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Table 15 Estimated response rates, by characteristics known for respondents and non-respondents

From: Teaching evolution in U.S. public schools: a continuing challenge

 

Estimated

 

Estimated

Response

Response

Rate (%)

N

Rate (%)

N

Sample

  

Email availability

  

 Middle school science

34.0

2398

   Supplied by vendor

38.6

4137

 High school biology

40.4

2445

   Not supplied

30.4

706

Teacher gender

  

Public school type

  

 Female

37.6

2740

   Conventional

37.3

4776

 Gender unknown

31.1

548

   Charter

30.7

51

 Male

38.7

1555

   

Black student share of enrollment

  

Hispanic student share of enrollment

 Under 5%

41.1

2368

   Under 5%

41.5

1320

 5% to 15%

36.6

1106

   5% to 15%

42.2

1375

 15% to 50%

30.7

991

   15% to 50%

32.0

1340

 Above 50%

32.9

336

   Above 50%

30.2

807

Free lunch eligible

  

Urbanism

  

 Under 5%

35.8

524

   Large city

30.0

597

 5% to 15%

45.2

553

   Other city

39.6

659

 15% to 50%

39.6

2251

   Suburb of large city

37.4

1707

 Above 50%

31.5

1474

   Other suburb

35.8

276

   

   Town or rural

39.3

1578