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Table 1 Demographics for the final sample

From: Moral, self-interested, and social motivation each predict compliance with social distancing rules: utilitarianism is an indirect positive predictor

Demographic Variable

n

%

Gender

Female

175

58.1

Male

123

40.9

Other

2

.7

Unspecified

1

.3

Age

18–29

4

1.3

30–39

112

37.2

40–49

98

32.6

50–59

43

14.3

60–69

27

9.0

70–79

12

4.0

80+

5

1.6

Highest Educational Level

Did not complete school

5

1.7

Year 12 or equivalent

45

15

Diploma

78

25.8

Bachelor’s Degree

124

41.2

Postgraduate Degree

49

16.3

Religion

Christianity

129

42.9

Islam

3

1.0

Hinduism

1

.3

Buddhism

5

1.7

Judaism

6

2.0

None

128

42.5

Other

29

4.6

Prefer not to say

15

5.0