Table 2. Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity by Editorial Position for the 368 Respondents.
| Characteristic | No. (%)a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Editor in chief | Deputy editor | Associate editor | Statistical editor | Senior editor | Other editorial positionsb | |
| No. | 368 | 20 | 37 | 158 | 26 | 31 | 96 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 51.1 (13.3) | 56.3 (8.3) | 57.6 (11.2) | 53.6 (11.9) | 55.6 (13.9) | 42.4 (8.9) | 44.7 (14.6) |
| Genderc | |||||||
| Male | 187 (50.8) | 13 (65) | 20 (54.1) | 89 (56.3) | 18 (69.2) | 9 (29.0) | 38 (39.6) |
| Female | 177 (48.1) | 7 (35) | 17 (45.9) | 67 (42.4) | 8 (30.8) | 22 (71.0) | 56 (58.3) |
| Nonbinary | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.0) |
| No answer | 3 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.0) |
| Race/ethnicityd | |||||||
| White | 284 (77.2) | 16 (80) | 31 (83.8) | 117 (74.1) | 23 (88.5) | 22 (71.0) | 75 (78.1) |
| Asian | 55 (14.9) | 2 (10) | 4 (10.8) | 30 (19.0) | 0 | 6 (19.4) | 13 (13.5) |
| Hispanic, Latinx, or of Spanish origin | 14 (3.8) | 2 (10) | 3 (8.1) | 5 (3.2) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (2.1) |
| Black | 4 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (2.7) | 3 (1.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Islander | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.0) |
| Other | 12 (3.3) | 1 (5) | 0 | 5 (3.2) | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 5 (5.2) |
| No answer | 6 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (1.0) |
a
Respondents were able to select multiple responses. Percentages may total greater than 100%; denominator used was the number of respondents.
b
Other editorial positions included editorial fellow, assistant editor, editor-at-large, other, and no answer.
c
No respondents identified as transgender male, transgender female, or other.
d
No respondents identified as American Indian or Native American.