Table 1 Personal characteristics of respondents
Characteristic | 2022 Respondents (n=12,947) | 2023 Respondents* (n=9385) | 2024 Respondents* (n=8896) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | 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) | 176 | 6.6 (5.7, 7.7) |
25-34 | 1309 | 16.4 (15.5, 17.4) | 856 | 16.8 (15.6, 18.0) | 753 | 17.4 (16.1, 18.7) |
35-44 | 1884 | 18.5 (17.7, 19.4) | 1252 | 18.5 (17.4, 19.6) | 1094 | 16.9 (15.9, 18.1) |
45-54 | 1847 | 14.5 (13.8, 15.2) | 1255 | 14.3 (13.4, 15.2) | 1150 | 14.9 (13.9, 15.9) |
55-64 | 2794 | 17.5 (16.8, 18.2) | 2043 | 17.6 (16.7, 18.5) | 1827 | 18.4 (17.4, 19.4) |
65-74 | 2952 | 14.4 (13.8, 15.1) | 2342 | 14.5 (13.8, 15.3) | 2249 | 15.1 (14.3, 15.8) |
75+ | 1673 | 8.1 (7.6, 8.6) | 1327 | 8.0 (7.4, 8.5) | 1647 | 10.8 (10.1, 11.5) |
Non-response | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 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) | 3667 | 50.9 (49.5, 52.3) |
Male | 7028 | 47.2 (46.1, 48.3) | 5340 | 47.0 (45.7, 48.4) | 5055 | 47.5 (46.1, 48.9) |
Transgender | 74 | 0.5 (0.4, 0.7) | 45 | 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) | 46 | 0.5 (0.3, 0.8) |
Non-binary | 91 | 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) | 59 | 0.8 (0.5, 1.0) | 58 | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) |
Other | 24 | 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) | 21 | 0.3 (0.1, 0.5) | 20 | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) |
Non-response | 78 | 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) | 54 | 0.7 (0.4, 0.9) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
White, Non-Hispanic | 9491 | 62.6 (61.5, 63.8) | 7014 | 62.7 (61.2, 64.1) | 6663 | 62.7 (61.2, 64.2) |
Black, Non-Hispanic | 1095 | 11.9 (11.1, 12.7) | 748 | 12.0 (10.9, 13.0) | 720 | 12.0 (11.0, 13.1) |
Hispanic, any race | 1504 | 16.9 (15.9, 17.8) | 1016 | 16.9 (15.7, 18.1) | 940 | 16.9 (15.7, 18.2) |
American Indian or Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic | 76 | 1.2 (0.8, 1.5) | 47 | 1.1 (0.7, 1.5) | 44 | 1.1 (0.7, 1.6) |
Asian American or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | 393 | 5.5 (4.8, 6.1) | 277 | 5.5 (4.7, 6.2) | 261 | 5.4 (4.7, 6.3) |
Some other race, Non-Hispanic | 25 | 0.1 (0.1, 0.2) | 19 | 0.1 (0.1, 0.2) | 18 | 0.1 (0.1, 0.2) |
2+ Races, Non-Hispanic | 363 | 1.8 (1.5, 2.0) | 264 | 1.8 (1.4, 2.2) | 250 | 1.8 (1.4, 2.2) |
Non-response | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 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) | 5655 | 57.0 (55.6, 58.5) |
Widowed | 770 | 4.1 (3.7, 4.5) | 582 | 3.9 (3.5, 4.4) | 630 | 4.7 (4.2, 5.2) |
Divorced | 1456 | 8.7 (8.2, 9.2) | 1010 | 8.2 (7.6, 8.8) | 979 | 8.5 (7.9, 9.2) |
Separated | 193 | 1.7 (1.4, 2.0) | 122 | 1.4 (1.1, 1.8) | 127 | 1.8 (1.4, 2.3) |
Never married | 2454 | 29.4 (28.2, 30.5) | 1710 | 30.2 (28.8, 31.6) | 1505 | 27.9 (26.5, 29.4) |
Non-response | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 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) | 330 | 7.4 (6.5, 8.4) |
High school graduate (diploma, GED) | 2813 | 28.2 (27.2, 29.3) | 2002 | 28.2 (26.9, 29.6) | 1784 | 26.9 (25.5, 28.2) |
Some college or Associate’s degree | 3896 | 27.2 (26.2, 28.1) | 2773 | 27.1 (25.9, 28.3) | 2691 | 28.7 (27.5, 30.0) |
Bachelor’s degree | 3133 | 19.8 (19.0, 20.6) | 2337 | 20.1 (19.1, 21.1) | 2257 | 21.0 (19.9, 22.1) |
Master’s degree or higher | 2481 | 15.4 (14.7, 16.1) | 1857 | 15.1 (14.2, 15.9) | 1834 | 16.0 (15.2, 17.0) |
Non-response | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 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) | 265 | 4.9 (4.2, 5.7) |
$10,000 to $24,999 | 1078 | 9.0 (8.3, 9.6) | 727 | 8.9 (8.1, 9.8) | 609 | 7.9 (7.1, 8.7) |
$25,000 to $49,999 | 2232 | 17.0 (16.2, 17.9) | 1617 | 17.0 (15.9, 18.0) | 1446 | 17.1 (16.0, 18.3) |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 2236 | 16.3 (15.5, 17.2) | 1631 | 16.3 (15.3, 17.4) | 1424 | 15.3 (14.3, 16.3) |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1999 | 13.2 (12.5, 13.9) | 1499 | 13.2 (12.3, 14.1) | 1367 | 13.3 (12.4, 14.3) |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 2410 | 17.9 (17.0, 18.7) | 1734 | 17.9 (16.8, 18.9) | 1799 | 18.5 (17.5, 19.6) |
$150,000 or more | 2621 | 22.7 (21.7, 23.6) | 1944 | 22.8 (21.6, 23.9) | 1986 | 23.0 (21.9, 24.2) |
Non-response | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 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) | 4134 | 53.2 (51.8, 54.7) |
Working - self-employed | 1048 | 8.0 (7.4, 8.6) | 709 | 7.2 (6.5, 8.0) | 669 | 7.2 (6.6, 8.0) |
Not working - on temporary layoff from a job | 53 | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) | 35 | 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) | 37 | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) |
Not working - looking for work | 411 | 5.2 (4.6, 5.8) | 272 | 5.2 (4.4, 5.9) | 251 | 4.9 (4.2, 5.7) |
Not working - retired | 4231 | 21.0 (20.3, 21.8) | 3367 | 21.3 (20.4, 22.2) | 3154 | 21.4 (20.5, 22.4) |
Not working - disabled | 417 | 4.2 (3.7, 4.7) | 286 | 4.5 (3.9, 5.2) | 258 | 4.4 (3.8, 5.1) |
Not working - other | 574 | 7.2 (6.6, 7.9) | 425 | 8.3 (7.4, 9.2) | 393 | 8.2 (7.3, 9.1) |
Non-response | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 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) | 362 | 4.6 (4.1, 5.3) |
Mid-Atlantic | 1407 | 12.5 (11.8, 13.3) | 1001 | 12.6 (11.6, 13.5) | 960 | 12.4 (11.5, 13.4) |
East-North Central | 1878 | 14.3 (13.5, 15.0) | 1370 | 14.3 (13.3, 15.2) | 1306 | 14.3 (13.4, 15.3) |
West-North Central | 952 | 6.4 (5.9, 6.9) | 676 | 6.4 (5.8, 7.0) | 647 | 6.4 (5.8, 7.1) |
South Atlantic | 2538 | 20.5 (19.6, 21.4) | 1881 | 20.5 (19.4, 21.6) | 1754 | 20.6 (19.4, 21.8) |
East-South Central | 737 | 5.8 (5.3, 6.3) | 538 | 5.8 (5.1, 6.5) | 514 | 5.9 (5.3, 6.6) |
West-South Central | 1371 | 11.9 (11.1, 12.7) | 965 | 11.9 (10.9, 12.8) | 902 | 11.7 (10.8, 12.7) |
Mountain | 1125 | 7.7 (7.1, 8.2) | 825 | 7.6 (6.9, 8.3) | 796 | 7.7 (7.0, 8.5) |
Pacific | 2430 | 16.3 (15.5, 17.1) | 1755 | 16.3 (15.3, 17.3) | 1655 | 16.3 (15.3, 17.4) |
Non-response | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) |