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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2008 Sep;44(5):1288–1297. doi: 10.1037/a0012747

Table 2. Percentage Perceiving Incident at Least Once in Past Year.

Discrimination Items African American Caribbean Black Males Females
You are treated with less courtesy than other people. 55% 57% 58% 53%
You are treated with less respect than other people. 51% 56% 53% 50%
You receive poorer service than others at restaurants or stores. 41% 43% 42% 40%
People act as if they think you are not smart. 48% 55% 50% 47%
People act as if they are afraid of you. 45% 40% 51% 37%
People act as if they think you are dishonest. 44% 42% 51% 37%
People act as if they're better than you are. 67% 67% 66% 67%
You are called names or insulted. 46% 46% 45% 47%
You are threatened or harassed. 23% 18% 26% 19%
You are followed around in stores. 32% 38% 35% 29%
Your teachers treat you with less respect than other students. 26% 25% 27% 25%
Your teachers act as if they think you are not smart. 22% 27% 25% 19%
Your teachers act as if they are afraid of you. 13% 13% 15% 11%
Total percentage 87% 90% 86% 87%