II. Pollution Survey Results

The students surveyed 157 people in the Meadows of Dan area and asked them the question,

"Do you think the Dan River is polluted in your community?"

The majority responded no. 57% of the total number surveyed said no. 43% responded yes.

Of the 157 people responding, 81 were female (40 females believed that the Dan River was polluted and 41 females believed that it was not.) Of the 157 responding, 76 were male. (28 males believed that the Dan was polluted and 48 males believed that it was not.)

Of those believing that the Dan River was polluted, the sources of pollution believed to be in the communities included mud, silt, cans, bottles, litter, farm & garden runoff, fertilizer & farm chemical runoff.

The ages of people surveyed were as follows: age 20-30 = 18 ages 31-40 = 19 ages 41-50 = 11 ages 51-60 = 8 ages 61-70 = 6 ages 71-80 = 1 ages 81-90 = 1 ages not available: 86

Although this survey reveals public opinion regarding the state of pollution in the local stretch of the river, it does not tell us whether or not the river actually is polluted. The river itself must be tested to determine this.

Sandy Ridge, NC Pollution Survey Results

One hundred people were surveyed by students in the Sandy Ridge area of North Carolina (where the Dan River enters the North Carolina at Danbury and Eden, NC). Of the 100 people responding, 60 were females (49 females believed that the Dan River was polluted and 11 females believed that it was not); 40 males responded (35 males believed that the Dan River was polluted and 5 believed that it was not polluted).

Those persons that believed that the Dan River in their community was polluted gave reasons such as: chemicals, trash, factory waste, oil, fertilizer, pesticide, and "everything from A to Z."

Ages of those surveyed in Sandy Ridge, NC:

age 20-30= 28

age 31-40= 29

age 41-50= 26

age 51-60 = 12

age 61-70 = 4

age 71-80 = 1

age 81-90 = 0

ages not available = 9

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