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Table 1 Personal characteristics of respondents

From: Views of democracy and society and support for political violence in the USA: findings from a nationally representative survey

Characteristic

Respondents (n = 8620)

 

Unweighted n

Weighted % (95% CI)

Age

18–24

447

10.5 (9.6, 11.5)

25–34

1024

16.6 (15.6, 17.6)

35–44

1374

18.5 (17.6, 19.5)

45–54

1215

14.5 (13.7, 15.3)

55–64

1833

17.4 (16.6, 18.2)

65–74

1788

14.4 (13.7, 15.1)

75 + 

939

8.0 (7.4, 8.5)

Non-response

0

0

Gender

Female

4300

50.6 (49.4, 51.7)

Male

4159

47.2 (46.1, 48.4)

Transgender

41

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

Non-binary

44

0.7 (0.5, 0.9)

Other

20

0.3 (0.1, 0.4)

Non-response

56

0.7 (0.5, 0.9)

Race and ethnicity

White, Non-Hispanic

6046

62.6 (61.4, 63.9)

Black, Non-Hispanic

834

11.9 (11.1, 12.8)

Hispanic, any race

1084

16.9 (15.9, 17.8)

American Indian or Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic

54

1.3 (0.9, 1.6)

Asian American/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic

313

5.4 (4.8, 6.1)

Some other race, Non-Hispanic

22

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

2 + Races, Non-Hispanic

267

1.7 (1.5, 2.0)

Non-response

0

0

Marital status

Now married

5246

56.1 (54.9, 57.3)

Widowed

443

4.0 (3.6, 4.4)

Divorced

909

8.7 (8.1, 9.3)

Separated

139

1.7 (1.4, 2.1)

Never married

1883

29.5 (28.3, 30.7)

Non-response

0

0

Education

No high school diploma or GED

542

9.5 (8.7, 10.4)

High school graduate (diploma or GED)

2158

28.3 (27.2, 29.4)

Some college or Associate’s degree

2364

27.1 (26.0, 28.1)

Bachelor’s degree

1951

19.7 (18.8, 20.6)

Master’s degree or higher

1605

15.4 (14.7, 16.2)

Non-response

0

0

Household income

Less than $10,000

272

3.9 (3.4, 4.4)

$10,000 to $24,999

745

9.0 (8.3, 9.7)

$25,000 to $49,999

1469

17.0 (16.1, 17.9)

$50,000 to $74,999

1414

16.3 (15.4, 17.2)

$75,000 to $99,999

1214

13.2 (12.4, 14)

$100,000 to $149,999

1500

17.9 (16.9, 18.8)

$150,000 or more

2006

22.8 (21.8, 23.7)

Non-response

0

0

Employment

Working—as a paid employee

4323

54.3 (53.1, 55.4)

Working—self-employed

694

8.0 (7.3, 8.6)

Not working—on temporary layoff from a job

40

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

Not working—looking for work

312

5.1 (4.5, 5.7)

Not working—retired

2478

20.9 (20.1, 21.8)

Not working—disabled

314

4.2 (3.7, 4.7)

Not working—other

459

7.0 (6.3, 7.7)

Non-response

0

0

Census region

New England

412

4.7 (4.2, 5.2)

Mid-Atlantic

1090

12.5 (11.8, 13.3)

East-North Central

1267

14.3 (13.5, 15.1)

West-North Central

604

6.4 (5.8, 6.9)

South Atlantic

1714

20.5 (19.5, 21.4)

East-South Central

465

5.8 (5.3, 6.4)

West-South Central

904

12.0 (11.1, 12.8)

Mountain

745

7.7 (7.1, 8.2)

Pacific

1419

16.2 (15.3, 17.1)

Non-response

0

0