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Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 15,114 | 4,707 | 27.7 | 26.6-28.8 | 3,547 | 23.6 | 22.6-24.7 | 3,481 | 25.4 | 24.2-26.5 | 1,078 | 8.0 | 7.4- 8.7 | 2,301 | 15.3 | 14.4-16.3 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 5,750 | 1,661 | 25.5 | 23.9-27.3 | 1,302 | 22.3 | 20.7-24.0 | 1,366 | 26.1 | 24.3-27.9 | 474 | 9.0 | 7.9-10.2 | 947 | 17.1 | 15.6-18.8 |
Female | 9,364 | 3,046 | 29.7 | 28.4-31.1 | 2,245 | 24.9 | 23.6-26.2 | 2,115 | 24.7 | 23.3-26.1 | 604 | 7.1 | 6.3- 7.9 | 1,354 | 13.6 | 12.6-14.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 11,810 | 3,589 | 26.5 | 25.4-27.7 | 3,019 | 26.1 | 24.9-27.3 | 2,711 | 25.3 | 24.1-26.6 | 874 | 8.4 | 7.6- 9.2 | 1,617 | 13.7 | 12.7-14.8 |
African American | 2,219 | 776 | 33.4 | 30.3-36.5 | 331 | 15.8 | 13.7-18.1 | 508 | 24.2 | 21.5-27.0 | 130 | 7.2 | 5.8- 9.0 | 474 | 19.5 | 17.3-21.9 |
Asian | 97 | 33 | 23.1 | 14.4-34.9 | 16 | 16.9 | 9.0-29.4 | 34 | 35.9 | 24.3-49.3 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.3-11.7 | 11 | 20.2 | 9.2-38.7 |
Native American | 304 | 113 | 30.1 | 23.7-37.3 | 49 | 17.4 | 12.2-24.3 | 66 | 25.9 | 19.0-34.2 | 19 | 7.2 | 3.9-13.2 | 57 | 19.4 | 14.2-25.9 |
Other Minorities | 628 | 183 | 26.4 | 21.9-31.5 | 122 | 21.4 | 16.7-27.0 | 149 | 26.2 | 20.8-32.4 | 48 | 7.5 | 5.1-10.9 | 126 | 18.5 | 14.4-23.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 607 | 181 | 26.7 | 22.0-32.0 | 118 | 21.3 | 16.6-27.0 | 144 | 25.9 | 20.4-32.3 | 48 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.9 | 116 | 17.9 | 13.7-23.0 |
-English Speaking | 225 | 70 | 26.6 | 18.3-36.8 | 43 | 20.6 | 13.5-30.1 | 46 | 27.8 | 15.4-44.9 | 17 | 7.0 | 3.5-13.6 | 49 | 18.1 | 11.5-27.2 |
-Spanish Speaking | 382 | 111 | 26.8 | 21.3-33.0 | 75 | 21.6 | 15.9-28.6 | 98 | 25.2 | 19.7-31.7 | 31 | 8.6 | 5.4-13.3 | 67 | 17.8 | 12.9-24.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 14,463 | 4,508 | 27.8 | 26.7-28.9 | 3,424 | 23.8 | 22.8-24.9 | 3,327 | 25.3 | 24.2-26.4 | 1,028 | 8.0 | 7.3- 8.7 | 2,176 | 15.1 | 14.2-16.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 460 | 97 | 21.2 | 16.6-26.8 | 83 | 17.5 | 13.5-22.5 | 143 | 31.5 | 26.1-37.4 | 60 | 11.6 | 8.5-15.5 | 77 | 18.2 | 13.8-23.6 |
25-34 | 1,445 | 323 | 22.6 | 19.9-25.5 | 350 | 24.1 | 21.4-27.1 | 434 | 30.0 | 27.1-33.2 | 139 | 9.0 | 7.4-10.9 | 199 | 14.3 | 12.1-16.9 |
35-44 | 2,344 | 585 | 24.4 | 22.3-26.6 | 630 | 27.5 | 25.2-29.9 | 647 | 26.3 | 24.2-28.6 | 178 | 7.7 | 6.5- 9.2 | 304 | 14.1 | 12.2-16.2 |
45-54 | 2,965 | 827 | 26.6 | 24.6-28.7 | 757 | 25.6 | 23.6-27.7 | 717 | 25.0 | 23.0-27.1 | 228 | 8.5 | 7.2-10.0 | 436 | 14.3 | 12.7-16.1 |
55-64 | 3,259 | 1,046 | 32.8 | 30.8-35.0 | 781 | 23.3 | 21.5-25.1 | 729 | 22.6 | 20.8-24.5 | 222 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.9 | 481 | 14.6 | 13.0-16.2 |
65-74 | 2,640 | 981 | 36.1 | 33.9-38.4 | 576 | 23.0 | 21.1-25.1 | 499 | 18.7 | 16.9-20.5 | 147 | 4.9 | 4.0- 5.9 | 437 | 17.4 | 15.5-19.4 |
75+ | 1,904 | 814 | 42.0 | 39.1-44.9 | 340 | 17.9 | 15.9-20.1 | 295 | 15.8 | 13.8-18.1 | 97 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.5 | 358 | 18.5 | 16.4-20.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,086 | 762 | 30.4 | 27.4-33.6 | 265 | 15.1 | 12.2-18.5 | 439 | 23.7 | 20.6-27.0 | 96 | 5.9 | 4.3- 7.8 | 524 | 25.0 | 21.9-28.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,403 | 1,363 | 28.6 | 26.4-30.9 | 877 | 18.4 | 16.7-20.2 | 1,007 | 24.5 | 22.3-26.9 | 319 | 8.8 | 7.5-10.4 | 837 | 19.6 | 17.6-21.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,974 | 1,241 | 28.0 | 25.9-30.1 | 912 | 22.4 | 20.6-24.4 | 933 | 26.2 | 24.1-28.4 | 333 | 9.2 | 7.9-10.7 | 555 | 14.2 | 12.6-16.0 |
College Graduate | 4,618 | 1,333 | 25.4 | 23.7-27.1 | 1,487 | 33.7 | 31.8-35.6 | 1,092 | 26.1 | 24.4-28.0 | 329 | 7.2 | 6.2- 8.3 | 377 | 7.6 | 6.6- 8.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,669 | 618 | 33.2 | 29.5-37.0 | 221 | 12.3 | 9.7-15.3 | 326 | 23.3 | 19.6-27.6 | 95 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.9 | 409 | 23.9 | 20.3-28.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,410 | 806 | 29.9 | 26.8-33.1 | 409 | 17.4 | 14.7-20.4 | 519 | 23.9 | 20.6-27.6 | 150 | 7.3 | 5.8- 9.1 | 526 | 21.6 | 18.8-24.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,602 | 509 | 31.3 | 27.7-35.1 | 353 | 20.4 | 17.5-23.6 | 367 | 23.1 | 20.2-26.2 | 101 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.5 | 272 | 18.4 | 15.6-21.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 2,120 | 625 | 25.2 | 22.9-27.7 | 524 | 25.3 | 22.7-28.2 | 518 | 27.5 | 24.8-30.4 | 167 | 8.2 | 6.6-10.0 | 286 | 13.8 | 11.7-16.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 2,189 | 607 | 24.5 | 22.1-27.1 | 588 | 25.8 | 23.4-28.5 | 562 | 27.7 | 25.1-30.5 | 189 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.7 | 243 | 13.0 | 10.8-15.5 |
$75,000+ | 3,153 | 866 | 24.4 | 22.3-26.6 | 1,044 | 33.7 | 31.4-36.0 | 770 | 26.9 | 24.7-29.3 | 244 | 7.6 | 6.5- 8.8 | 229 | 7.4 | 6.2- 8.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 5,626 | 1,877 | 30.4 | 28.6-32.3 | 1,137 | 19.1 | 17.8-20.6 | 1,132 | 21.2 | 19.6-22.9 | 374 | 8.0 | 6.9- 9.3 | 1,106 | 21.2 | 19.4-23.1 |
No | 9,394 | 2,793 | 26.4 | 25.1-27.8 | 2,397 | 25.6 | 24.3-27.0 | 2,329 | 27.2 | 25.8-28.7 | 699 | 8.0 | 7.2- 8.9 | 1,176 | 12.7 | 11.6-13.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 2,302 | 759 | 30.5 | 27.6-33.4 | 519 | 22.7 | 20.4-25.1 | 498 | 24.4 | 21.9-27.1 | 166 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.8 | 360 | 15.3 | 13.3-17.6 |
Non-Veteran | 12,805 | 3,948 | 27.2 | 26.1-28.4 | 3,024 | 23.7 | 22.6-24.9 | 2,981 | 25.5 | 24.3-26.8 | 912 | 8.2 | 7.4- 8.9 | 1,940 | 15.4 | 14.3-16.4 |
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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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