The cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill make up the region known as the "Triangle". The Triangle area consistently appears in Money, Forbes and Fortune Magazines as one of the best places to live, work, raise a family, and pursue higher education in the U.S.

Add the blue collar and rural flavor of the surrounding areas that are within L&E Research’s recruiting area and you have a market whose diversity is unparalleled in the U.S. The diverse population and businesses located in the Triangle make it an ideal demographic pool for focus group qualitative research. From the high educational and income levels of the metro population to the large concentration of medical and technologically savvy personnel in the Research Triangle Park, just minutes from our Raleigh focus group research facility, the Triangle is a diverse demographic pool with a wealth of articulate, informed people. Raleigh also has one of the highest Internet connectivity rates in the country, which is very attractive to those clients who operate in the hi-tech and Internet industries.

For your convenience, we have provided zip code and demographic information, or you can contact us and we’ll be happy to provide you with complete information on our focus group qualitative research market and how it can help your project. Here are just a few facts about the area cities from which we recruit:

• #1 Best Place to Live - Money Magazine, 2004
  
• #3 Best Place to Reinvent Your Life: AARP Magazine, May/June 2003
  
• #3 Best Place for Business and Careers: Forbes Magazine, May 2003
  
• #1 Hot Spot for Entrepreneurs in the South: Entrepreneur Magazine, September 2002
  
• #1 Best Place to Live and Work in the U.S.: Employment Review Magazine, June 2002
  
• #2 City in the U.S. for Relocation: Expansion Management, January 2002
  
• Five-Star Rating for Best Economic Metro: Demographics Daily, January 2002
  
• Top Fiber-Optic U.S. City: Expansion Management, December 2001
  
• #4 Healthiest Metro area in the U.S. - Demographics Daily, June 2001
  
• #4 in the Metropolitan New Economy Index - Progressive Policy Institute, April 2001
  
• #3 for percentage of households using the net