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. 2026 Jul 23;14:1824585. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1824585

Table 2.

Demographic data for participants included in analysis.

Characteristic N %
All participants 1,044 100%
Included in analysis 1,002 95.98%
Excluded from analysis 42 4.02%
Incomplete data 3 0.29%
Failed attention check 39 3.74%
Age
Median 39 (IQR = 18)
Mean 41 (SD = 12.9)
Gender
Male 437 43.61%
Female 551 54.99%
Third gender/nonbinary/other 12 1.20%
Prefer not to say 2 0.20%
Employment
Working full-time 577 57.58%
Working part-time 174 17.37%
Unemployed or looking for work 60 5.99%
A homemaker or stay-at-home parent 82 8.18%
Student 26 2.59%
Retired 60 5.99%
Other 23 2.30%
Marital status
Married 480 47.90%
Living with a partner 120 11.98%
Widowed 20 2.00%
Divorced/Separated 89 8.88%
Never been married 293 29.24%
Education
Less than high school degree 12 1.20%
High school graduate 121 12.08%
Some college but not degree 166 16.57%
Associate degree in college (2-year) 107 10.68%
Bachelor’s degree in college (4-year) 406 40.52%
Master’s degree 187 18.66%
Doctoral degree 3 0.30%
Political affiliation
Republican 295 29.44%
Democrat 356 35.53%
Independent 319 31.84%
Something else 32 3.19%
Ethnicity
White 745 74.35%
Black or African American 131 13.07%
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 0.60%
Asian 63 6.29%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 0.10%
Other 15 1.50%
Prefer not to say 7 0.70%
Multiple races 34 3.39%