Table 1.
Characteristics for US adult population and survey respondents.
| US adult population (%) | Survey respondents N = 5953 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 52∗ | 67 |
| Age, mean | 47 years∗ | 48 years |
| 18-44 | 46 | 45 |
| 45-64 | 33 | 35 |
| 65 years and older | 21 | 20 |
| Race | ||
| White | 63† | 77 |
| African American | 12 | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 6 |
| Asian | 6 | 5 |
| Other‡ | 3 | 3 |
| Education | ||
| High school or less | 39§ | 20 |
| Some college | 18 | 20 |
| Associate’s degree | 10 | 17‖ |
| Bachelor’s degree | 21 | 26 |
| Graduate degree | 12 | 18 |
| Household income | ||
| <$25 000 | 17∗ | 18# |
| $25 000 to $49 999 | 21 | 25 |
| $50 000 to $99 999 | 29 | 35 |
| $100 000 or more | 32 | 22 |
| Geographic region | ||
| Northeast | 18∗ | 21 |
| Midwest | 21 | 23 |
| South | 38 | 37 |
| West | 24 | 19 |
| Political affiliation | ||
| Democrat | 31# | 40¶ |
| Independent | 36 | 29 |
| Republican | 30 | 32 |
US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2018.
Adult population by race in 2018. From National KIDS COUNT. Population Division, US Census Bureau.
Includes American Indian, Alaskan native, native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and mixed race.
U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2019. https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/6539-adult-population-by-race#detailed/1/any/false/37/68,69,67,12,70,66,71,2800/13517,13518.
Associate’s degree and technical college combined.
Excludes from the denominator 5% of respondents who “did not know” or “prefer not to say.”
Gallup. Party Affiliation. April 14-28, 2020. https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx.