Teachers’ race and gender biases and the moderating effects of their beliefs and dispositions

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 1 Background characteristics of teachers in the present sample compared with a nationwide sample

Teacher or school characteristic	Study sample (%)	Nationwide sample of U.S. public school teachers (%)
Sex^a
Female	84.9	76.5
Male	13.8	23.5
Prefer not to say	1.3	N/A
Race/ethnicity^a
White	86.5	79.3
Black	5.7	6.7
Hispanic	5.0	9.3
Other	2.8	4.6
Age^a
Under 30	12.0	15.0
30–39	34.3	27.9
40–49	31.4	29.0
50–59	18.8	20.7
60 and over	3.5	7.4
Regular certification^a	96.9	90.4
Years of teaching experience^a
Less than 3	1.3	9.0
3–9	27.3	28.3
10–20	46.5	39.9
More than 20	24.9	22.8
School region^b
Midwest	27.5	21.4
Northeast	16.4	19.5
South	37.3	40.3
West	18.8	18.8