2022 Black Well-being Final w links for Web 11.29.22 - Flipbook - Page 11
BLACK WELL-BEING REPORT 2022
BLACK FUTURE CO-OP FUND
Priorities
What Are Our Priorities and
Perceptions of Progress
• Accountability was a top priority for respondents 56
and older.
Over 600 Black people statewide offered their
• Civic engagement, not economic mobility was the top
priority for folks making less than $50,000.
perspectives to help us understand the priorities
• Health care only made the top five for people 56
and perceptions of our communities statewide.
and older.
Here’s what we found:
Priorities
Rank
Survey Respondents
(N=523)*
Under $50,000
(N=112)
Age 55 and under
(N=359)
Age 56 and older
(N=123)
1
Economic Mobility
Civic Engagement
Economic Mobility
Accountability
2
Education
Education
Education
Economic Mobility
3
Civic Engagement
Economic Mobility
Civic Engagement
Education
4
Accountability
Community Building
Community Building
Civic Engagement
5
Community Building
Accountability
Accountability
Health Care
*Not every respondent answered every question.
Perceptions of Progress
• Overall, respondents are most hopeful around making progress in civic engagement and education.
• Respondents making under $50,000 feel we’re making progress in economic mobility and education more so
than those with higher incomes.
• Respondents 56 and older feel less progress is being made in all areas than those younger than them.
Perceptions of Progress
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Economic
Mobility
Education
Strongly Agree + Agree
Health
Legal
System
Civic
Engagement
Strongly Disagree + Disagree
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