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Respondent Demographics
Respondents self-reported their age, gender, and highest level of education. Interviewee responses were
used to build a demographic profile of this study’s respondent pool rather than administrative data.
Interviewee responses are presented in figure 5.1 through 5.3.
Figure 5.1 Respondent Gender
The majority of respondents were male. Of the 73 respondents to this study, 62 respondents (85 percent)
identified as male, 9 respondents (12 percent) identified as female; and 2 respondents (3 percent)
identified as transgender.
The majority of respondents identified as African American. Sixty-six percent of respondents identified as
African American; 10 percent identified as Latino; 8 percent identified as white; 8 percent identified as
multiracial; and 3 percent identified as Asian. Six percent of respondents did not report their race.
Figure 5.2 Respondent Race
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