Table 1.
Sample demographics
| Overall sample (n = 2,871) | Cutters (n = 98) | Noncutters (n = 2,773) | Physically castrated (n = 278) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at time of survey | 44.1 | 43.8 | 44.5 | 45.8 |
| Location | ||||
| United States | 59% (1,569) | 60% (55) | 59% (1,391) | 64% (169) |
| United Kingdom | 10% (261) | 1% (1) | 10% (240) | 6% (16) |
| Canada | 6% (154) | 7% (6) | 6% (132) | 6% (15) |
| Germany | 5% (134) | 7% (6) | 5% (108) | 5% (12) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 88% (1,786) | 74% (56) | 89% (1,590) | 86% (172) |
| East Asian | 3% (51) | 5% (4) | 2% (37) | 1% (2) |
| European | 2% (47) | 3% (2) | 2% (42) | 6% (12) |
| Education level | ||||
| Graduate degree/MD etc. | 23% (657) | 31% (30) | 23% (583) | 17% (57) |
| All or part of an undergraduate degree | 53% (1,518) | 36% (35) | 54% (1,347) | 53% (146) |
| Vocational or trade school | 7% (186) | 11% (11) | 6% (155) | 6% (17) |
| All or part of a high school diploma | 17% (494) | 22% (22) | 16% (406) | 20% (56) |
| Salary (U.S. dollars) | ||||
| <25,000 | 23% (623) | 33% (29) | 25% (587) | 26% (60) |
| 25,000–50,000 | 30% (744) | 17% (15) | 31% (721) | 34% (78) |
| 50,000–100,000 | 31% (755) | 25% (22) | 31% (724) | 28% (65) |
| >100,000 | 14% (336) | 26% (23) | 13% (310) | 12% (28) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Divorced/separated | 9% (263) | 17% (16) | 9% (223) | 11% (30) |
| Married | 36% (1,002) | 29% (28) | 37% (890) | 36% (94) |
| Partnered | 14% (403) | 24% (23) | 14% (339) | 17% (44) |
| Single | 40% (1,124) | 30% (29) | 40% (981) | 37% (97) |
| Cutters | 4% (98) | — | — | 18% (44) |
| Physically castrated | 10% (278) | 45% (44) | 8% (196) | — |
The number of responses is given in parentheses after the percentages.