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. 2021 Aug 20;57(2):198–202. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agab056

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of demographics and missing data

N = 78 M SD
Age 33.81 9.97
n %
Participants with more than 7 days missing assessments 14 17.9
Participants with more than 14 days missing assessments 7 9.0
Gender
 Female 57 73.1
 Male 21 26.9
Race/ethnicitya
 American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2.6
 Asian or Asian American 11 14.1
 Black or African American 5 6.4
 White 55 70.5
 Middle Eastern 2 2.6
 Multi-racial 3 3.8
 Hispanic/Latinx
Political orientation
 Very conservative 1 1.3
 Conservative 4 5.1
 Moderately conservative 9 11.5
 Moderate 17 21.8
 Moderately liberal 11 14.1
 Liberal 16 20.5
 Very liberal 18 23.1
 Apolitical 2 2.6
Religionb
 Protestant/other Christian 30 38.5
 Catholic 6 7.7
 Mormon 1 1.3
 Jewish 3 3.8
 Muslim 1 1.3
 Hindu 2 2.6
 Other non-Christian religion 3 3.8
 None/atheist/agnostic 30 38.5
Educationc
 High school degree or diploma 5 6.4
 Technical/vocational school 1 1.3
 Some college—college, university or community college—but no degree 13 16.7
 2-year associate’s degree from a college, university or community college 2 2.6
 4-year bachelor’s degree from a college or university 36 46.2
 Postgraduate or professional degree, including masters, doctorate, medical or law degree 21 26.9
Household income
 Less than $19,999 6 7.7
 $20,000–39,999 13 16.7
 $40,000–59,999 15 19.2
 $60,000–79,999 15 19.2
 $80,000–99,999 13 16.7
 $100,000–149,99 12 15.4
 More than $150,000 4 5.1
Frequency of social distancing behaviors
 Occasionally, in about 30% of the chances when I could have 1 1.3
 Sometimes, in about 50% of the chances when I could have 2 2.6
 Frequently, in about 70% of the chances when I could have 18 23.1
 Usually, in about 90% of the chances I could have 31 39.7
 Every time 26 33.3
Participants with a romantic partner 52 66.7
Participants who live with a romantic partner 40 51.3
M SD
Number of children 0.87 1.13

SD, standard deviation.

aIn subsequent analyses, race and ethnicity were combined and recoded as three groups (Hispanic/Latino/a, non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic person of color).

bReligion was recoded as a binary variable indicating any religious identification.

cEducation level was recoded as a binary variable indicating whether or not participants had completed a 4-year bachelor’s degree.