Satisfaction with the Greater Lafayette Community (Q 33)
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Faculty reported the highest satisfaction with the following aspects of the Greater Lafayette Community: personal safety (95% satisfaction), K-12 schools (88%), libraries (86%), and housing in their price range (83%). They were considerably less satisfied with community members’ acceptance of those who are different from them (40% were satisfied), ethnic/racial diversity (42%), restaurants (45%), and the social life available (47%). (See Table 36)

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Differences by Gender

Females and males shared very similar levels of satisfaction regarding the housing that is available in their price range, safety, and parks and recreational facilities, while females were between five and nine percentage points less satisfied than males with the following: K-12 schools (84% vs. 89%), libraries (82% vs. 87%), cultural programs (46% vs. 53%), and day care facilities (40% vs. 51%). Females were also substantially less satisfied than males with the following: ethnic/racial diversity (28% vs. 47%), community members’ acceptance of those who are different from them (27% vs. 44%), restaurants (35% vs. 48%), social life (37% vs. 51%), and medical services (57% vs. 72%).

Differences by Race

Both Asian Americans and underrepresented minorities were less satisfied than Caucasians with several aspects of the local community: libraries (65% of Asian Americans and 76% of underrepresented minorities were satisfied compared to 87% of Caucasians), cultural programming (37% and 29% respectively vs. 53% of Caucasians), day care (41% and 38% vs. 49%), community members’ acceptance of those who are different from them (26% and 24% vs. 41%), restaurants (32% and 38% vs. 46%), social life (21% and 27% vs. 50%), and medical services (52% and 57% vs. 69%).

In addition, underrepresented minorities were considerably less satisfied than the others with K-12 schools (57% vs. 95% of Asian Americans and 88% of Caucasians), and ethnic/racial diversity (24% vs. 41% of Asian Americans and 43% of Caucasians). Asian Americans were the least satisfied with parks (50% vs. 70% of underrepresented minorities and 61% of Caucasians) and housing in their price range (60% vs. 75% of underrepresented minorities and 84% of Caucasians).