The tables illustrate surveys in 1980 and 2010. The tables survey 
apply
 six aspects of city living: Correct subject-verb agreement
applies
education
, Use synonyms
healthcare
, environment, Use synonyms
shops
, employment, and Use synonyms
transport
. Data are divided into 3 categories: Good, Neither good nor bad, and bad. "In the 'Good' Use synonyms
category
, Use synonyms
healthcare
 received the highest rating, Use synonyms
while
 transportation received the lowest. In the 'Neither Good Nor Bad' Linking Words
category
, Use synonyms
healthcare
 had the lowest rating, Use synonyms
while
 Linking Words
shops
 had the highest. In the 'Bad' Use synonyms
category
, Use synonyms
education
 received the lowest rating, and transportation the highest."
In 1980, Use synonyms
healthcare
 received the highest good rating at 82% Use synonyms
while
 Linking Words
the 
Correct article usage
apply
transport
 had the lowest at 52%. By 2010, Use synonyms
education
 reached the rating top “Good” at 82%, Use synonyms
whereas
 Linking Words
the 
Correct article usage
apply
transport
 fell to 39%. The Use synonyms
transport
 declined by 13% from 1980. Environment remained relatively stable with a slight decrease from 72% to 71%. 
Use synonyms
Furthermore
, in 1980, the lowest Linking Words
percentage
 of "Neither good nor bad" was in Use synonyms
healthcare
 at 10%, Use synonyms
while
 the highest was in Linking Words
shops
 at 24%. In 2010, Use synonyms
this
 Linking Words
category
 was the highest in Use synonyms
shops
 at 24% and the lowest was in employment at 5%. In 1980, Use synonyms
education
 had the lowest "Bad" Use synonyms
percentage
 at 5%, Use synonyms
while
 transportation had the highest Linking Words
percentage
 at 32%. In 2010, the "Bad" Use synonyms
percentage
 for Use synonyms
education
 increased to 9%, increasing by 4% from 1980. The highest rating for Use synonyms
transport
 was 38%.Use synonyms