. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 12.

Published in final edited form as: Rev Gen Psychol. 2009 Mar 1;13(1):24–33. doi: 10.1037/a0014227

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Respondents

	Whites (n = 600)	Blacks (n = 600)
Gender
Men	50%	50%
Women	50%	50%
Education
Less than 12^th grade	10%	15%
Graduated HS, GED	24%	28%
Some college	33%	37%
Bachelor’s degree	22%	12%
Advanced degree	11%	8%
Political Orientation
Liberal or somewhat liberal	28%	33%
Middle-of-the-road	33%	26%
Conservative or somewhat conservative	39%	41%
Religiosity
Very religious	24%	35%
Somewhat religious	54%	52%
Not very religious or Not at all religious	22%	13%
Age (Mean)	47 (SD =17.55)	42 (SD =15.92)
Income range (Median)	$40,000–$50,000	$20,000–$30,000