Clark County is getting better, staying the same, or getting worse?
 
Quality of Life Trend Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Getting worse 277 46.3 46.9 46.9
Staying about the same 201 33.6 34.1 81.0
Getting better 112 18.7 19.0 100.0
Total 591 98.6 100.0
Missing DK/No answer 9 1.4
Total 600 100.0
Q:   Do you believe the storage of high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain will have a positive or negative effect on the quality of life of Southern Nevada residents? If you feel it will have no impact you can tell me that too.
 
Quality of Life Impacts of High-Level Nuclear Waste at Yucca Mountain Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Negative effect 430 71.7 73.3 73.3
No effect 100 16.7 17.1 90.5
Positive effect 56 9.3 9.5 100.0
Total 586 97.8 100.0
Missing DK/No answer 13 2.2
Total 600 100.0