Table 1.

Items on the Everyday Discrimination Scale

1. “You are treated with less courtesy than other people”

2. “You are treated with less respect than other people”

3. “You receive poorer service than other people at restaurants or stores”

4. “People act as if they think you are not smart”

5. “People act as if they are afraid of you”

6. “People act as if they think you are dishonest”

7. “People act as if they are better than you are”

8. “You or your family members are called names or insulted”

9. “You are threatened or harassed”

^aResponses to each item are coded as “never/rarely” or “sometimes/often”.