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Once again, affordability was the key complaint. Hundreds of comments mentioned the lack of access to affordable medical and health-related services, as well as aggregate facilities and home health care. There were numerous complaints about the difficulty in getting timely appointments. To summarize this section, these respondents tend to be healthy, able-bodied, active and to have health insurance. Most have not had problems accessing medical and health services. It should be noted that many are unsure about their availability, indicating that they probably have not needed them. Many who have encountered difficulties felt strongly enough to provide comments, particularly related to affordability. Their primary sources for mental and physical health information are their doctors or health care professionals or people they know, followed by internet or online sources. F. SOCIAL PARTICIPATION, INCLUSION AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES 1. Social Participation. The first question asked them to rate the opportunities for social participation and inclusion for people like themselves. See Figure 12. Figure 12 Opportunities for Social Participation and Inclusion 40.5 22.9° 9.6% 21.5% 5.4 Q Qa0 N=1680 The responses indicate that most people feel positively about their social opportunities. However, about one quarter, a sizable portion, feel they are only fair or poor. The only exception was for Zone 2 where the negative rate was only 12%. 2. Social Interaction in Person. Figures 13 and 14 support this assessment with information about how frequently they interact with friends, family, or neighbors, both in person and through telephone and social media. Over half the sample report interacting more than once a day or at least several times a week. Social interaction rates in person were highest in Zone 2 and lowest in Zone 1, followed by Zones 4 and 5. Livable Indian River Survey Data Report 875