BUYING THE GOOD LIFE

Insofar as the quality of life in the Big Orange is concerned, county residents report, overwhelmingly, that it is positive. Nearly nine out of 10 say it is going either “very well” (37%) or “somewhat well” (50%). Money and outlook live together, though, as the table below illustrates.

Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Household Income Well Well Badly Badly More than $80,000 51 43 3 3 $66,000-$80,000 52 43 5 * $50,001-$65,999 42 41 14 3 $36,000-$50,000 35 56 6 3 $25,000-$35,999 28 57 13 2 Less than $25,000 29 53 16 2 total 37 50 10 3

* Less than 1%

Source: Orange County Annual Survey by Mark Baldassare, UCI