Table 1. Demographics.
Age was treated as a continuous variable in all models; age bins are presented simply to give an idea of how demographics varied across age.
| All | 18–39 | 40–59 | 60+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 1171 | 848 | 162 | 161 |
| Age | ||||
| mean | 36.40 | 27.95 | 47.54 | 69.75 |
| std | 15.89 | 5.20 | 5.95 | 6.63 |
| min | 18 | 18 | 40 | 60 |
| 25% | 25 | 24 | 43 | 64 |
| 50% | 31 | 28 | 46 | 69 |
| 75% | 42 | 32 | 52 | 74 |
| max | 90 | 39 | 59 | 90 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 6.3% | 7.7% | 3.7% | 1.2% |
| not Hispanic | 91.9% | 90.8% | 95.1% | 95.0% |
| prefer not to say (ethnicity) | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 3.7% |
| Race | ||||
| African American | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 8.8% | 11.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% |
| White | 79.4% | 75.0% | 87.0% | 95.0% |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| more than one race/prefer to self-describe | 6.1% | 7.4% | 3.1% | 1.9% |
| prefer not to say (race) | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| not reported | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Gender | ||||
| female | 79.1% | 79.2% | 79.6% | 77.6% |
| male | 18.0% | 17.5% | 19.1% | 19.9% |
| non-binary/third gender | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| prefer to self-describe | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| prefer not to say | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| not reported | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Biological Sex | ||||
| female | 81.6% | 82.2% | 79.6% | 80.1% |
| male | 18.4% | 17.8% | 20.4% | 19.9% |
| Gender Identity | ||||
| cisgender | 97.5% | 96.9% | 100.0% | 98.1% |
| transgender | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| prefer not to say | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| not reported | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||
| straight/heterosexual | 78.9% | 74.8% | 88.9% | 90.7% |
| bisexual | 12.8% | 15.6% | 9.3% | 1.9% |
| gay/lesbian | 3.5% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| prefer to self-describe | 2.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| prefer not to say | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
| not reported | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Education | ||||
| some high school | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| high school diploma or GED | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 3.7% |
| some college | 14.7% | 15.7% | 13.6% | 10.6% |
| bachelor's degree | 29.3% | 32.2% | 25.3% | 18.0% |
| some post-bachelor | 10.4% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 14.3% |
| graduate, medical, or professional degree | 42.9% | 39.7% | 48.8% | 53.4% |
| Relationship Status | ||||
| single | 34.1% | 41.0% | 16.7% | 14.9% |
| in a relationship | 26.7% | 34.0% | 10.5% | 5.0% |
| married | 32.4% | 23.8% | 61.1% | 48.4% |
| separated/divorced | 4.9% | 1.1% | 10.5% | 19.3% |
| widowed | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 12.4% |
| Serious medical problems? | ||||
| yes | 8.2% | 6.4% | 12.3% | 13.7% |
| no | 91.8% | 93.6% | 87.7% | 86.3% |
| Income | ||||
| $0 – 25,000 | 7.9% | 8.7% | 6.8% | 5.0% |
| $25,001 – 50,000 | 14.8% | 15.1% | 6.8% | 21.1% |
| $50,001 – 75,000 | 18.0% | 18.9% | 12.3% | 19.3% |
| $75,001 – 100,000 | 16.1% | 15.1% | 18.5% | 18.6% |
| $100,001 – 150,000 | 19.2% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 16.8% |
| $150,001 – 250,000 | 15.2% | 13.9% | 25.9% | 11.2% |
| $250,000+ | 8.8% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 8.1% |
| Are you a full time student? | ||||
| yes | 24.3% | 33.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| no | 75.7% | 67.0% | 97.5% | 100.0% |
| Are you currently employed? | ||||
| yes | 59.5% | 58.8% | 83.3% | 39.1% |
| no | 16.2% | 8.1% | 14.2% | 60.9% |
| not reported | 24.3% | 33.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Political Ideology | ||||
| Very Liberal | 12.6% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Liberal | 13.2% | 10.7% | 13.0% | 26.7% |
| Slightly Liberal | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 6.2% |
| Moderate | 5.1% | 3.8% | 8.6% | 8.7% |
| Slightly Conservative | 1.4% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 1.2% |
| Conservative | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 3.1% |
| Very Conservative | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| not reported | 63.0% | 68.2% | 56.8% | 42.2% |
| US Region | ||||
| Northeast | 47.7% | 44.6% | 42.6% | 68.9% |
| South | 15.9% | 17.1% | 15.4% | 9.9% |
| Midwest | 11.8% | 11.2% | 20.4% | 6.2% |
| West | 14.2% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 7.5% |
| not reported | 10.5% | 11.9% | 6.2% | 7.5% |