Nine percent report having difficulties arranging for child care in order to go to work. Fourteen percent have to care for other family members. Twelve percent report commuting problems, and thirteen percent are having difficulties with the number of hours they have to work. While the overall work picture is generally positive, the number of people struggling in their jobs should not be overlooked. When illness, mental fatigue, family problems, transportation problems, and low expectations for the future are at issue, a healthy work environment can be seriously damaged.
Social health is more than just the absence of social problems.
An important component of social health is the degree to which citizens have opportunities to engage in creative work and participate in cultural activities both of which allow us to express ourselves and to connect with others in our communities. The survey found that Connecticut residents value creative work and participate in a wide range of creative and cultural activities. Sixty-one percent of Connecticut residents report that during the past twelve months they have done creative work. Fifty-five percent view creative activities as very or fairly important in their lives. Thirty-nine percent of respondents did sewing, crafts, or gardening during the past twelve months the most common creative activity.