Table 2.
Participant Characteristics: Education, Income
| RAND | MTurk | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 1677) | (N = 310) | ||
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
|
| |||
| Education | |||
| No high school diploma | 5 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0.0 |
| High school graduate or GED | 124 (7.4) | 43 (13.9) | −6.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 297 (17.7) | 68 (21.9) | −4.2 |
| Occupational/technical/vocational | 115 (6.9) | 16 (5.2) | 1.7 |
| Associate degree | 216 (12.9) | 41 (13.2) | −0.3 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 571 (34.0) | 97 (31.3) | 2.8 |
| Master’s degree | 288 (17.2) | 39 (12.6) | 4.6 |
| Professional school degree | 34 (2.0) | 4 (1.3) | 0.7 |
| Doctoral degree | 24 (1.4) | 1 (0.3) | 1.1 |
| Not Reported | 3 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.2 |
| Income | |||
| Less than $10,000 | 25 (1.5) | 16 (5.2) | −3.7 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 50 (3.0) | 20 (6.5) | −3.5 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 105 (6.3) | 39 (12.6) | −6.3 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 105 (6.3) | 42 (13.5) | −7.3 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 116 (6.9) | 29 (9.4) | −2.4 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 160 (9.5) | 36 (11.6) | −2.1 |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 232 (13.8) | 78 (25.2) | −11.3 |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 195 (11.6) | 22 (7.1) | 4.5 |
| $100,000 to $199,999 | 393 (23.4) | 24 (7.7) | 15.7 |
| $200,000 or more | 76 (4.5) | 4 (1.3) | 3.2 |
| Not Reported | 220 (13.1) | 0 (0.0) | 13.1 |