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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 | 14,939 | 1,826 | 10.5 | 9.8-11.2 | 3,614 | 22.0 | 21.0-23.1 | 7,116 | 50.4 | 49.2-51.7 | 1,629 | 12.1 | 11.3-13.0 | 754 | 4.9 | 4.4- 5.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 5,637 | 386 | 6.2 | 5.3- 7.2 | 1,028 | 18.0 | 16.5-19.7 | 3,042 | 54.0 | 52.0-56.0 | 833 | 15.7 | 14.3-17.3 | 348 | 6.0 | 5.2- 7.1 |
Female | 9,302 | 1,440 | 14.5 | 13.5-15.6 | 2,586 | 25.7 | 24.5-27.1 | 4,074 | 47.1 | 45.5-48.6 | 796 | 8.8 | 8.0- 9.7 | 406 | 3.9 | 3.4- 4.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 11,657 | 1,018 | 6.2 | 5.7- 6.8 | 2,690 | 19.8 | 18.8-20.8 | 5,943 | 55.2 | 53.8-56.5 | 1,402 | 13.6 | 12.6-14.7 | 604 | 5.3 | 4.7- 5.9 |
African American | 2,203 | 636 | 24.9 | 22.4-27.7 | 631 | 27.8 | 25.0-30.7 | 733 | 37.3 | 34.2-40.5 | 123 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.2 | 80 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.8 |
Asian | 97 | 22 | 19.1 | 11.1-30.9 | 26 | 26.5 | 15.5-41.4 | 43 | 50.1 | 36.4-63.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.9-11.2 |
Native American | 300 | 41 | 9.8 | 6.5-14.6 | 78 | 22.5 | 16.5-29.9 | 138 | 53.2 | 45.3-61.0 | 23 | 9.1 | 5.2-15.4 | 20 | 5.4 | 3.1- 9.2 |
Other Minorities | 629 | 102 | 15.3 | 11.6-19.8 | 178 | 27.7 | 22.8-33.2 | 236 | 38.4 | 32.5-44.7 | 71 | 13.5 | 10.1-17.9 | 42 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 602 | 104 | 16.1 | 12.5-20.5 | 178 | 27.8 | 22.7-33.5 | 225 | 38.5 | 32.5-44.9 | 59 | 12.8 | 9.3-17.3 | 36 | 4.8 | 2.9- 8.1 |
-English Speaking | 219 | 34 | 14.0 | 8.9-21.3 | 59 | 23.2 | 15.2-33.7 | 96 | 49.4 | 36.8-62.1 | 18 | 7.9 | 4.2-14.6 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.1-13.4 |
-Spanish Speaking | 383 | 70 | 16.8 | 12.5-22.3 | 119 | 29.3 | 23.2-36.2 | 129 | 34.8 | 28.4-41.9 | 41 | 14.4 | 10.1-20.2 | 24 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.5 |
Non-Hispanic | 14,294 | 1,711 | 10.0 | 9.3-10.7 | 3,425 | 21.5 | 20.5-22.5 | 6,873 | 51.5 | 50.2-52.7 | 1,569 | 12.1 | 11.3-13.0 | 716 | 4.9 | 4.4- 5.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 459 | 49 | 9.3 | 6.4-13.3 | 67 | 15.8 | 11.7-20.9 | 238 | 52.7 | 46.7-58.7 | 81 | 16.2 | 12.4-21.0 | 24 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.3 |
25-34 | 1,439 | 125 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.3 | 299 | 19.6 | 17.1-22.4 | 740 | 53.2 | 49.9-56.5 | 205 | 15.4 | 13.1-17.9 | 70 | 4.3 | 3.1- 5.9 |
35-44 | 2,334 | 208 | 8.6 | 7.3-10.2 | 452 | 19.6 | 17.5-21.7 | 1,250 | 53.9 | 51.3-56.5 | 296 | 12.3 | 10.8-14.1 | 128 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.8 |
45-54 | 2,939 | 281 | 9.4 | 8.1-10.9 | 634 | 20.9 | 19.1-22.9 | 1,531 | 53.8 | 51.5-56.2 | 351 | 11.1 | 9.8-12.6 | 142 | 4.7 | 3.8- 5.9 |
55-64 | 3,216 | 344 | 10.6 | 9.2-12.2 | 831 | 26.6 | 24.7-28.6 | 1,574 | 48.6 | 46.4-50.8 | 330 | 10.2 | 9.0-11.6 | 137 | 4.0 | 3.2- 4.9 |
65-74 | 2,585 | 390 | 14.6 | 13.0-16.4 | 753 | 28.9 | 26.8-31.2 | 1,081 | 42.8 | 40.4-45.1 | 217 | 8.2 | 7.0- 9.6 | 144 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.7 |
75+ | 1,871 | 418 | 22.7 | 20.2-25.3 | 541 | 29.1 | 26.5-31.9 | 667 | 35.4 | 32.6-38.2 | 139 | 8.0 | 6.5- 9.8 | 106 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,067 | 505 | 20.1 | 17.6-22.8 | 489 | 22.1 | 19.2-25.3 | 765 | 39.5 | 35.9-43.2 | 171 | 11.2 | 9.0-13.9 | 137 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,351 | 584 | 11.6 | 10.1-13.3 | 1,002 | 21.0 | 19.0-23.0 | 2,045 | 49.1 | 46.5-51.6 | 469 | 12.6 | 11.0-14.4 | 251 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,925 | 418 | 9.2 | 8.0-10.5 | 990 | 23.1 | 21.2-25.1 | 1,865 | 50.9 | 48.5-53.3 | 450 | 12.1 | 10.5-13.8 | 202 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.0 |
College Graduate | 4,564 | 312 | 5.9 | 5.1- 6.9 | 1,123 | 22.1 | 20.5-23.7 | 2,433 | 56.6 | 54.6-58.6 | 535 | 12.2 | 11.0-13.6 | 161 | 3.1 | 2.6- 3.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,658 | 412 | 24.0 | 20.6-27.8 | 422 | 20.3 | 17.5-23.4 | 583 | 38.9 | 34.6-43.4 | 128 | 10.5 | 8.0-13.8 | 113 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,399 | 441 | 17.3 | 14.8-20.1 | 591 | 23.4 | 20.5-26.5 | 993 | 41.8 | 38.2-45.5 | 225 | 11.7 | 9.4-14.4 | 149 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,589 | 190 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.1 | 413 | 26.6 | 23.0-30.6 | 743 | 45.6 | 41.8-49.4 | 168 | 13.2 | 10.4-16.6 | 75 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 2,095 | 202 | 9.2 | 7.6-11.1 | 515 | 21.8 | 19.5-24.2 | 1,035 | 52.2 | 49.1-55.2 | 239 | 11.7 | 9.9-13.8 | 104 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 2,164 | 146 | 5.4 | 4.4- 6.6 | 468 | 20.7 | 18.4-23.3 | 1,173 | 55.5 | 52.5-58.4 | 276 | 13.6 | 11.7-15.7 | 101 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 |
$75,000+ | 3,127 | 126 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.5 | 680 | 19.7 | 17.9-21.6 | 1,768 | 59.3 | 56.9-61.7 | 435 | 13.7 | 12.0-15.5 | 118 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 5,568 | 961 | 15.4 | 14.0-16.9 | 1,494 | 25.1 | 23.4-26.9 | 2,284 | 43.2 | 41.2-45.3 | 508 | 10.6 | 9.3-11.9 | 321 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.7 |
No | 9,279 | 842 | 8.2 | 7.4- 9.1 | 2,104 | 20.7 | 19.5-22.0 | 4,792 | 53.7 | 52.1-55.3 | 1,113 | 12.8 | 11.8-14.0 | 428 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 2,257 | 174 | 7.2 | 5.8- 9.0 | 465 | 21.7 | 19.0-24.7 | 1,174 | 52.0 | 48.9-55.0 | 313 | 13.5 | 11.7-15.5 | 131 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.3 |
Non-Veteran | 12,676 | 1,652 | 11.0 | 10.2-11.9 | 3,148 | 22.1 | 21.0-23.2 | 5,939 | 50.2 | 48.8-51.6 | 1,314 | 11.9 | 11.0-12.9 | 623 | 4.8 | 4.3- 5.4 |
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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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