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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: Highlighting consensus among medical scientists increases public support for vaccines: evidence from a randomized experiment

Sample

(N = 216)

Demographic characteristics

Gender (% male)

56

Female

44

Age (% 25–34)

41

 18–24

12

 35–44

23

 45–54

12

 55–64

9

 65–74

2

 75+

1

Education (% college degree or higher)

55

Less than High School

2

High School

7

Some College

36

Region % (South)

33

Midwest

28

Northeast

22

West

17

Party Affiliation (% Democrat)

45

Republican

28

Independent

27

  1. Note: Modal category is reported first. Respondents were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk. Restrictions included location (United States) and a worker’s past approval rate (95 % or higher). Compared to the general U.S. national population, participants were more likely to be male, younger, higher educated, and self-identify as a Democrat