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Table 1 Demographic breakdown of the samples

From: Comprehensive drug policies increase trust in local government: an analysis of authorities’ and residents’ perspectives in rural US Appalachian and Midwestern counties

Variables

Authorities

Residents

N

138

6609

Gender

 Female

64%

51%

 Male

36%

48%

 Other

0%

0.30%

M age in years (SD)

48.6 (12.5)

46.6 (16.7)

Race/Ethnicity

  

 White, not Hispanic or Latino

92%

81%

 Black or African American

0.80%

8.50%

 Hispanic or Latinx

2%

5.50%

 Asian American

0.80%

1.70%

 Other

0%

2%

 Multi-race

4%

3%

Median education level

college degree (4 year)

some college but no degree

Median income level

NA

$30,000 to $39,999

Religious affiliation

NA

 

 Baptist

 

19%

 Other Protestant

 

16%

 Catholic

 

11%

 Jewish

 

1%

 Muslim

 

0.60%

 Hindu

 

0.20%

 Agnostic

 

11%

 Other

 

19%

 Missing value

 

21%

M Political Ideology (SD)

NA

3.14 (1.06)

  1. Political Ideology was measured with a five-point Likert scale where 1 = extremely liberal, 5 = extremely conservative