Table 1.
Demographic profile of the survey respondents.
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Active social media users (n=534), n (%) | University of South Florida and Florida Atlantic University survey sample (n=600), n (%) | Florida’s demographicsa (%) | ||||
| Sex | |||||||
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Female | 273 (51.1) | 306 (51) | 51.10 | |||
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Male | 259 (48.5) | 292 (48.7) | 48.90 | |||
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Intersex | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | —b | |||
| Age (years) | |||||||
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18-24 | 62 (11.6) | 64 (10.7) | 10.80 | |||
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25-44 | 186 (34.8) | 193 (32.2) | 31.20 | |||
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45-64 | 166 (31.1) | 191 (31.8) | 32.40 | |||
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≥65 | 120 (22.5) | 152 (25.3) | 25.60 | |||
| Race | |||||||
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Black or African American | 100 (18.7) | 103 (17.2) | 16.90 | |||
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White | 379 (71) | 431 (71.8) | 77.30 | |||
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Other | 55 (10.3) | 66 (11) | 5.80 | |||
| Ethnicity | |||||||
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Hispanic | 162 (30.3) | 174 (29) | 26.40 | |||
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Non-Hispanic | 372 (69.7) | 426 (71) | 73.60 | |||
| Education | |||||||
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<4-year degree | 360 (67.4) | 403 (67.2) | 69.50 | |||
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≥4-year degree | 174 (32.6) | 197 (32.8) | 30.50 | |||
| Political affiliation (registered voters only, n=524) | |||||||
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Democrat | 190 (35.4) | 206 (34.4) | 36.20 | |||
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Independent or other | 154 (28.9) | 174 (29) | 28.10 | |||
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Republican | 190 (35.6) | 220 (36.6) | 35.70 | |||
| Region | |||||||
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Panhandle | 42 (7.9) | 43 (7.2) | 7.20 | |||
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Northeast Florida | 76 (14.2) | 83 (13.8) | 12.40 | |||
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Central Florida | 130 (24.3) | 151 (25.2) | 25.50 | |||
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West Coast | 119 (22.3) | 138 (23) | 21.90 | |||
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Southeast Florida | 167 (31.3) | 185 (30.8) | 32.90 | |||
aOn the basis of the data provided by the US Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey.
bNot provided by the US Census Bureau.