SMEs’ demographic information
| Occupation | SOC code | N | Male (%) | White* (%) | Mean age | Working full time (%) | Working part time (%) | Retired (%) | Occupational tenure 9+ years (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial manager | 113030 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 42 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Public school admin. | 119030 | 10 | 50 | 70 | 47 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 90 |
| Management consultant | 131110 | 7 | 57 | 86 | 54 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 100 |
| Auditor/accountant | 132010 | 4 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Computer/IT analyst | 151120 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 100 |
| Systems administrator | 151140 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 53 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 100 |
| Civil engineer | 172050 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Mechanical engineer | 172140 | 3 | 50 | 67 | ** | 67 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Environmental geologist | 192040 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 33 | 100 |
| Psychologist | 193030 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Counselor | 211010 | 5 | 40 | 100 | 58 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 80 |
| Social worker | 211020 | 3 | 67 | 67 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Lawyer | 231010 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 71 | 33 | 67 | 0 | 100 |
| Paralegal | 232010 | 6 | 17 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Middle school teacher | 252020 | 6 | 83 | 83 | 43 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Teacher assistant | 259040 | 4 | 25 | 100 | 45 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 75 |
| Designer | 271020 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 47 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 88 |
| Public relations | 273030 | 8 | 63 | 75 | 52 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 100 |
| Registered nurse | 291140 | 4 | 50 | 75 | 62 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 100 |
| Certified nursing assistant | 292050 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Physical therapist | 312020 | 3 | 67 | 100 | 54 | 67 | 0 | 33 | 100 |
| Correctional officer | 333010 | 8 | 63 | 63 | 51 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Security guard | 339030 | 3 | 67 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Cook | 352010 | 5 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Server/wait staff | 353030 | 3 | 33 | 100 | 51 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Pest control worker | 372020 | 7 | 100 | 86 | 51 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Grounds maintenance | 373010 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Childcare worker | 399010 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 49 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sales professional | 411010 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 58 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Customer service rep. | 433050 | 3 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 67 | 33 | 0 | 100 |
| Administrative assistant | 436010 | 6 | 83 | 50 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Logger | 454020 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 57 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Automotive technician | 493020 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 54 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Steel fabricator | 512090 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Bus driver | 533020 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 52 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Total | 161 | 52 | 68 | 51 | 87 | 8 | 3 | 90 | |
| Occupation | SOC code | N | Male (%) | White | Mean age | Working full time (%) | Working part time (%) | Retired (%) | Occupational tenure 9+ years (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial manager | 113030 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 42 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Public school admin. | 119030 | 10 | 50 | 70 | 47 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 90 |
| Management consultant | 131110 | 7 | 57 | 86 | 54 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 100 |
| Auditor/accountant | 132010 | 4 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Computer/IT analyst | 151120 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 100 |
| Systems administrator | 151140 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 53 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 100 |
| Civil engineer | 172050 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Mechanical engineer | 172140 | 3 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Environmental geologist | 192040 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 33 | 100 |
| Psychologist | 193030 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Counselor | 211010 | 5 | 40 | 100 | 58 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 80 |
| Social worker | 211020 | 3 | 67 | 67 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Lawyer | 231010 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 71 | 33 | 67 | 0 | 100 |
| Paralegal | 232010 | 6 | 17 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Middle school teacher | 252020 | 6 | 83 | 83 | 43 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Teacher assistant | 259040 | 4 | 25 | 100 | 45 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 75 |
| Designer | 271020 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 47 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 88 |
| Public relations | 273030 | 8 | 63 | 75 | 52 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 100 |
| Registered nurse | 291140 | 4 | 50 | 75 | 62 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 100 |
| Certified nursing assistant | 292050 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Physical therapist | 312020 | 3 | 67 | 100 | 54 | 67 | 0 | 33 | 100 |
| Correctional officer | 333010 | 8 | 63 | 63 | 51 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Security guard | 339030 | 3 | 67 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Cook | 352010 | 5 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Server/wait staff | 353030 | 3 | 33 | 100 | 51 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Pest control worker | 372020 | 7 | 100 | 86 | 51 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Grounds maintenance | 373010 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Childcare worker | 399010 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 49 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sales professional | 411010 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 58 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Customer service rep. | 433050 | 3 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 67 | 33 | 0 | 100 |
| Administrative assistant | 436010 | 6 | 83 | 50 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Logger | 454020 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 57 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Automotive technician | 493020 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 54 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Steel fabricator | 512090 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Bus driver | 533020 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 52 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Total | 161 | 52 | 68 | 51 | 87 | 8 | 3 | 90 | |
Notes:
*We asked participants to identify race. For brevity, here we report the percentage of white participants. Please contact the authors for more detail about the full racial composition of the SMEs. ** All three mechanical engineers left the age question blank
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