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. 2015 Jun 10;10(6):e0127881. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127881

Table 1. Respondent Demographics, Unweighted + .

Survey % U.S. %
Gender (1)
 Male 50 49
 Female 50 51
Age (1)
 18–24 7 14 a
 25–44 28 35 a
 45–64 40 35 a
 65 and older 25 18 a
Education (2)
 Less than high school 11 12 a
 High school 32 30 a
 Some college 25 19 a
 College graduate 33 39 a
Race (3)
 White, non-Hispanic 75 63
 Black, non-Hispanic 8 13
 Other, non-Hispanic 4 9
 Hispanic 10 17
Household Income (3)
 <$19,999 12 19
 $20,000—$39,999 20 20
 $40,000—$59,999 17 17
 $60,000—$99,0999 23 22
 > $100,000 29 22
Live with child/ren < 18 (2) 21 32 b
Self or parent is immigrant (1) 17 13% c (self; NA for parents)

+Due to rounding, some categories do not sum to 100 percent.

a percentage is based on population age 18, not total population.

b refers to percentage of households with members under age 18

c refers to percentage of foreign-born individuals

Sources for US data: 1–2012 CPS ASEC; 2–2014 CPS ASEC; 3–2013 CPS ASEC.

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