Below you find general demographic information about our 15 informants.

  1. Informant 1 is an African-American woman in her early forties. She is married with children and works for the justice system.
  2. Informant 2 is a white man in his early fifties. He is married with grown children and works in health care.
  3. Informant 3 is a white man in his twenties. He and his fiancée are raising an infant. He works in retail.
  4. Informant 4 is a white man in his thirties. He and his partner are raising several children. He works for the city of Muncie.
  5. Informant 5 is a white man in his thirties and a pastor in Muncie. He and his wife have one child.
  6. Informant 6 is a white woman in her 70s, a divorced retiree, and a long-time Muncie resident. Several of her grown children also live in Muncie. She worked in the social service sector.
  7. Informant 7 is a single African-American man in his early twenties. He works in food service and will begin college in the fall.
  8. Informant 8 is a single white woman in her forties. She works in food service at Ball State University.
  9. Informant 9 is a single white woman in her forties. She works in elementary education.
  10. Informant 10 is a white man in his thirties. He and his wife are raising a child. He works in a factory.
  11. Informant 11 is a single white woman in her early sixties. She is a therapist
  12. Informant 12 is a white man in his early fifties. He and his wife have two children. He teaches at Ball State University.
  13. Informant 13 is a single white man in his twenties. He owns a small business.
  14. Informant 14 is a single white woman in her thirties. She works in the social service sector and runs a small business.
  15. Informant 15 is an African-American woman in her late fifties. She has three grown children and works for the city of Muncie.