Table 1

Demographics of the participants (N = 298)

DemographicsFeatures
AgeMean = 45.59, SD = 15.42, range from 19 to 80
Gender50.7% males, 49.3% females
Race68.8% Caucasian, 13.8% African American, 11.4% Latino or Hispanic …
Religion37.2% Christian, 19.8% Agnostic, 16.1% Catholic …
Income (monthly)Median = $5,000 to $6,999; 22.1% $3,000 to 4,999, 16.4% $5,000 to 6,999, 12.1% $7,000 to 8,999 …
EducationMedian = bachelor's degree; 43.6% bachelor's degree, 28.2% some college, 14.8% master's degree …

Note(s): The randomization check analysis shows that participants from these four conditions are evenly distributed in terms of these factors. Therefore, in the hypothesis test, these factors were not controlled because the random assignment neutralized the effect of these factors on the interest relationship

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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