Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics

From: Why (Not) School Psychology?: a Survey of Undergraduate Psychology Majors’ Preferences

Characteristic	n	Percentage of sample
Gender	617
Female	532	86
Male	61	10
Transgender female	0	0
Transgender male	2	0.3
Gender nonconforming	17	3
Other	2	0.3
Prefer not to answer	3	0.4
Ethnicity	617
Caucasian	319	52
African-American	74	12
Hispanic	113	18
Native American	1	0.2
Asian American	40	7
Pacific Islander	2	0.3
Other	59	10
Prefer not to answer	9	2
State	594
New Jersey	165	28
New York	233	40
Pennsylvania	163	27
Delaware	33	5
Type of institution	572
Community	5	1
Public	272	48
Private	286	50
Other	9	1
Class rank	605
Freshman	72	12
Sophomore	103	17
Junior	210	35
Senior	182	30
Super senior	24	4
Other	14	2
GPA	605
3.5–4.0	302	50
3.0–3.4	219	36
2.5–2.9	65	11
2.0–2.4	17	3
Below 2.0	2	0.3

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