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DRAFT <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />The survey gathered responses from a variety of different business sectors, representing the diversity of <br />businesses located in Orange County. The table below shows the sectors which yielded ten (10) or more <br />respondents. <br />Primary Sector Number of Respondents Percentage <br />Professional Services (finance, insurance, legal, etc) 51 16.4% <br />Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 41 13.2% <br />Food Service and Drinking Places 39 12.5% <br />Retail 29 9.3% <br />Healthcare 22 7.1% <br />Personal Services (hair, nail, fitness centers, etc) 22 7.1% <br />Real Estate/Rental/Leasing 21 6.8% <br />Education 18 5.8% <br />Accommodations 11 3.5% <br />Other Services (HVAC, mechanic, plumbing, etc) 10 3.2% <br /> <br />The survey also sought information on the ownership demographics of the respondents. Of the 310 <br />respondents to this question, thirty seven percent (37%) identified their business as woman owned. <br />Approximately nine percent (9%) identified their business as minority owned. 1 Three percent (3%) of <br />the respondents were owned by veterans and two percent (2%) where owned by individuals with a <br />disability. <br /> <br />1 The minority owned business count represents any ownership demographic that included at least one identifier indicating minority <br />ownership. <br />25