60%
NO SUPPORT SUPPORT WITH RESERVATIONS FULL SUPPORT
50% 40% 30% 20%
PLOT YOUR VIEWPOINT 10%
0%
RETIRED
EMPLOYED
SELF EMPLOYED
BUSINESS OWNER
A chart-by-chart breakdown of beach nourishment perspectives
TOTAL RESPONSES
RESPONSES BY PERCENTAGE OF LIFETIME ON OUTER BANKS 80 70
SUPPORT WITH RESERVATIONS: 45.2 %
60 +
60 50 40
NO SUPPORT: 36.5 %
100% 90% 80%
30 20 10 0
FULL SUPPORT: 18.3%:
■ ■ ■
■ ■ ■
70% 60% 25% -40% 50%
NO SUPPORT SUPPORT WITH RESERVATIONS FULL SUPPORT
50% -75%
30%
100%
60
90%
50
70%
10% 0%
30
SELF EMPLOYED
BUSINESS OWNER
■ ■ ■
50%
BUSINESS OWNER
30% 20%
10
10% 18 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
80 70 RESPONSES BY AGE 60
50 40all these other County anymore. There’s influences from tourism,30 transient people and whatever else. I think 20some people
60 +
0% RETIRED
EMPLOYED
SELF EMPLOYED
BUSINESS OWNER
RESPONSES BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS
So basically, everyone’s a hypocrite? Is that what it comes down to? Most of us, yeah. [laughs] Without taking would benefit from making coalitions that are it too far. We have different opinions and 10 wider than, “This is what we do in Manteo we shift them based on how they affect our 0 or Hatteras.” Because this whole UNDER closed ranks 25% -own backyard. And of course, we all feel 50% 50% -75% 100% idea of being a locally focused community we should be able to comeBORN to Dare County 25% still works on one level. But on some other — but we should close theHERE gates behind us. level, it doesn’t. — Matt Walker 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 +
FULL SUPPORT
MAY 3O - AUGUST 22, 2O14
50 40 30 20 10 0 UNDER 25%
The preceding interview was edited for space, flow and clarity. For a complete 80 transcript of the full two-hour discussion 70 — including60the pressure to generate revenue, how 50 peoples’ attitudes change over time and 40 the larger cultural factors that influence 30 our decisions — go to www.outerbanksmilepost.com. 20 10 0
NO SUPPORT SUPPORT WITH RESERVATIONS
WATERSIDE THEATRE ROANOKE ISLAND, NC
80 70 60
40%
20
0
EMPLOYED
60% SELF EMPLOYED
FULL SUPPORT
100% BORN HERE
80%
EMPLOYED
SUPPORT WITH RESERVATIO
20%
RETIRED
70
40
NO SUPPORT
50% UNDER 25%
RETIRED
9
■ ■ ■
70%
Character Dinners Monday Night Kid’s Nights The VIP Package (discount package) 100% 25% - 50% 50% -75% The Children’s Show BORN HERE Live at the Waterside Concert Series
(252) 473-6000 Visit our web site at www.thelostcolony.org for further information. milepost 39