Sunday, September 02, 2001
How Greater Cincinnatians
Answered Poll's Questions on
'Neighborhoods'
Survey Findings on Racial Attitudes In Cincinnati
By The Cincinnati Enquirer
Here are questions and results from The Enquirer's poll on racial attitudes in Greater Cincinnati. The survey, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Aug. 17-23, interviewed 1,112 randomly selected Greater Cincinnati residents. The poll accurately reflects the region's population by using oversampling techniques and a cross-section of phone exchanges. The margin for error is less than ±4% for the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area*, and less than ±5% for the City of Cincinnati and the African American community.
Census figures show Greater Cincinnati is an area where blacks and whites tend to live in neighborhoods with people of their own race. While some neighborhoods are racially mixed, many are not. I'd like to get your opinion about racial diversity in your neighborhood. I'm going to read several questions. The first is a Yes or No question.
QUESTION:
Does a person or family of another race live on your street?
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Yes
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53%
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46%
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82%
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47%
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84%
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No
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45%
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52%
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18%
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51%
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16%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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2%
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2%
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1%
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2%
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-
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The next items are statements. Please tell me if you agree or
disagree with each, and please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree,
somewhat disagree or strongly disagree.
STATEMENT:
I would welcome a person of another race to move
into my neighborhood.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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66%
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64%
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72%
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62%
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85%
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Somewhat Agree
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28%
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29%
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22%
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31%
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11%
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Somewhat Disagree
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3%
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4%
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5%
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4%
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4%
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Strongly Disagree
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3%
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3%
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1%
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3%
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1%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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-
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STATEMENT:
A person of another race would find my
neighborhood a friendly place to live.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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49%
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47%
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56%
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47%
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60%
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Somewhat Agree
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37%
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39%
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32%
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39%
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29%
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Somewhat Disagree
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8%
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8%
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10%
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9%
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10%
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Strongly Disagree
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3%
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3%
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2%
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3%
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1%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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2%
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2%
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1%
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2%
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-
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STATEMENT:
The racial makeup of my neighborhood was a factor
in choosing where I live.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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14%
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12%
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16%
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12%
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12%
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Somewhat Agree
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13%
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11%
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16%
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11%
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19%
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Somewhat Disagree
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28%
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29%
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29%
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28%
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41%
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Strongly Disagree
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41%
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44%
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38%
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45%
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26%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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4%
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4%
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2%
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3%
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1%
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STATEMENT:
Racial diversity makes a neighborhood a better
place to live.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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33%
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30%
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44%
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29%
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52%
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Somewhat Agree
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32%
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31%
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35%
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32%
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36%
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Somewhat Disagree
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19%
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21%
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11%
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21%
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5%
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Strongly Disagree
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13%
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14%
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9%
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15%
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7%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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4%
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4%
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2%
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4%
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-
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STATEMENT:
When a neighborhood becomes more racially diverse,
tensions increase between people of different races in the neighborhood.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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16%
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16%
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14%
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17%
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14%
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Somewhat Agree
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23%
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24%
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20%
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25%
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13%
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Somewhat Disagree
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32%
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32%
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33%
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31%
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36%
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Strongly Disagree
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23%
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21%
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30%
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21%
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36%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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6%
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6%
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3%
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6%
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-
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STATEMENT:
When a neighborhood becomes more racially diverse, property
values tend to go down.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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22%
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22%
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18%
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24%
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10%
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Somewhat Agree
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26%
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28%
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24%
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27%
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14%
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Somewhat Disagree
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28%
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28%
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31%
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28%
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44%
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Strongly Disagree
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18%
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16%
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25%
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16%
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31%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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6%
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6%
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2%
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6%
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1%
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* NOTE:
Cincinnati Metropolitan Area is defined as the City of Cincinnati, the Ohio Counties of Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren, and the Kentucky Counties of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton.
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