Table 2.

Demographic Characteristics of Respondents in the 31 states used in the current study, 2012

Individual Level Variables	Mean/% (SE)
Age	46.58 (18.06)
Latino	18.11% (0.18)
Black	13.56% (0.14)
Female	51.42% (0.19)
Education
<High School Grad	15.5% (0.17)
High School Grad	27.57% (0.17)
Attended College or Tech. School	30.74% (0.18)
Grad. College or Tech. School	26.2% (0.15)
Income
<15,000	13.6% (0.15)
15,000<25,000	18.17% (0.16)
25,000<35,000	10.85% (0.13)
35,000<50,000	13.78% (0.14)
50,000+	43.6% (0.02)
Employment
Employed	55.74% (0.19)
Out of work/unable to work	14.82% (0.14)
Homemaker/student/retired	29.44% (0.17)
Unmarried	50.31% (0.19)
State Level Variables
Proportion Latino	15.3% (0.002)
Public opinion	0.06 (0.0003)
Policy scale	−0.18 (0.003)
Outcome Variables
Mentally unhealthy days	3.9 (0.03)
Psychological distress	3.16 (0.03)