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| Total Respond.^ |
Within the past month | Within the past year | Within the past 2 years | 2 or more years ago | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,126 | 949 | 8.4 | 7.7- 9.1 | 4,574 | 42.9 | 41.6-44.1 | 1,516 | 14.5 | 13.6-15.4 | 2,371 | 25.3 | 24.2-26.5 | 716 | 9.0 | 8.2- 9.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,756 | 318 | 7.7 | 6.7- 8.9 | 1,578 | 40.6 | 38.6-42.7 | 521 | 13.1 | 11.8-14.6 | 1,005 | 28.3 | 26.4-30.3 | 334 | 10.2 | 9.0-11.6 |
| Female | 6,370 | 631 | 9.0 | 8.1- 9.9 | 2,996 | 44.8 | 43.2-46.3 | 995 | 15.6 | 14.5-16.8 | 1,366 | 22.8 | 21.5-24.2 | 382 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 8,371 | 791 | 8.2 | 7.5- 9.0 | 3,869 | 44.7 | 43.3-46.1 | 1,289 | 15.2 | 14.2-16.2 | 1,942 | 25.0 | 23.7-26.2 | 480 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.7 |
| African American | 1,284 | 121 | 9.5 | 7.5-11.9 | 532 | 38.2 | 34.7-41.8 | 177 | 12.9 | 10.5-15.7 | 307 | 26.1 | 22.9-29.6 | 147 | 13.3 | 10.8-16.2 |
| Asian | 50 | 8 | 14.2 | 6.4-28.5 | 18 | 24.0 | 13.4-39.1 | 5 | 11.5 | 3.2-33.8 | 10 | 23.9 | 12.0-42.0 | 9 | 26.5 | 13.3-45.8 |
| Native American | 171 | 17 | 12.0 | 6.1-22.4 | 65 | 41.2 | 30.6-52.7 | 19 | 8.7 | 4.5-16.2 | 45 | 24.2 | 16.3-34.4 | 25 | 13.8 | 8.8-21.2 |
| Other Minorities | 218 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.2- 9.7 | 75 | 28.5 | 21.3-37.0 | 19 | 7.6 | 3.9-14.3 | 59 | 30.0 | 22.0-39.4 | 54 | 29.2 | 21.4-38.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 209 | 19 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.2 | 62 | 25.6 | 18.5-34.2 | 24 | 10.5 | 5.9-18.0 | 54 | 29.3 | 21.0-39.1 | 50 | 28.6 | 20.6-38.3 |
| -English Speaking | 114 | 17 | 13.0 | 7.5-21.6 | 44 | 40.2 | 29.5-51.9 | 18 | 15.5 | 8.7-26.3 | 29 | 27.2 | 18.2-38.5 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.6-10.1 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 95 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.3 | 18 | 16.8 | 9.0-29.1 | 6 | 7.5 | 2.6-19.8 | 25 | 30.5 | 19.1-44.9 | 44 | 43.3 | 30.7-56.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 9,889 | 928 | 8.5 | 7.8- 9.2 | 4,495 | 43.4 | 42.1-44.7 | 1,489 | 14.6 | 13.7-15.5 | 2,314 | 25.2 | 24.1-26.4 | 663 | 8.3 | 7.6- 9.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 1,148 | 57 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.5 | 396 | 34.0 | 30.7-37.5 | 165 | 12.9 | 10.8-15.3 | 321 | 29.7 | 26.5-33.2 | 209 | 17.8 | 15.3-20.7 |
| 45-54 | 2,622 | 188 | 7.2 | 6.0- 8.7 | 980 | 36.7 | 34.3-39.1 | 424 | 15.4 | 13.8-17.3 | 748 | 28.8 | 26.5-31.2 | 282 | 11.9 | 10.3-13.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,700 | 229 | 7.8 | 6.7- 9.1 | 1,168 | 44.6 | 42.2-47.0 | 489 | 17.3 | 15.5-19.1 | 674 | 25.2 | 23.1-27.3 | 140 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.4 |
| 65-74 | 2,102 | 218 | 10.0 | 8.6-11.7 | 1,134 | 53.9 | 51.3-56.5 | 287 | 12.9 | 11.3-14.7 | 416 | 20.8 | 18.7-23.1 | 47 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.4 |
| 75+ | 1,554 | 257 | 15.9 | 13.8-18.2 | 896 | 57.7 | 54.6-60.9 | 151 | 10.1 | 8.4-12.2 | 212 | 13.9 | 11.7-16.5 | 38 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,304 | 119 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.0 | 532 | 35.6 | 32.2-39.2 | 159 | 11.7 | 9.5-14.3 | 343 | 30.2 | 26.7-34.1 | 151 | 16.0 | 12.9-19.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,006 | 258 | 8.1 | 6.8- 9.5 | 1,298 | 38.8 | 36.6-41.2 | 435 | 14.5 | 12.8-16.4 | 742 | 26.9 | 24.7-29.1 | 273 | 11.7 | 10.2-13.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,634 | 248 | 8.2 | 7.0- 9.5 | 1,208 | 45.4 | 42.9-48.0 | 407 | 14.2 | 12.6-15.9 | 605 | 24.5 | 22.3-26.8 | 166 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.3 |
| College Graduate | 3,169 | 322 | 9.5 | 8.3-10.9 | 1,532 | 47.0 | 44.7-49.2 | 514 | 15.6 | 14.1-17.3 | 678 | 22.9 | 21.0-24.9 | 123 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,049 | 77 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.5 | 401 | 33.9 | 30.1-38.0 | 133 | 12.5 | 10.0-15.5 | 336 | 34.8 | 30.6-39.2 | 102 | 13.1 | 10.3-16.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,533 | 149 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.6 | 638 | 36.9 | 33.7-40.1 | 207 | 13.8 | 11.6-16.4 | 404 | 28.9 | 25.7-32.2 | 135 | 12.5 | 10.0-15.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 1,047 | 105 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.5 | 459 | 41.2 | 37.4-45.2 | 162 | 13.3 | 11.1-15.9 | 230 | 24.9 | 21.5-28.5 | 91 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,449 | 128 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.8 | 624 | 38.9 | 35.7-42.2 | 244 | 15.7 | 13.4-18.2 | 358 | 27.6 | 24.6-30.8 | 95 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,474 | 140 | 8.0 | 6.6- 9.7 | 687 | 46.4 | 43.1-49.7 | 221 | 14.3 | 12.3-16.7 | 329 | 23.3 | 20.5-26.3 | 97 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.1 |
| $75,000+ | 2,236 | 194 | 8.3 | 7.0-10.0 | 1,129 | 48.7 | 46.1-51.4 | 351 | 15.2 | 13.4-17.1 | 447 | 21.4 | 19.3-23.7 | 115 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 3,844 | 375 | 9.3 | 8.2-10.6 | 1,772 | 43.7 | 41.6-45.8 | 541 | 14.1 | 12.6-15.6 | 937 | 25.8 | 23.9-27.7 | 219 | 7.2 | 6.1- 8.5 |
| No | 6,145 | 555 | 7.9 | 7.1- 8.8 | 2,746 | 42.5 | 40.9-44.2 | 961 | 14.7 | 13.7-15.9 | 1,399 | 25.0 | 23.6-26.6 | 484 | 9.8 | 8.7-10.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,685 | 185 | 10.5 | 8.7-12.7 | 788 | 45.3 | 42.2-48.4 | 229 | 13.6 | 11.6-15.9 | 393 | 24.6 | 22.0-27.5 | 90 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 8,436 | 764 | 7.9 | 7.2- 8.7 | 3,785 | 42.3 | 41.0-43.7 | 1,287 | 14.7 | 13.7-15.7 | 1,976 | 25.5 | 24.2-26.8 | 624 | 9.6 | 8.7-10.6 |
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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
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