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. 2021 Oct 14;16(10):e0257923. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257923

Table 1. Demographics of survey respondents.

Demographic All Respondents Respondents to Health Research Contexts Survey Only
N = 4048 % N = 2010 %
Age 18–25 524 12.9 261 13.0
26–35 728 18.0 364 18.1
36–45 678 16.7 339 16.9
46–55 671 16.6 319 15.9
56–65 675 16.7 338 16.8
66–75 640 15.8 314 15.6
76+ 132 3.3 75 3.73
Geographic Region South 1491 36.8 762 37.9
West 999 24.7 479 23.8
Midwest 840 20.8 399 19.9
Northeast 713 17.6 368 18.3
Gender Woman 2029 50.1 990 49.3
Man 1943 48.0 978 48.7
Non-binary 21 0.52 12 0.60
Transgender (including Man, Transgender; Woman, Transgender; or Transgender) 13 0.32 8 0.40
Racial and Ethnic Background American Indian or Alaska Native 56 1.38 39 0.02
Asian 172 4.2 80 3.98
Black, African American, or African 473 11.7 235 11.7
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish 470 11.6 235 11.7
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 21 0.52 18 0.90
White 2466 60.9 1184 58.9
Black, African American, or African & Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish 9 0.22 4 0.20
Black, African American, or African & White 52 1.28 30 1.49
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish & White 123 3.04 61 3.03
Other combination of two or more categories 129 3.19 74 3.68
Educational Attainment Grade 11 or below 218 5.4 105 5.22
Grade 12 or GED 912 22.5 440 21.9
1 to 3 years after high school 1221 30.2 581 28.9
College 4 years or more 967 23.9 499 24.8
Advanced degree 688 17.0 360 17.9
Household Income Less than $25,000 823 20.3 400 19.9
$25,000 - $49,999 1058 26.1 481 23.9
$50,000 - $74,999 680 16.8 333 16.6
$75,000 - $99,999 496 12.3 268 13.3
$100,000 - $149,999 453 11.2 231 11.5
$150,000 or more 368 9.1 208 10.4
Political Views Conservative 1099 27.1 557 27.7
Moderate 1568 38.7 750 37.3
Liberal 1017 25.1 511 25.4

Totals for each demographic item do not necessarily sum to N = 4048 for all respondents or N = 2010 for health research survey respondents due to item nonresponse or selections (such as “I prefer not to answer.”) that are not displayed.