TABLE 1.

Prevalence of Self-Reported Racism in 22,002 Black Women’s Health Study Participants (1997)

	%
Everyday racism items
“In your day-to-day life, how often have any of the following things happened to you?”
Poor service (“You receive poorer service than other people at restaurants or stores”)
Never	12
A few times a year	69
Once a month	10
Once a week	7
Almost every day	2
Not intelligent (“People act as if they think you are not intelligent”)
Never	19
A few times a year	52
Once a month	10
Once a week	10
Almost every day	9
Afraid of you (“People act as if they are afraid of you”)
Never	45
A few times a year	39
Once a month	6
Once a week	6
Almost every day	4
Dishonest (“People act as if they think you are dishonest”)
Never	43
A few times a year	44
Once a month	6
Once a week	4
Almost every day	3
Better than you (“People act as if they are better than you”)
Never	10
A few times a year	51
Once a month	12
Once a week	10
Almost every day	17
Everyday racism score (quartiles)
1 (<1.6)	16
2 (1.6-1.9)	27
3 (2.0-2.5)	30
4 (≥2.6)	27
Lifetime racism items
“Have you ever been treated unfairly due to your race in any of the following circumstances?”
“Job (hiring, promotion, firing),” yes	55
“Housing (renting, buying, mortgage),” yes	31
“Police (stopped, searched, threatened),” yes	24
Lifetime racism (summary variable)*
0	32
1	35
2	23
3	10

^*Of the 3 lifetime racism items, no. for which woman answered affirmatively.