Table 2.
Differences in levels of Romanticism among demographic subgroups.
| Characteristic | M | SE | p (F test) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.33 | ||
| 18–24 | −0.09 | 0.25 | |
| 25–34 | −0.12 | 0.08 | |
| 35–44 | 0.15 | 0.11 | |
| 45–54 | 0.09 | 0.14 | |
| 55–64 | −0.13 | 0.23 | |
| 65 or older | −0.42 | 0.44 | |
| Race | <0.01 | ||
| White, non-hispanic | 0.05 | 0.06 | |
| Black, non-hispanic | 0.16 | 0.15 | |
| Hispanic | 0.14 | 0.19 | |
| Other, non-hispanic | −1.18 | 0.19 | |
| Gender | 0.55 | ||
| Female | −0.07 | 0.09 | |
| Male | 0.00 | 0.07 | |
| Education | <0.01 | ||
| High school diploma or equivalent (GED) | −0.88 | 0.46 | |
| Some college but no degree | −0.97 | 0.17 | |
| Bachelor’s degree (BA) | 0.13 | 0.07 | |
| Graduate degree (MA, MS, MD, PhD) | 0.01 | 0.10 | |
| Employment | <0.01 | ||
| Employed full time | 0.08 | 0.06 | |
| Employed part time | −0.43 | 0.22 | |
| Unemployed looking for work | −0.85 | 0.41 | |
| Unemployed not looking for work | −1.19 | 0.53 | |
| Retired | −2.21 | 0.53 | |
| Student | −1.03 | 0.35 | |
| Disabled | −1.68 | 0.93 | |
| Political identity | <0.01 | ||
| Strong democratic | 0.16 | 0.07 | |
| Somewhat democratic | −0.65 | 0.15 | |
| Leans democratic | −0.72 | 0.20 | |
| Neither | −0.77 | 0.25 | |
| Leans republican | 0.01 | 0.26 | |
| Somewhat republican | −0.38 | 0.21 | |
| Strong republican | 0.42 | 0.12 | |
| Military or veteran | 0.47 | 0.09 | <0.01 |
| Non-military or veteran | −0.27 | 0.06 | |
| Religious affiliation (missing: n = 7) | <0.01 | ||
| Christian, mainline protestant | 0.30 | 0.13 | |
| Christian, black protestant | 0.20 | 0.21 | |
| Christian, evangelical protestant | −0.31 | 0.20 | |
| Christian, Catholic (Roman Catholic) | 0.21 | 0.06 | |
| Jewish | 0.19 | 0.29 | |
| Non-Christian/Non-Jewish/Other not listed | 0.07 | 0.29 | |
| Atheist, agnostic, none | −1.34 | 0.13 | |
| Spiritual, but not religious | −0.73 | 0.25 | |
| Religious service attendance (missing: n = 2) | <0.01 | ||
| Never | −1.12 | 0.11 | |
| A few times a year | −0.43 | 0.13 | |
| Once or twice a month | 0.16 | 0.10 | |
| Almost every week | 0.36 | 0.10 | |
| Every week | 0.42 | 0.09 | |