Table 1.
Distribution of Socio-Demographic Characteristics Across the Sample
| Variable | Categories | Sample | Puget Sound* (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave 1 (%) | Wave 2 (%) | Wave 3 (%) | Overall (%) | |||
| Age | 18–34 years | 27.7 | 25.4 | 19.1 | 24.4 | 32.1 |
| 35–54 years | 42.3 | 47.9 | 44.4 | 44.8 | 34.9 | |
| 55–64 years | 17.9 | 16.4 | 20.9 | 18.2 | 15.5 | |
| 65–84 years | 12.0 | 10.3 | 15.6 | 12.4 | 15.4 | |
| 85 years and over | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | |
| Gender | Female | 50.6 | 53.6 | 63.4 | 55.3 | 50.1 |
| Male | 48.7 | 45.3 | 34.8 | 43.5 | 49.9 | |
| Other | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | NA | |
| Education | Less than high school | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| High school or General Educational Development (GED) degree | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 19.1 | |
| Some college or technical school | 12.7 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 20.4 | |
| 2-year college degree | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 9.1 | |
| 4-year college degree | 38.9 | 40.6 | 43.4 | 40.7 | 26.9 | |
| Graduate degree | 37.2 | 41.0 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 17.3 | |
| Annual household income level | Less than $10,000 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.9 | |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 | |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 8.7 | |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 15.0 | |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 12.6 | |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 25.1 | 23.4 | 22.2 | 23.7 | 19.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 11.1 | |
| $200,000 or more | 12.8 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 16.3 | |
| Prefer not to answer | 7.4 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 9.5 | NA | |
| Race | Asian | 12.0 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 14.5 |
| Black or African-American | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 5.9 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 10.4 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
| White | 77.9 | 77.2 | 79.2 | 78.0 | 61.7 | |
| Mixed or other races | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 6.8 | |
| Household composition† (lives with …) | No one else | 11.2 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 13.1 |
| Husband/wife/partner | 35.4 | 35.5 | 36.9 | 35.9 | 57.1 | |
| Non-household members (roommates, relatives, etc.) | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 27.4 | |
| Children under 18 years | 22.3 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 21.7 | 27.2 | |
| Employment | Employed** | 67.1 | 70.5 | 67.8 | 68.4 | 64.6¥ |
| Unemployed | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.6¥ | |
| Homemaker | 0.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 | NA | |
| Retired | 13.9 | 12.8 | 19.7 | 15.2 | NA | |
| Student | 7.7 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 5.9 | NA | |
| Other | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.7 | NA | |
| Vaccination status‡ | Complete | 0.0 | 35.1 | 97.0 | 40.0 | NA |
| Incomplete | 0.0 | 28.5 | 0.2 | 10.0 | NA | |
| Not vaccinated | 0.0 | 36.2 | 2.0 | 13.2 | NA | |
| Prefer not to answer | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | NA | |
Note: NA = not available.
The statistics given for the Puget Sound region are for the adult population (>18+ years) to match the sample’s population.
Includes part-time, full-time, and self-employed workers.
These categories were not mutually exclusive, and respondents could select all that apply, so the total percentages do not add to 100%.
Calculated by dividing the bi-annual average number of employed/unemployed people in the region between the years 2020 and 2021 by the adult population (49).
Complete vaccination status means the respondent received a second dose of Pfizer/Moderna or a single dose of the J&J vaccine. Incomplete vaccination status means the respondent received only the first dose of the Pfizer/Moderna vaccine.