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Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Yes   N       %   C.I.(95%)	No   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	3011	316  10.1  ( 9.0-11.5)	2695  89.9  (88.5-91.0)
GENDER
Male	1144	85   7.1  ( 5.7- 9.0)	1059  92.9  (91.0-94.3)
Female	1867	231  12.9  (11.1-14.8)	1636  87.1  (85.2-88.9)
RACE
White	2313	238  10.0  ( 8.7-11.5)	2075  90.0  (88.5-91.3)
African American	593	67  10.6  ( 8.1-13.9)	526  89.4  (86.1-91.9)
AGE
18-24	247	29  11.7  ( 7.7-17.5)	218  88.3  (82.5-92.3)
25-34	540	62   9.4  ( 7.2-12.2)	478  90.6  (87.8-92.8)
35-44	624	55   8.5  ( 6.3-11.4)	569  91.5  (88.6-93.7)
45-54	554	65  12.1  ( 9.3-15.6)	489  87.9  (84.4-90.7)
55-64	406	37   8.7  ( 6.2-12.1)	369  91.3  (87.9-93.8)
65+	622	67  10.6  ( 8.3-13.5)	555  89.4  (86.5-91.7)
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	508	68  12.5  ( 9.6-16.0)	440  87.5  (84.0-90.4)
H.S. or G.E.D.	940	96  10.5  ( 8.4-13.2)	844  89.5  (86.8-91.6)
Some Post-H.S.	755	76   9.4  ( 7.3-12.0)	679  90.6  (88.0-92.7)
College Graduate	801	75   8.8  ( 6.8-11.3)	726  91.2  (88.7-93.2)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	338	51  14.7  (10.8-19.7)	287  85.3  (80.3-89.2)
$15,000- 24,999	557	71  11.8  ( 9.0-15.2)	486  88.2  (84.8-91.0)
$25,000- 34,999	424	36   7.1  ( 5.0-10.0)	388  92.9  (90.0-95.0)
$35,000- 49,999	445	43   9.5  ( 6.8-13.3)	402  90.5  (86.7-93.2)
$50,000+	772	66   8.9  ( 6.8-11.6)	706  91.1  (88.4-93.2)

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.