Demographic Characteristics of Preliminary Y2K Attitude Study
February 1999
Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D. and Michelle M. Weil, Ph.D.
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Demographic Characteristic |
Percentage of Preliminary Sample |
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| Male |
49% |
| Female |
51% |
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| 18-25 |
30% |
| 26-35 |
27% |
| 36-50 |
28% |
| 51-64 |
11% |
| 65 or older |
4% |
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| No High School Degree |
5% |
| High School Degree |
17% |
| Technical School Degree |
4% |
| Some College |
41% |
| College Degree |
25% |
| Postgraduate Degree |
9% |
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| Not Married, No Children |
45% |
| Not Married, Children |
12% |
| Married, Children |
16% |
| Married, No Children |
27% |
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| Asian/Asian American |
12% |
| Black/African American |
23% |
| Hispanic/Spanish Descent |
27% |
| White/Caucasian |
32% |
| Other - Unspecified |
6% |
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