Table I.

Descriptive Statistics of the DAS Sample.

All (N=506)	Professional		Non-Professional
	Black (n= 72)	White (n= 74)	Black (n= 214)	White (n= 146)
Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Age (mean) (SD), years	45 (1.5)	44 (1.4)	40 (0.9)	42 (1.2)
18–30	10%	12%	30%	27%
31–39	22%	25%	24%	21%
40–52	42%	39%	24%	25%
53–70	26%	24%	22%	27%
Number of children (mean) (SD)	1.9 (0.2)	1.6 (0.2)	2.4 (0.1)	1.8 (0.1)
Organizations** (mean) (SD)	2.2 (0.2)	2.6 (0.3)	1.2 (0.1)	1.1 (0.1)
Education
High School Degree or Less	14%	15%	54%	50%
Some College	43%	22%	40%	42%
College Degree or More	43%	63%	6%	8%
Racial Composition of the Workplace
All Other (Omitted)	47%	16%	47%	12%
All or Mostly White	27%	65%	10%	54%
Inapplicable	26%	19%	43%	34%
Discrimination Measures
Lifetime Racial Discrimination (No/Yes)	74%	12%	57%	14%
Acute Event Discrimination (0–3) (mean) (SD)	.90 (.11)	.54 (.09)	.86 (.06)	.45 (.06)
Outcome Measures
Psychological Distress (No Distress vs. Mild Distress)	33%	37%	45%	37%
Life Dissatisfaction (Satisfied vs. Not Satisfied)	60%	26%	63%	34%
Job Dissatisfaction (Satisfied vs. Not Satisfied)	60%	57%	84%	66%
Total (%)	72 (49%)	74 (51%)	241 (62%)	146 (38%)

^**Number of external Organizations in which women are involved