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SURVEY OF WOMEN'S NEEDS IN ORGANGE COUNTY <br /> Conducted by the Orange County Women's Center, with assistance from <br /> Dr. Joanne Earp, UNC Department of Health Education; Dr. Angel Beza, <br /> UNC Institute for Research in Social Science; Mariana Edgerton, <br /> Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center; Nancy Lamson, Health <br /> Education Department; Dr. Robert Moroney, UNC Department of Urban and <br /> Regional Planning; Town Planning Departments of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, <br /> and Orange County; Chapel Hill Presbyterian Campus Ministry; and <br /> Dr. Maxine Stern, OPC Mental Health Center. <br /> The Sample: Selection of the sample, with advice from the Institute for <br /> Research in Social Science, aimed at including a proportional representation <br /> of women from all areas of the county and special populations such as student, <br /> and various income levels. Decisions not to participate were made most <br /> frequently by Black, low-income women, leaving that group slightly under- <br /> represented in the sample. The resulting sample of 219 women had the following <br /> characteristics: <br /> Race: Family Inaome: <br /> Caucasian 85% Under 5,000 12% 12% <br /> Black 14% 5,000-10,000 18% <br /> Asian 1% 10m0-15,000 12% <br /> 15,000-20,000 11% <br /> Location: 20,000-25,000 11% <br /> 25,000-30,000 15% <br /> Chapel Hill 46% 30,000-50,000 18% <br /> Carrboro 7% Over 50,000 4% <br /> Hillsboro 9% <br /> Other 38% Marital Status: <br /> Education: Married 64% <br /> Widowed 7% <br /> Grade School 5% Divorced 8% <br /> Junior High 7% Separated 4% <br /> High School 21% Never Married 18% <br /> Some College 30% <br /> College Grad 25% Age) <br /> Graduate Degree 13% <br /> Under 20 2% 60's 7% <br /> 20's 27% 70's 3% <br /> 30's 29% 80's 1% <br /> 40's 16% ' 90's .5% <br /> 50's 13% <br />