Economic Literacy Survey Demographics

State of residence

Highest level of education

Course on economics

When course in economics was taken

Year of birth

Sex of respondent

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

.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

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

Yes

180

44.6

No

223

55.2

Don't know

1

0.2

Total

404

100.0

High school

40

22.2

College

105

58.3

Both H.S. & College

32

17.8

Other

3

1.7

Total

180

100

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

Male

191

47.3

Female

213

52.7

Total

404

100.0