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.