The keypad polling of approximately 114 respondents at the Workgroup Composition Assessment meetings in March 2012 showed the following:
1) Most respondents lived in Buncombe County (63%) and worked in Buncombe County (68%).
2) Respondents represented a variety of sectors including local government (26%), non-profits (33%), and small business (17%).
3) The majority of respondents identified as White/Caucasian (95%) and had lived in western North Carolina for more than 10 years, with many being lifelong residents or moving to the area because they loved it.
2. Keypad Polling
• Conducted in all Workgroup meetings March 13
-14, 2012
• Approximately 114 respondents
• First step in gauging our outreach and
participation
3. Where do you live?
Transylvania
County
8%
Madison County Other
9% 7%
Henderson County
8%
Buncombe County
63%
Haywood County
5%
4. How would you describe the area
where you live?
city - downtown other
5% 2%
rural
urban
32%
neighborhood
23%
small town
13%
suburban
17%
rural – planned
community
8%
5. Madison County
Transylvania Where do you work?
County
7%
7%
Other
5%
Henderson
County
8%
Buncombe
County
68%
Haywood County
5%
6. How would you describe the area
where you work?
rural – planned
other community
rural 3%
3%
12%
city - downtown suburban
33% 16%
urban neighborhood small town
12% 21%
7. What sector do you represent?
Other
3%
Education
7% Local Government
Small business 26%
17%
Large Business State Government
/Industry 7%
2%
Non-profit
organization
33%
Federal Government
5%
8. How long have you lived in
more than 50 WNC? I don’t live in
WNC
years
5% 1%
0-5 years
20%
26 – 50 years
22%
6 – 10 years
23%
11 – 25 years
29%
9. Why did you move to WNC?
I don’t live in WNC
1%
Other
6% I’m a WNC native
19%
Loved the area &
wanted to live here
31%
New job
22%
To be near family
15%
College/university
3%
Retirement
3%
10. What is your age group?
18 - 24 Under 18
0% 0%
Over 65 25 - 34
13% 12%
35 – 44
55 – 65 25%
26%
45 - 54
24%
11. African-
Other American/Black Asian Hispanic/Latino Native American
0% 2% 0% 1% 0%
Two or More Races Eastern European
1% 1%
White/Caucasian
95%
How do you identify your race/ethnicity?
12. Education High-
school Some
graduate college
Less than
Some high school, no 2% 5%
9th grade
0% diploma Associate’s
0% degree
2%
Bachelor’s degree
30%
Graduate/profession
al degree
61%
13. Employment Status
Student
1% Temporarily
Unemployed employed
5% 1%
Retired
6%
Working part-time
19%
Working full-time
68%
14. Transportation - 1st choice
Bicycle Motorcycle
2% 1% Walk
Human Services 2% Taxi
Public Transit (bus) Transit (county vans) 0%
1% 0%
Carpool
0%
Personal vehicle
94%
15. Transportation - 2nd choice
Taxi
0%
Walk
43% Personal vehicle
39%
Carpool
Bicycle
9%
6%
Human
Services
Transit
(county
Motorcycle Public Transit (bus) vans)
1% 2% 0%
16. Household income
More than $150,000 Less than $25,000
11% 7%
$125,000 - $149,999
5%
$25,000 - $49,999
15%
$100,000 - $124,999
21%
$50,000 - $74,999
26%
$75,000 - $99,999
15%