GroWNC Workgroup Composition Assessment - March 2012

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Workgroup Composition Assessment: Results, March 2012

• Conducted in all Workgroup meetings March 13 -14, 2012• Approximately 114 respondents • First step in gauging our outreach and

participation

Keypad Polling

Buncombe County63%

Haywood County

5%

Henderson County8%

Madison County 9%

Tran-sylvania County

8%

Other7%

Where do you live?

rural32%

rural – planned community

8%

suburban17%

small town 13%

urban neighborhood 23%

city - downtown5%

other2%

How would you describe the area where you live?

Buncombe County68%

Haywood County

5%

Henderson County8%

Madison County

7%

Tran-sylvania County

7%

Other4%

Where do you work?

rural12%

rural – planned community

3%

suburban16%

small town 21%

urban neighbor-

hood 12%

city - downtown33%

other4%

How would you describe the area where you work?

Local Government26%

State Government 7%

Federal Gov-ernment

5%

Non-profit organization 33%

Large Business /In-

dustry3%

Small business17%

Education 7%

Other 3%

What sector do you represent?

0-5 years20%

6 – 10 years23%

11 – 25 years 29%

26 – 50 years 22%

more than 50 years 5%

I don’t live in WNC1%

How long have you lived in WNC?

I’m a WNC na-tive19%

New job22%

College/uni-versity

3%Retirement 3%

To be near family15%

Loved the area & wanted to live here

31%

Other 6% I don’t live in WNC

1%

Why did you move to WNC?

25 - 3412%

35 – 44 25%

45 - 5424%

55 – 6526%

Over 6513%

What is your age group?

African-American/Black3% Hispanic/Latino

1%

Eastern European1%

White/Caucasian95%

Two or More Races 1%

How do you identify your race/ethnicity?

High-school graduate2%

Some college5%

Associate’s degree

2%

Bachelor’s degree30%

Graduate/professional degree61%

Education

Unemployed 5%

Student1%

Temporar-ily em-ployed

1%

Working part-time 19%

Working full-time 68%

Retired 6%

Employment Status

Personal vehicle94%

Public Transit (bus) 1%

Bicycle3%

Motorcycle1% Walk

2%

Transportation - 1st choice

Personal vehicle39%

Carpool9%

Public Transit (bus) 3%

Bicycle6%

Mo-tor-

cycle1%

Walk43%

Transportation - 2nd choice

Less than $25,0007%

$25,000 - $49,99915%

$50,000 - $74,999

25%$75,000 - $99,99915%

$100,000 - $124,99921%

$125,000 - $149,999

5%

More than $150,00011%

Household income

Own78%

Rent21%

Neither2%

Home ownership

Poor8%

Fair8%

Good33%

Excellent51%

Rate Your Access to Health Care

Poor16%

Fair34%Good

33%

Excellent18%

Rate Your Access to Employment Opportunities

Poor7%

Fair23%

Good47%

Excellent23%

Rate Your Access to Educational Opportunities

Poor2%Fair

7%

Good39%

Excel-lent52%

Rate Your Access to Healthy Foods

Fair13%

Good46%

Excel-lent41%

Rate Your Physical Health and Wellness

Fair9%

Good43%

Excellent48%

Rate Your Emotional Health and Wellness