Table 1.
Demographic distributions at wave 1 and waves 5 and 6 (unweighted).
| Demographic characteristic | Wave | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Age | |||
| 18–29 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
| 30–49 | 32.7 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| 50–64 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.9 |
| 65+ | 23.4 | 22.3 | 22.9 |
| Education | |||
| No college | 19.6 | 19.3 | 18.9 |
| Some college | 30.5 | 29.4 | 29.9 |
| College or more | 49.8 | 51.3 | 51.2 |
| Household income | |||
| Less than $50K | 38.2 | 36.7 | 36.5 |
| $50K but < $100K | 34.0 | 34.4 | 34.6 |
| $100K or more | 27.3 | 28.4 | 28.3 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 48.3 | 49.2 | 49.2 |
| Female | 51.7 | 50.8 | 50.8 |
| Party identification | |||
| Democrat | 47.8 | 47.6 | 47.7 |
| Republican | 33.1 | 33.7 | 33.7 |
| Ind/Other/None | 19.1 | 18.7 | 18.5 |
| Evangelical christian | 23.3 | 22.1 | 22.8 |
| Parent of child < 18 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 26.6 |
| Sample size | 1941 | 1,656 | 1,638 |