Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2011 Sep;23(3):725–738. doi: 10.1037/a0023286

Table 2. Demographic Characteristics for Participants in Studies 1 and 2.

Demographic Characteristic Study 1 Study 2


n % n %
Age
 18-19 322 17.5% 870 11.7%
 20-29 808 44.0% 3,296 44.1%
 30-39 369 20.1% 1,805 24.2%
 40-49 215 11.7% 917 12.3%
 50-59 100 5.4% 452 6.1%
 60-69 21 1.1% 114 1.5%
 70+ 3 0.2% 12 0.2%
Gender
 Female 888 47.1% 3,578 46.3%
 Male 997 52.9% 4,142 53.7%
Race/Ethnicity
 White and non-Latino 1,401 74.4% 5,770 74.6%
 Black or African descent 66 3.5% 237 3.1%
 Asian descent 210 11.1% 919 11.9%
 Hispanic or Latino of any race 71 3.8% 293 3.8%
 Biracial or Multiracial 87 4.6% 285 3.7%
 Other 49 2.6% 226 2.9%
Location
 United States 1,178 62.9% 3,747 49.0%
 Canada 146 7.8% 412 5.4%
 Mexico 8 0.4% 15 0.2%
 Europe 329 17.6% 1,088 14.2%
 Asia 103 5.5% 402 5.3%
 Australia 84 4.5% 1,879 24.6%
 South America 18 1.0% 56 0.7%
 Africa 7 0.4% 51 0.7%
Education Level (U.S. Only)
 Doctoral Degree 63 5.4% 264 7.1%
 Masters Degree 160 13.7% 668 17.9%
 Bachelors Degree 296 25.3% 966 25.9%
 Some College 423 36.2% 1,214 32.6%
 High School Diploma 162 13.9% 425 11.4%
 Non- High School Graduate 65 5.6% 192 5.1%

Note. For Study 1, n = 1,900; however, responses missing for age (n = 62), gender (n = 15), ethnicity (n = 16), location (n = 27), education level (n = 9), and GPA (n = 57). For Study 2, n = 7,771, and responses were missing for age (n = 305), gender (n = 51), ethnicity (n = 41), location (n = 121), education level (n = 18), and GPA (n = 134).