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Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
3014 |
1144 36.9 (34.9-38.9) |
1870 63.1 (61.1-65.1) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
| Male |
1144 |
326 27.7 (24.8-30.8) |
818 72.3 (69.2-75.2) |
| Female |
1870 |
818 45.3 (42.7-47.9) |
1052 54.7 (52.1-57.3) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
| White |
2316 |
875 36.3 (34.1-38.6) |
1441 63.7 (61.4-65.9) |
| African American |
593 |
226 38.5 (33.8-43.4) |
367 61.5 (56.6-66.2) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
247 |
80 28.7 (22.4-35.9) |
167 71.3 (64.1-77.6) |
| 25-34 |
542 |
220 39.4 (34.7-44.3) |
322 60.6 (55.7-65.3) |
| 35-44 |
624 |
265 41.8 (37.6-46.2) |
359 58.2 (53.8-62.4) |
| 45-54 |
554 |
234 40.1 (35.6-44.8) |
320 59.9 (55.2-64.4) |
| 55-64 |
407 |
165 41.6 (36.5-46.9) |
242 58.4 (53.1-63.5) |
| 65+ |
622 |
175 27.9 (24.2-31.9) |
447 72.1 (68.1-75.8) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
509 |
136 25.7 (21.6-30.3) |
373 74.3 (69.7-78.4) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
941 |
358 37.7 (34.2-41.2) |
583 62.3 (58.8-65.8) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
756 |
310 40.3 (36.3-44.5) |
446 59.7 (55.5-63.7) |
| College Graduate |
802 |
338 39.7 (35.8-43.7) |
464 60.3 (56.3-64.2) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
338 |
101 26.7 (21.9-32.2) |
237 73.3 (67.8-78.1) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
557 |
207 37.0 (32.4-41.8) |
350 63.0 (58.2-67.6) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
425 |
149 32.6 (27.8-37.7) |
276 67.4 (62.3-72.2) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
446 |
193 40.8 (35.6-46.3) |
253 59.2 (53.7-64.4) |
| $50,000+ |
773 |
331 41.0 (37.0-45.1) |
442 59.0 (54.9-63.0) |
| #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. |
