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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Aug;151(8):625–636.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.02.025

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (N=470).

n % Value Range
Gender
 Female 391 83.2%
 Male 71 15.1%
 Non-binary/prefer not to answer 8 1.7%
Age, mean (SD) 32.6 (9.3) 13-75
Age, by generation*
 Generation Z (22 and under) 40 8.5%
 Millennial (ages 23 to 38) 329 70.0%
 Generation X (39 to 54) 81 17.2%
 Baby boomer (55 to 73) 16 3.4%
 Silent generation (74 to 91) 1 0.2%
Race or ethnicity
 White 363 77.2%
 Hispanic 52 11.1%
 Black 45 9.6%
 Asian 23 4.9%
 Other 25 5.3%
Marital status
 Married 181 38.5%
 Single 137 29.1%
 In a relationship 119 25.3%
 Divorced 22 4.7%
 Other 7 1.5%
Education
 High school or less 46 9.8%
 Associate’s degree 56 11.9%
 Some college 115 24.5%
 Bachelor’s degree 159 33.8%
 Master’s degree 66 14.0%
 Professional degree 10 2.1%
 Doctoral degree 13 2.8%
Employment
 Full time 298 63.4%
 Part time 41 8.7%
 Student 40 8.5%
 Homemaker 33 7.0%
 Self-employed 32 6.8%
 Unemployed 17 3.6%
 Retired 4 0.9%
*

Generation categories defined according to Pew Research Center (2019).27

This category encompasses non-married individuals who identify as being in a relationship.