Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents to the two surveys
Variable | N = 1,041 N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
18-29 | 125 (11.94) |
30-39 | 134 (12.82) |
40-49 | 209 (19.98) |
50-59 | 273 (26.11) |
60-69 | 185 (17.7) |
70-79 | 87 (8.31) |
80+ | 33 (3.16) |
Gender | |
Male | 378 (36.33) |
Female | 663 (63.68) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 708 (68) |
Black | 139 (13.36) |
Hispanic | 75 (7.23) |
Asian | 66 (6.34) |
Other | 53 (5.09) |
Highest education attained | |
Some HS | 39 (3.76) |
Completed HS | 176 (16.9) |
Some college | 275 (26.4) |
Bachelor degree | 279 (26.80) |
Graduate degree | 272 (26.15) |
Marital status | |
Single | 224 (21.34) |
Married | 667 (63.61) |
Separated/divorced | 106 (10.11) |
Widowed | 52 (4.96) |
Religion | |
Protestant | 116 (11.30) |
Catholic | 513 (49.96) |
Jewish | 171 (16.66) |
Other | 159 (15.48) |
None | 69 (6.62) |
Have children | |
Yes | 771 (74.87) |
No | 259 (25.14) |
Major illness in 1 st degree relative | |
Yes | 608 (58.74) |
No | 395 (38.17) |
Don’t know | 32 (3.1) |
Ever donated blood | |
Yes | 556 ( 53.43) |
No | 399 (38.32) |
Tried, but I was not accepted | 86 (8.23) |