Table 1 Summary of the sample’s demographic data, split by country
From: In masks we trust: explicit and implicit reactions to masked faces vary by political orientation
| Â | UK (n = 622) | USA (n = 619) | Total (N = 1241) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Value (col %) | Value (col %) | Value (col %) |
Gender | |||
 Female | 410 (66.7%) | 301 (48.6%) | 711 (57.3%) |
 Male | 205 (33.3%) | 308 (49.7%) | 513 (41.3%) |
 Other | 7 (1.1%) | 10 (1.6%) | 17 (1.4%) |
Age: mean [SD] in years | 34.4 [12.7] | 32.3 [12.1] | 33.4 [12.5] |
Education: highest level achieved | |||
 Primary education | 1 (0.1%) | 34 (5.5%) | 35 (2.8%) |
 Secondary education (<= 16 years) | 40 (6.4%) | 77 (12.4%) | 117 (9.4%) |
 Professional qualification (> 16 years) | 218 (35.0%) | 125 (20.2%) | 343 (27.6%) |
 Undergraduate degree | 238 (38.3%) | 245 (39.6%) | 483 (.39%) |
 Postgraduate degree | 105 (16.9%) | 122 (19.7%) | 227 (18.3%) |
 Doctorate | 20 (3.2%) | 16 (2.6%) | 36 (2.9%) |
Politics | |||
 0–10 liberal–conservative: mean [SD] | 4.15 [1.93] | 3.88 [2.34] | 4.02 [2.15] |
Voting intention | |||
 Labour/Democrat candidate | 335 (53.8%) | 425 (68.6%) | 760 (61.2%) |
 Conservative/Republican candidate | 122 (19.6%) | 134 (21.6%) | 256 (20.6%) |
 Other candidate | 165 (26.5%) | 60 (9.7%) | 225 (18.1%) |