WHAT AMERICAN EMPLOYEES THINK
ABOUT DRUG ABUSE
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Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents Interviewed

Table 1

Weighted Sample Characteristics
(n=1006)


Percent
Gender
Male 57%
Female 43

Age

18 - 24 10%
25 - 34 29
35 - 44 28
45 - 54 19
55 + 13
Mean 38.9
Median 38.0
Education
Less than high school 7%
High school graduate 33
Trade, technical, or business school 23
Some college 5
College graduate 20
Post-graduate 11
Race
White 84%
Black 9
Hispanic 3
Other 4
 
Table 2

Weighted Sample Characteristics
(n=1006)


Percent
Region
Northeast 21%
South Central 35
North Central 23
West 21

Occupation

Services / Labor 33%
Professional / Managerial 32
Secretarial / Clerical 10
Sales / Retail Sales 7
Healthcare 4
Self-employed 3
Manufacturing 3
High Technology 2
Government 2
Transportation 1
Military 1
Other 2
Household Income
Under $10,000 2%
$10,000 - $19,999 10
$20,000 - $29,999 19
$30,000 - $39,999 19
$40,000 - $59,999 22
$60,000 - $74,999 9
$75,000 - $99,999 8
$100,000 and over 9
Don't know 2
Refused 3
Mean $48,530
Median $35,000
 


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