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Table 13 Estimated response rates, by characteristics known for respondents and non-respondents

From: Teaching evolution in U.S. public middle schools: results of the first national survey

 

Estimated

N

 

Estimated

N

Response

Response

Rate (%)

Rate (%)

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

   

Hispanic Student Share of Enrollment

     

 Under 5%

41.1

2368

Under 5%

41.5

1320

 5–15%

36.6

1106

5–15%

42.2

1375

 15–50%

30.7

991

15–50%

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

 5–15%

45.2

553

Other City

39.6

659

 15–50%

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