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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Methods. 2017 Apr 13;23(2):337–350. doi: 10.1037/met0000138

Table 3.

Sample characteristics

Variable Overall Placebo Caffeine
Sample Size 200 100 100

Age 31.8 (12.9) 29.8 (11.4) 33.8 (14.0)

Male 77 (38.5%) 39 (39%) 38 (38%)
Female 123 (61.5%) 61 (61%) 62 (62%)

Hispanic 8 (4%) 7 (7%) 1 (1%)

White 69 (34.5%) 30 (30%) 39 (39%)
Black 89 (44.5%) 50 (50%) 39 (39%)
Other 42 (21%) 20 (20%) 22 (22%)

High School/GED 70 (35%) 35 (35%) 35 (35%)
Associate’s 23 (11.5%) 13 (13%) 10 (10%)
Bachelor’s 66 (33%) 31 (31%) 35 (35%)
Master’s 24 (12%) 13 (13%) 11 (11%)
Doctorate/Professional 17 (8.5%) 8 (8%) 9 (9%)

Current student 119 (60.1%) 69 (69%) 50 (50%)

Note. Values are Mean (SD) or Frequency (%).