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in Pittsboro, distributed the survey via emails to its members. Additionally, a list of licensed meat handlers in the region was accessed from NCDA&CS, and these businesses and individuals were mailed surveys to their listed addresses. IT. Survey Results A total of 67 surveys were returned to researchers within a timeframe of just over 3 months. Of that number, 2 surveys were determined to be invalid due to no contact information being supplied. Two other surveys showed respondents reporting. that they would not use a facility if it were available in their region, and another survey respondent wanted to use a facility for slaughtering poultry (a use for which shared use food processing facilities are not designed). Researchers classified the remaining 62 completed surveys into 3 tiers, with tier one respondents being deemed highly likely to make use of a shared use facility, tier two respondents being somewhat likely to make use of the facility, and tier three respondents being least likely to make use of the facility. Tier designations were based on respondent's thoroughness in completing the survey, their expressed levels of intent to use the facility, their specific stage of business preparedness, and specific production activity. Twenty four respondents were identified as tier one potential facility users, followed by 20 tier two potential users, and 18 tier three potential users. Responses to some of the most important questions in the survey are discussed below, with questions pertaining to equipment needs discussed in Section Four: Equipment. Respondents were given a list of business types to choose from to describe their activities, and were allowed to select all that applied to their business operations. The identified business activities were as follows: 19 Question l: Indicate your current business activity, how long you have been in