Overall quality of life MB as a place to raise a family MB as a place to recreate MB as a place to shop and dine MB as a place to retire MB as a place to work
Years in Manhattan Beach (Q1) Less than 5 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 or more 66.2 60.4 52.9 55.6 49.1 56.4 46.2 49.3 52.0 50.7 38.5 49.3 43.7 38.3 30.8 38.9 33.8 30.9 26.3 33.1 22.2 23.6 24.8 23.0
Home Ownership Status (QD4) Own Rent 55.2 63.8 51.7 44.5 49.6 46.2 37.2 42.7 31.6 31.5 22.0 24.5
Child in Hsld (QD3) Yes No 57.8 58.7 58.0 44.5 49.0 47.9 35.8 39.9 28.9 33.8 25.5 21.5
Quality of Life
TABLE 1 RATING CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH BY YEARS IN MANHATTAN BEACH, HOME OWNERSHIP STATUS & CHILD IN HSLD (SHOWING % EXCELLENT)
TABLE 2 RATING CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH BY AGE & GENDER (SHOWING % EXCELLENT)
Overall quality of life MB as a place to raise a family MB as a place to recreate MB as a place to shop and dine MB as a place to retire MB as a place to work
18 to 24 62.9 55.6 41.6 33.5 54.5 18.4
25 to 34 67.5 48.6 47.4 49.8 43.7 25.3
Age (QD1) 35 to 44 45 to 54 62.9 56.2 56.6 51.0 47.6 51.8 32.4 39.8 26.2 25.0 24.5 23.9
55 to 64 50.8 44.2 44.4 37.4 20.8 18.4
65 or older 51.8 45.7 51.2 36.6 37.8 24.8
Gender (QD2) Male Female 59.1 57.0 49.3 50.9 46.6 50.8 37.5 39.1 31.3 32.5 23.4 22.7
TABLE 3 RATING CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH BY ETHNICITY & EMPLOYMENT STATUS (SHOWING % EXCELLENT)
Overall quality of life MB as a place to raise a family MB as a place to recreate MB as a place to shop and dine MB as a place to retire MB as a place to work
Latino/ Hispanic 58.9 57.2 59.5 30.0 35.3 36.5
Ethnicity (QD6) Asian Caucasian American /White 50.2 60.3 49.8 51.3 41.3 50.7 23.9 41.3 28.9 31.0 19.1 22.5
Employment Status (QD5) Mixed or other 53.7 44.8 25.5 33.2 33.3 20.5
Full-time 61.2 50.9 50.8 42.2 30.2 26.7
Part-time 58.6 56.3 54.8 25.5 42.4 21.3
Student 57.1 47.6 49.5 31.8 48.1 20.0
Homemaker 55.3 66.0 36.4 32.5 23.3 16.7
Retired 50.5 43.1 42.9 33.3 35.5 18.1
WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT MANHATTAN BEACH? The next question in this series asked residents to identify what they like most about Manhattan Beach that the city government should make sure to preserve in the future. This question was posed in an openended manner, thereby allowing residents to mention any aspect or attribute that came to mind without being prompted by—or restricted to—a particular list of options. True North later reviewed the verbatim responses and grouped them into the categories shown in Figure 2 on the next page. Approximately 9% were unsure or unable to offer a specific aspect of Manhattan Beach that they would like preserved in the future. Among the specific responses that were offered, the City’s small-town feel and charming beach community vibe was the topic mentioned most often (17%), followed closely by public safety and the low crime rate (16%), the beach and ocean (14%), cleanliness, appearance, and beauty of the City (13%), and the community and its friendly people and family atmosphere (12%).
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