Table 1.
Respondent demographics
| Measure | No. (N = 2034) |
%, Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (N= 2034) | ||
| Female | 1348 | 50.8 |
| Male | 686 | 49.2 |
| Ethnicity/race (N= 2034) | ||
| Hispanic | 764 | 35.7 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 639 | 45.5 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 468 | 10.6 |
| Others | 163 | 8.2 |
| Age (N= 2034) | ||
| 18–44 years | 1267 | 51.3 |
| 45–64 years | 569 | 43.3 |
| 65 years or older | 198 | 14.4 |
| Born In USA (N= 2034) | ||
| No | 178 | 8.2 |
| Yes | 1856 | 91.8 |
| Education (N= 2033) | ||
| Less than 8 years | 21 | 0.8 |
| 8 to 11 years | 93 | 4.2 |
| 12 years or completed high school | 471 | 22.6 |
| Post–high school training other than college (vocational or technical) | 134 | 6.5 |
| Some college | 610 | 29.9 |
| College graduate | 508 | 25.5 |
| Postgraduate | 196 | 10.4 |
| Marital status (N= 2033) | ||
| Divorced | 222 | 11.8 |
| Living as married | 158 | 6.9 |
| Married | 834 | 45.4 |
| Separated | 52 | 2.4 |
| Single, never been married | 696 | 29.2 |
| Widowed | 71 | 4.4 |
| Occupation status (N= 2032) | ||
| Disabled | 122 | 6.7 |
| Homemaker | 214 | 8.8 |
| Retired | 237 | 16.0 |
| Student | 136 | 5.2 |
| Employed | 1050 | 50.6 |
| Unemployed | 228 | 10.6 |
| Other | 45 | 2.2 |
| Rent or own (N= 2031) | ||
| Occupied without paying monetary rent | 199 | 9.0 |
| Own | 1002 | 56.7 |
| Rent | 830 | 34.3 |
| Income range (N= 2034) | ||
| $0 to $9,999 | 212 | 8.7 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 140 | 6.4 |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 138 | 6.4 |
| $20,000 to $34,999 | 335 | 15.8 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 351 | 17.6 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 404 | 20.9 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 215 | 11.0 |
| $100,000 to $199,999 | 203 | 11.3 |
| $200,000 or more | 36 | 1.9 |
| Which one of these comes closest to your own feelings about your household’s income these days? (N= 2031) | ||
| Finding it very difficult on present income | 190 | 8.7 |
| Finding it difficult on present income | 416 | 19.8 |
| Getting by on present income | 831 | 42.2 |
| Living comfortably on present income | 594 | 29.4 |
| Do you have any kind of health care coverage? (N= 2031) |
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| No | 598 | 26.3 |
| Yes | 1433 | 73.7 |