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County Perceptions The quality of life ratings are the best they have been since 1990, when 22 percent thought things were going very well and only 25 percent reported that they were going badly. Those who are least likely to say that things are going badly are living in the South County (20%) and earning $80,000 or more(22%). There are no differences in responses by age. As for residents' perceptions of the future, 43 percent said they expected no change, while 27 percent thought Orange County would be a better pl ace and 30 percent expected it to become a worse place to live. In recent years, the trend has been toward expecting the status quo, and this year had the highest number of respondents ever reporting that they expected no change in the future. There are no differences in future expectations by age, income or region. On the most serious health and social issue facing the county, drug abuse (30%) topped the list, followed by health care (19%), the homeless (17%) and race relations (15%). Mention of health care is 6 points lower than last year (19% to 25%), and is at its lowest point since 1990 (16%). There are no other dramatic changes over time. There are no differences by age, income or region in perceptions of the most serious social problem facing the county. Chart 1: Quality of life
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