Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample
Variable | Total sample (n = 997) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 42.73% (n = 426) |
Female | 57.27% (n = 571) |
Age group | |
18–24 years old | 13.14% (n = 131) |
25–34 years old | 40.22% (n = 401) |
35–44 years old | 22.47% (n = 224) |
45–64 years old | 21.26% (n = 212) |
65 years or older | 2.81% (n = 28) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 74.52% (n = 743) |
Hispanic or Latino | 6.62% (n = 66) |
Black or African American | 8.93% (n = 89) |
Asian American | 7.62% (n = 76) |
Other | 1.81% (n = 18) |
Missing | 0.50 (n = 5) |
Highest level of education attained | |
Less than high school | 0.90% (n = 9) |
High school completion | 11.13% (n = 111) |
Some college or associate degree | 47.94% (n = 478) |
Advanced degree | 39.62% (n = 395) |
Missing | 0.40% (n = 4) |
Marital status | |
Single, never married | 43.93% (n = 438) |
Married or domestic partnership | 45.14% (n = 450) |
Widowed | 2.61% (n = 26) |
Divorced | 7.12% (n = 71) |
Separated | 0.80% (n = 8) |
Missing | 0.40% (n = 4) |
Household income | |
Less than 25.000$ per year | 20.60% (n = 206) |
Between 25.000$ and 34.999$ per year | 13.44% (n = 134) |
Between 35.000$ and 49.999$ per year | 17.45% (n = 174) |
Between 50.000$ and 74.999$ per year | 23.87% (n = 238) |
Between 75.000$ and 99.999$ per year | 13.14% (n = 131) |
Between 100.000$ and 149.999$ per year | 9.03% (n = 90) |
More than 150.000$ per year | 2.21% (n = 22) |
Missing | 0.20% (n = 2) |
Employment status | |
Employed for wages | 62.99% (n = 628) |
Self-employed | 13.74% (n = 137) |
Unemployed | 10.23% (n = 102) |
Student | 5.62% (n = 56) |
Military | 0.50% (n = 5) |
Retired | 3.71% (n = 37) |
Unable to work | 2.81% (n = 28) |
Missing | 0.40% (n = 4) |
Health insurance | |
Public (Medicare or Medicaid) | 24.17% (n = 241) |
Private (employer-based) | 50.75% (n = 506) |
Private (individually purchased) | 11.74% (n = 117) |
Other | 3.01% (n = 30) |
Not insured | 9.53% (n = 95) |
Missing | 0.80% (n = 8) |