Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Survey Participants (n = 341)

Demographic Variable	Number	Percent
Professional Group
Correctional Researchers	190	55.7%
Non-Correctional Researchers	151	44.3%
Gender
Males	135	39.6%
Females	206	60.4%
Race/Ethnicity
African American	29	8.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	17	5.0%
Caucasian	240	70.4%
Hispanic	12	3.5%
Alaska Native/Native American	1	0.3%
Other	11	3.2%
Missing	31	9.1%
Highest Level of Education
Less than Master's degree	14	4.1%
Master's degree	58	17%
Doctoral or professional degree (including JD, PhD, MD)	197	57.8%
Missing	72	21.1%
	Mean	SD
Age
Years	47.36	9.72