Six (40%) responded that health concerns weighted heaviest in their decision, three (20%) said availability, two(13%) taste, two (13%) price, one (7%) home filtration system, and one (7%) does not drink bottled or filtered water. As we had anticipated, many more people (2 out of 5) people drink bottled or home filtered water because of health concerns or safety reasons. Our finding are illustrated in
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Eight (53%) replied yes they have, three (20%) have received information by work or mouth, three (20%) have heard nothing, and one (7%) replied no. About 3 out of 4 respondents have read or heard information on the contamination of tap water. Table B records these findings. We further asked participants to rank their level of knowledge concerning his or her local drinking water system. As displayed in chart C, six (40%) participants said they agree with the statement, one (7%) strongly agreed, five (33%) disagreed, one (7%) strongly disagreed, and 2 (13%) said they have no knowledge. A little less than half of respondents have knowledge about his or her local drinking water system, yet 13 out 15 (or the vast majority) do not drink tap