What is the percent of PTC tasters in the pooled data class and how does this percentage compare with the often-reported percentage in the population?

Table 1: Effect of Gender on PTC Tasting Gender Taster Non-Taster Number Percent Number Percent Female 131/185 71 54/185 29 Male 48/63 76 15/63 24 Table 2: Severity of PTC Tasting Among Tasters Degree of PTC Tasting Taster Number Percent Very Bitter 49/181 27 Bitter 62/181 34 Somewhat Bitter 70/181 39 Table 3: Smoking Status and PTC Tasting Smoking Status Taster Non-Taster Number Percent Number Percent Smoker 16/25 64 9/25 36 Non-smoker 163/222 73 59/222 27 Table 4: Race and PTC Tasting Race Taster Non-Taster Number Percent Number Percent White 131/190 69 59/190 31 Black or African American 32/38 84 6/38 16 Hispanic or Latino 5/6 83 1/6 17 Am. Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 Asian 15/16 94 1/16 6 N. Hawaaian & Pac. Islander 0 0 Table 5: Effect of Coffee and/or Tea Drinking on PTC Tasting Coffee / Tea Drinking Taster Non-Taster Status Number Percent Number Percent Coffee Drinking 110/160 69 50/160 31 Yes No 63/88 72 25/88 28 Tea Drinking 83/127 65 44/127 35 Yes No 89/122 73 33/122 27