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Table 1 Personal characteristics of respondents

From: Single-year change in views of democracy and society and support for political violence in the USA: findings from a 2023 nationally representative survey

Characteristic

2022 Respondents (n = 12,947)

2023 Respondents* (n = 9385)

Unweighted n

Weighted % (95% CI)

Unweighted n

Weighted % (95% CI)

Age

 18–24

488

10.5 (9.6, 11.4)

310

10.3 (9.2, 11.5)

 25–34

1309

16.4 (15.5, 17.4)

856

16.8 (15.6, 18.0)

 35–44

1884

18.5 (17.7, 19.4)

1252

18.5 (17.4, 19.6)

 45–54

1847

14.5 (13.8, 15.2)

1255

14.3 (13.4, 15.2)

 55–64

2794

17.5 (16.8, 18.2)

2043

17.6 (16.7, 18.5)

 65–74

2952

14.4 (13.8, 15.1)

2342

14.5 (13.8, 15.3)

 75 + 

1673

8.1 (7.6, 8.6)

1327

8.0 (7.4, 8.5)

 Non-response

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

Gender

 Female

5652

50.7 (49.6, 51.8)

3866

50.7 (49.4, 52.1)

 Male

7028

47.2 (46.1, 48.3)

5340

47.0 (45.7, 48.4)

 Transgender

74

0.5 (0.4, 0.7)

45

0.5 (0.3, 0.7)

 Non-binary

91

0.7 (0.5, 0.9)

59

0.8 (0.5, 1.0)

 Other

24

0.2 (0.1, 0.3)

21

0.3 (0.1, 0.5)

 Non-response

78

0.7 (0.5, 0.9)

54

0.7 (0.4, 0.9)

Race/Ethnicity

 White, Non-Hispanic

9491

62.6 (61.5, 63.8)

7014

62.7 (61.2, 64.1)

 Black, Non-Hispanic

1095

11.9 (11.1, 12.7)

748

12.0 (10.9, 13.0)

 Hispanic, any race

1504

16.9 (15.9, 17.8)

1016

16.9 (15.7, 18.1)

 American Indian or Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic

76

1.2 (0.8, 1.5)

47

1.1 (0.7, 1.5)

 Asian American or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic

393

5.5 (4.8, 6.1)

277

5.5 (4.7, 6.2)

 Some other race, Non-Hispanic

25

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

19

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

 2 + Races, Non-Hispanic

363

1.8 (1.5, 2.0)

264

1.8 (1.4, 2.2)

 Non-response

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

Marital status

 Now married

8074

56.1 (55.0, 57.3)

5961

56.2 (54.8, 57.6)

 Widowed

770

4.1 (3.7, 4.5)

582

3.9 (3.5, 4.4)

 Divorced

1456

8.7 (8.2, 9.2)

1010

8.2 (7.6, 8.8)

 Separated

193

1.7 (1.4, 2.0)

122

1.4 (1.1, 1.8)

 Never married

2454

29.4 (28.2, 30.5)

1710

30.2 (28.8, 31.6)

 Non-response

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

Education

 No high school diploma or GED

624

9.4 (8.6, 10.2)

416

9.5 (8.4, 10.5)

 High school graduate (diploma, GED)

2813

28.2 (27.2, 29.3)

2002

28.2 (26.9, 29.6)

 Some college or Associate's degree

3896

27.2 (26.2, 28.1)

2773

27.1 (25.9, 28.3)

 Bachelor's degree

3133

19.8 (19.0, 20.6)

2337

20.1 (19.1, 21.1)

 Master’s degree or higher

2481

15.4 (14.7, 16.1)

1857

15.1 (14.2, 15.9)

 Non-response

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

Household Income

 Less than $10,000

371

3.9 (3.4, 4.4)

233

3.9 (3.2, 4.5)

 $10,000 to $24,999

1078

9.0 (8.3, 9.6)

727

8.9 (8.1, 9.8)

 $25,000 to $49,999

2232

17.0 (16.2, 17.9)

1617

17.0 (15.9, 18.0)

 $50,000 to $74,999

2236

16.3 (15.5, 17.2)

1631

16.3 (15.3, 17.4)

 $75,000 to $99,999

1999

13.2 (12.5, 13.9)

1499

13.2 (12.3, 14.1)

 $100,000 to $149,999

2410

17.9 (17.0, 18.7)

1734

17.9 (16.8, 18.9)

 $150,000 or more

2621

22.7 (21.7, 23.6)

1944

22.8 (21.6, 23.9)

 Non-response

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

Employment

 Working-as a paid employee

6213

53.8 (52.7, 54.9)

4291

52.9 (51.6, 54.3)

 Working-self-employed

1048

8.0 (7.4, 8.6)

709

7.2 (6.5, 8.0)

 Not working-on temporary layoff from a job

53

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

35

0.5 (0.3, 0.7)

 Not working-looking for work

411

5.2 (4.6, 5.8)

272

5.2 (4.4, 5.9)

 Not working-retired

4231

21.0 (20.3, 21.8)

3367

21.3 (20.4, 22.2)

 Not working-disabled

417

4.2 (3.7, 4.7)

286

4.5 (3.9, 5.2)

 Not working-other

574

7.2 (6.6, 7.9)

425

8.3 (7.4, 9.2)

 Non-response

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

Census division

 New England

509

4.7 (4.2, 5.2)

374

4.7 (4.1, 5.3)

 Mid-Atlantic

1407

12.5 (11.8, 13.3)

1001

12.6 (11.6, 13.5)

 East-North Central

1878

14.3 (13.5, 15.0)

1370

14.3 (13.3, 15.2)

 West-North Central

952

6.4 (5.9, 6.9)

676

6.4 (5.8, 7.0)

 South Atlantic

2538

20.5 (19.6, 21.4)

1881

20.5 (19.4, 21.6)

 East-South Central

737

5.8 (5.3, 6.3)

538

5.8 (5.1, 6.5)

 West-South Central

1371

11.9 (11.1, 12.7)

965

11.9 (10.9, 12.8)

 Mountain

1125

7.7 (7.1, 8.2)

825

7.6 (6.9, 8.3)

 Pacific

2430

16.3 (15.5, 17.1)

1755

16.3 (15.3, 17.3)

 Non-response

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

  1. *Values are as of 2022