Information about respondents
| STATE OF RESIDENCE |
State |
Responses |
Percent |
Alabama |
7 |
1.7 |
Alaska |
1 |
.2 |
Arizona |
9 |
2.2 |
Arkansas |
4 |
1.0 |
California |
31 |
7.7 |
Colorado |
7 |
1.7 |
Connecticut |
5 |
1.2 |
Delaware |
2 |
.5 |
Florida |
21 |
5.2 |
Georgia |
15 |
3.7 |
Hawaii |
1 |
.2 |
Idaho |
3 |
.7 |
Illinois |
18 |
4.5 |
Indiana |
8 |
2.0 |
Iowa |
4 |
1.0 |
Kansas |
5 |
1.2 |
Kentucky |
4 |
1.0 |
Louisiana |
5 |
1.2 |
Maine |
4 |
1.0 |
Maryland |
3 |
.7 |
Massachusetts |
8 |
2.0 |
Michigan |
21 |
5.2 |
Minnesota |
13 |
3.2 |
Mississippi |
7 |
1.7 |
Missouri |
10 |
2.5 |
Montana |
1 |
.2 |
Nebraska |
3 |
.7 |
Nevada |
3 |
.7 |
New Hampshire |
1 |
.2 |
New Jersey |
10 |
2.5 |
New Mexico |
4 |
1.0 |
New York |
20 |
5.0 |
North Carolina |
11 |
2.7 |
North Dakota |
2 |
.5 |
Ohio |
15 |
3.7 |
Oklahoma |
4 |
1.0 |
Oregon |
4 |
1.0 |
Pennsylvania |
16 |
4.0 |
Rhode Island |
2 |
.5 |
South Carolina |
7 |
1.7 |
Tennessee |
11 |
2.7 |
Texas |
29 |
7.2 |
Utah |
5 |
1.2 |
Vermont |
2
| .5 |
Virginia |
13 |
3.2 |
Washington |
12 |
3.0 |
West Virginia |
4 |
1.0 |
Wisconsin |
7 |
1.7 |
Wyoming |
2 |
.5 |
Total |
404 |
100.0 |
| HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION
COMPLETED |
Level |
Responses |
Percent |
Less than H.S. |
9 |
2.2 |
Some high school |
12 |
3.0 |
H.S. grad or GED |
95 |
23.5 |
Some tech school |
4 |
1.0 |
Tech school grad |
11 |
2.7 |
Some college |
108 |
26.7 |
College graduate |
111 |
27.5 |
Post grad/prof degree |
51 |
12.6 |
Other |
1 |
0.2 |
Refused to answer |
2 |
0.5 |
Total |
404 |
100.0 |
| EVER TAKEN COURSE
ON ECONOMICS |
Answer |
Responses |
Percent |
Yes |
180 |
44.6 |
No |
223 |
55.2 |
Don't know |
1 |
0.2 |
Total |
404 |
100.0 |
| WHEN COURSE ON ECONOMICS
WAS TAKEN |
When |
Responses |
Percent |
High school |
40 |
22.2 |
College |
105 |
58.3 |
Both H.S. & College |
32 |
17.8 |
Other |
3 |
1.7 |
Total |
180 |
100 |
| YEAR RESPONDENT BORN |
Year |
Responses |
Percent |
1912 |
1 |
.2 |
1914 |
4 |
1.0 |
1915 |
1 |
.2 |
1917 |
2 |
.5 |
1918 |
1 |
.2 |
1919 |
1 |
.2 |
1920 |
5 |
1.2 |
1921 |
2 |
.5 |
1922 |
2 |
.5 |
1923 |
2 |
.5 |
1924 |
2 |
.5 |
1925 |
1 |
.2 |
1926 |
5 |
1.2 |
1927 |
1 |
.2 |
1928 |
3 |
.7 |
1929 |
6 |
1.5 |
1930 |
2 |
.5 |
1931 |
2 |
.5 |
1932 |
5 |
1.2 |
1933 |
4 |
1.0 |
1934 |
3 |
.7 |
1935 |
8 |
2.0 |
1936 |
3 |
.7 |
1937 |
3 |
.7 |
1938 |
7 |
1.7 |
1939 |
6 |
1.5 |
1940 |
4 |
1.0 |
1941 |
7 |
1.7 |
1942 |
4 |
1.0 |
1943 |
9 |
2.2 |
1944 |
6 |
1.5 |
1945 |
3 |
.7 |
1946 |
12 |
3.0 |
1947 |
9 |
2.2 |
1948 |
11 |
2.7 |
1949 |
8 |
2.0 |
1950 |
8 |
2.0 |
1951 |
4 |
1.0 |
1952 |
7 |
1.7 |
1953 |
8 |
2.0 |
1954 |
6 |
1.5 |
1955 |
8 |
2.0 |
1956 |
8 |
2.0 |
1957 |
8 |
2.0 |
1958 |
14 |
3.5 |
1959 |
12 |
3.0 |
1960 |
11 |
2.7 |
1961 |
7 |
1.7 |
1962 |
12 |
3.0 |
1963 |
10 |
2.5 |
1964 |
7 |
1.7 |
1965 |
4 |
1.0 |
1966 |
13 |
3.2 |
1967 |
7 |
1.7 |
1968 |
7 |
1.7 |
1969 |
9 |
2.2 |
1970 |
7 |
1.7 |
1971 |
7 |
1.7 |
1972 |
8 |
2.0 |
1973 |
6 |
1.5 |
1974 |
7 |
1.7 |
1975 |
6 |
1.5 |
1976 |
7 |
1.7 |
1977 |
6 |
1.5 |
1978 |
11 |
2.7 |
1979 |
4 |
1.0 |
1980 |
2 |
.5 |
Don't know |
1 |
.2 |
Refused to answer |
7 |
1.7 |
Total |
404 |
100.0 |
| RESPONDENT GENDER |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percent |
Male |
191 |
47.3 |
Female |
213 |
52.7 |
Total |
404 |
100.0 |
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The Economic Literacy Project