Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the study group (N = 226).

Demographic Information	Distribution	Percentage (%)	Demographic Information	Distribution	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	80.1	Ethnicity	White	64.6
	Female	18.6		Asian	15.0
	Prefer not to answer	1.3		Latino	10.2
Age	≤ 24	17.7		Other	10.2
	25–34	25.2	Religion	No Religion	44.7
	35–44	26.1		Christian	37.2
	45–54	22.1		Muslim	4.9
	≥ 55	8.5		Buddhist	3.1
	Prefer not to answer	0.4		Taoist	2.2
Country	United States	24.3		Other	6.2
	Brazil	14.2		Prefer not to answer	1.7
	Italy	9.7	Employment status	Employed	59.3
	Germany	6.2		A student	15.9
	United Kingdom	6.2		Self-employed	14.2
	Canada	4.4		Retired	5.3
	Netherlands	3.5		Other	5.3
	Turkey	3.5	Master is of Chinese descent	Yes	30.5
	Other	28.0		No	63.7
Education level	Bachelor’s degree	27.4		Both	5.8
	Master’s degree	22.6	Years of practice	< 1 year	7.1
	High school graduate	15.9		1–2 years	8.4
	Some college credit, no degree	8.0		3–5 years	21.7
	Professional degree	6.2		6–10 years	21.7
	Other	19.9		> 10 years	41.1
Martial status	Single	40.7	Watched CMAs competitions	Yes	64.2
	Married	44.3		No	35.8
	Engaged	8.0	Participated in CMAs competitions	Yes	30.5
	Divorced	4.4		No	69.5
	Widowed	0.9	Participated in a CMAs tour	Yes	29.6
	Prefer not to answer	1.7		No	70.4
Ethnic Chinese	Yes	11.9	Participated in CMAs exchange in China	Yes	25.7
	No	88.1		No	74.3