Table 1 Demographics of Recycling Survey vs. American Community Survey 2007 for Fayette County, Kentucky (Percent)

	Demand Sample (n = 225)	City Service (n = 577)	No City Service (n = 207)	Experimental Supply Sample (n = 517)	Overall (n = 859)	American Community Survey 2007
Gender
Female	58.93	60.83	59.42	62.48	59.37	53.09
Age
18–29	4.46	25.48	5.31	26.69	18.86	19.13
30–39	16.96	33.10	12.56	34.04	26.78	20.42
40–49	22.32	19.58	20.29	18.96	19.91	21.82
50–64	35.71	14.04	37.20	13.35	20.84	24.45
65 or over	20.54	6.93	23.67	6.00	12.69	14.18
Race
White	97.32	79.55	98.55	77.95	85.68	83.07
Education
Less than high school diploma	0.45	2.77	0.48	2.90	2.33	11.40
High school diploma or equivalent	4.91	6.24	6.28	6.77	6.75	21.06
Some college	16.07	16.12	14.98	15.86	16.76	21.83
Associate's degree	8.04	9.71	8.21	10.44	9.55	6.17
Bachelor's degree	35.27	37.09	30.43	36.17	34.11	22.49
Master's degree or beyond	31.25	23.92	34.30	23.21	26.08	17.06
Household income
Under $15,000	3.13	2.25	4.35	2.51	2.56	8.32
$15,000–$39,999	14.29	19.58	14.49	20.50	18.04	24.14
$40,000–$59,999	20.98	24.09	21.26	23.98	23.17	18.21
$60,000–$99,999	31.25	38.99	31.88	39.46	37.60	24.49
$100,000 or more	30.36	15.08	28.02	13.54	18.63	24.84