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Demographics – General Public Sample
In the end of the survey, demographic information such as age, education, ethnicity, employment status, income, and gender was collected from the respondents. The purpose was
to obtain a comprehensive profile of the survey participants for better understanding of the survey results.
Age
The age groups of the 500 general public respondents are presented below. The average age was
51.3 years, with a standard deviation of 16.2 years.
Length of residence
(Average length of residence = 14.3 years; standard deviation = 13.6 years)
Home ownership
Location of residence
Education
| Level of Education
| Percent (%)
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Less than high school
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6.6
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High school / GED
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17.6
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Vocational / Technical / Community
college
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6.4
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Some university but no degree
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19.8
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4 year college degree
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26.8
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Some graduate work but no degree
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4.0
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Master's degree
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14.4
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Doctorate degree
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4.2
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Don't know/Refused
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0.2
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| (n = 500)
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Ethnicity
| Categories of ethnicity
| Percent (%)
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White
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80.2
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African American
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8.4
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Latino/Hispanic
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3.8
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Asian American
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1.6
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American Indian
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2.0
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Multiracial
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2.2
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Others
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0.6
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Don't Know/Not sure
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0.6
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Refused
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0.6
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| (n = 500)
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Marital status
| Description of marital status
| Percent (%)
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Married
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52.0
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Single
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18.6
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Separated
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1.6
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Divorced
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11.8
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Widowed
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11.4
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Member of an unmarried couple
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4.0
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Don't know/Not sure
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0.2
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Refused
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0.4
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| (n = 500)
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Employment status
| Description of employment
| Percent (%)
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Employed full time
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46.4
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Employed part time
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7.8
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Self-employed
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9.8
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Unemployed / out of work
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2.4
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Student
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2.4
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Homemaker
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3.6
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Retired
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24.2
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Disabled
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3.2
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Refused
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0.2
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| (n = 500)
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Annual Household Income
| Categories of Income
| Percent (%)
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Less than $10,000
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4.8
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$10,000 but less than $25,000
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10.2
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$25,000 but less than $50,000
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19.8
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$50,000 but less than $75,000
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20.2
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$75,000 but less than $100,000
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12.0
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$100,000 but less than $125,000
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7.2
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$125,000 or more
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10.2
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Don't know/Not sure
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3.2
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Refused
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12.4
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Gender
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