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Orange County Tax Survey, 2008 <br />Preliminary Topline Report <br />14 February 2008 <br />Dl. First, do you own or rent your home? <br />1. Own ...............................................................................................................333 (84%) <br />2. Rent ................................................................................................................. 49(12%) <br />3. DK/NA/Refused ..............................................................................................15 (4%) <br />D2. In what year were you born? <br />[ANSWERS TO BE CODED. DATA BELOW ARE FROM VOTER REGISTRATION <br />SAMPLE:] <br />Age 18 to 25 ..........................................................................................................28 (7%) <br />Age 26 to 40 ..........................................................................................................79 (20%) <br />Age 41-65 ............................................................................................................218 (55%) <br />Age 66 or above .................................................................................................... 72(18%) <br />D3. So that we can make sure all races are represented fairly in our interviews, would you <br />describe yourself as...? (READ LIST; SELECT ONE) <br />1. White ............................................................................................................. 334 ( 84%) <br />2. Black or African-American ........................................................................... .. 36 (9%) <br />3. Hispanic or Latino ........................................................................................ .... 3 (1%) <br />4. Asian or Pacific Islander ............................................................................... .... 8 (2%) <br />5. American Indian or Native American ........................................................... .... 3 (1%) <br />6. Multiracial ..................................................................................................... .... 4 (1%) <br />7. Or some other category? ............................................................................... .... 2 (1%) <br />8. [DO NOT READ] DK/NA/Refused ............................................................. .... 7 (2%) <br />D4. Finally, do you live within the town limits of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, or <br />Mebane (PRONOUNCE "MEB-in"), or do you live outside the limits of any town? <br />[FOLLOW-UP IF LIVE WITHIN A TOWN] D4A. Which town is that: the Town of <br />Chapel Hill, the Town of Carrboro, the Town of Hillsborough, or the Town of Mebane <br />(PRONOUNCE "MEB-in")? <br />COMBINED RESPONSES: <br />1. Town of Chapel Hill ..................................................................................... 123(31%) <br />2. Town of Carrboro ........................................................................................... 51(13%) <br />3. Town of Hillsborough .....................................................................................41 (10%) <br />4. Town of Mebane ..................................................................:............................ 4 (1%) <br />5. None / Outside any town's limits ................................................................. 175 (44%) <br />6. DK/NA/Refused ................................................................................................3 (1%) <br />D5. GENDER (RECORD - DO NOT ASK) <br />1. Male :.............................:...............................................................................188 (47%) <br />2. Female ...........................................................................................................209 (53%) <br />Prepared by Hertzog Research, LLC -5-