Table 1. Unweighted survey population percentages (N = 2016) and estimated percentage national population data.
Great Britain | United States | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
% Survey Population *1 (N = 991) |
% National population *2 | % Survey Population *1 (N = 1025) |
% National population *3 | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 55 | 51 | 57 | 52 |
Male | 45 | 49 | 43 | 48 |
Age | ||||
15/181−24 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
25–34 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
35–44 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
45–54 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 18 |
55–64 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 17 |
65+ | 27 | 21 | 16 | 18 |
Education | ||||
Degree or higher | 27 | 24 | 41 | 29 |
Ethnicity (GB) / Race (US)4 | ||||
“White” | 86 | 88 | 81 | 77 |
All other groups | 14 | 12 | 19 | 23 |
Notes
* Percentages may not sum to total due to rounding.
1. Great Britain sample includes adults 15 years and over. USA sample includes adults 18 years and over.
2. National Readership Survey Data 2014.
3. US Census 2013 and American Community Survey 2013.
4. The term ‘ethnicity’ was used in Great Britain and ‘race’ in the United States. Ethnic/racial groups were self-defined by respondents using pre-defined categories.