Table 1.
Demographics of the present sample compared with US adult population statistics.
| The present sample (n = 503) | US adult population in 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 56.5% female | 50.8% female | |
| Age in years | 18–24 | 16.3% | 12.6% |
| 25–44 | 67% | 34.19% | |
| 45–64 | 15.9% | 33.93% | |
| 65– | 0.8% | 19.27% | |
| Education | High school graduate or higher | 41.7% | 86.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 56.3% | 29.3% | |
| Employment | Unemployed | 17.3% | 4.6% |
| Race | Hispanic | 8% | 17.6% |
| Black | 8.2% | 13.3% | |
| White | 84.5% | 77.1% | |
| Asian | 7.8% | 5.6% | |
| Native American | 2% | 1.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 0% | .2% | |
| Other/biracial | 2.2% | 2.6% | |
| Health | Anxiety | 15.5% | 18.1% |
| Depression | 14.5% | 6.7% | |
“Anxiety” and “Depression” denote the percentage of people who reported having received a diagnosis of anxiety or depression at some point in their life.