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25 <br /> DRAFT <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 /> Up.mber of Respondents <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 /> 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 /> 1 The minority owned business count represents any ownership demographic that included at least one identifier indicating minority <br /> ownership. <br /> 4 <br />