Table 2 Demographic characteristics of each sample
ESP | PIAAC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 763) | (N = 2609) | |||
Gender* | ||||
Male | 389 (51.0%) | 1195 (45.8%) | ||
Female | 374 (49.0%) | 1414 (54.2%) | ||
Age** | ||||
18–24 | 90 (11.8%) | 368 (14.1%) | ||
25–44 | 239 (31.3%) | 1060 (40.6%) | ||
45–64 | 274 (35.9%) | 970 (37.2%) | ||
65 + | 160 (21.0%) | 211 (8.1%) | ||
Education** | ||||
High school or less | 173 (22.7%) | 1106 (42.4%) | ||
Some college or associate's degree | 216 (28.3%) | 508 (19.5%) | ||
Bachelor's degree or higher | 374 (49.0%) | 995 (38.1%) | ||
Income*** | ||||
< $50 k | 252 (33.0%) | 984 (37.7%) | ||
$50 k–$100 k | 259 (33.9%) | 889 (34.1%) | ||
$100 k–$150 k | 109 (14.3%) | 411 (15.8%) | ||
$150 k + | 143 (18.7%) | 325 (12.5%) | ||
Race | ||||
White | 522 (68.4%) | 1800 (69.0%) | ||
Black | 98 (12.8%) | 319 (12.2%) | ||
Other | 143 (18.7%) | 490 (18.8%) | ||
Ethnicity*** | ||||
Hispanic | 118 (15.5%) | 281 (10.8%) | ||
Non-Hispanic | 645 (84.5%) | 2328 (89.2%) | ||
Self-rated health*** | ||||
Poor | 26 (3.4%) | 62 (2.4%) | ||
Fair | 126 (16.5%) | 318 (12.2%) | ||
Good | 275 (36.0%) | 800 (30.7%) | ||
Very good | 234 (30.7%) | 932 (35.7%) | ||
Excellent | 102 (13.4%) | 497 (19.0%) | ||
Numeracy scores | ||||
SNS-3 score category | 3–12 | 188 (24.6%) | – | – |
13–15 | 249 (32.6%) | – | – | |
16–18 | 326 (42.8%) | – | – | |
PIAAC score category† | – | – | 0–175 | 126 (4.8%) |
– | – | 176–225 | 448 (17.1%) | |
– | – | 226–275 | 909 (34.8%) | |
– | – | 276–325 | 858 (32.9%) | |
326–375 | 252 (9.7%) | |||
376–500 | 16 (0.6%) | |||