Table 2.
Sociodemographics of the survey sample (N = 313) compared to the three U.S. states of interest for the age range of 18-to-34-year-olds.
| Survey sample (only 18-to-34-year-olds) (%) |
California: 18-to-34-year-olds (%) |
Illinois: 18-to-34-year-olds (%) | Texas: 18-to-34-year-olds (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | ||||
| California | 56.0% | 12.8% | – | – |
| Texas | 29.4% | – | – | 8.3% |
| Illinois | 14.6% | – | 4.0% | – |
| Gender | ||||
| Man | 48.9% | 51.5% | 51.1% | 51.1% |
| Woman | 48.2% | 48.5% | 48.9% | 48.9% |
| Non-binary | 1.9% | – | – | – |
| Other | 1.0% | – | – | – |
| Racea,b | ||||
| White or Caucasian | 46.3% | 60.0% | 76.6% | 76.1% |
| Asian | 29.8% | 19.1% | 7.2% | 6.5% |
| Two or more racesa | 11.3% | – | – | – |
| Black or African American | 4.9% | 6.7% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Other | 4.2% | 19.2% | 7.1% | 9.8% |
| Prefer not to answer | 1.3% | – | – | – |
| Indigenous, American Indian, or Alaska Native | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| Middle Easternb | 1.0% | – | – | – |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Not Hispanic nor Latinx | 74.1% | 58.6% | 83.6% | 60.4% |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 23.0% | 41.4% | 16.4% | 39.6% |
| Prefer not to answer | 2.9% | – | – | – |
| Age | ||||
| 18–24 | 49.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25–34 | 50.8% | 13.4% | 12.2% | 12.6% |
| Income | ||||
| $10k or less | 5.8% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| $10k to $20k | 9.4% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 5.0% |
| $20k to $30k | 7.8% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| $30k to $40k | 9.7% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 7.6% |
| $40k to $50k | 6.5% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 7.6% |
| $50k to $60k | 11.0% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 7.3% |
| $60k to $80k | 11.0% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 13.1% |
| $80k to $100k | 8.1% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 10.5% |
| $100k to $120k | 7.1% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 8.0% |
| $120k to $150k | 5.8% | 9.7% | 9.3% | 7.9% |
| $150k to $200k | 3.6% | 9.8% | 8.4% | 6.3% |
| $200k or more | 4.5% | 12.1% | 7.5% | 5.9% |
| Prefer not to answer | 9.7% | – | – | – |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||
| Straight/Heterosexual | 71.5% | – | – | – |
| Bisexual | 16.2% | – | – | – |
| Lesbian | 3.2% | – | – | – |
| Gay | 2.3% | – | – | – |
| Asexual | 2.3% | – | – | – |
| Pansexual | 1.9% | – | – | – |
| Queer | 1.0% | – | – | – |
| Questioning | 1.0% | – | – | – |
| Prefer not to answer | 0.6% | – | – | – |
Notes: Based on the U.S. Census Bureau estimates for 2020 accessed using the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT)
a
Two or more races: The census reports totals for each race as a combination of respondents who identify as that race alone or in combination with one or more other races.
b
Middle Eastern: In the census, individuals who are white with Middle Eastern or North African roots are counted as white.