Table 1.

Sample characteristics of men by race and ethnicity (n = 2,010)

	African American men (n = 1,196)		Caribbean black men (n = 607)		White men (n = 207)		P value
	N	Weighted %	N	Weighted %	N	Weighted %
Age group
18–29	266	24.81	178	36.06	30	14.09	<0.01
30–44	415	36.14	206	29.65	62	31.41
45–59	309	24.23	124	19.82	65	32.45
60+	206	14.82	99	14.47	50	22.05
Marital status
Married	424	40.64	260	43.77	111	63.49	0.22
Partner	105	9.50	61	15.55	11	19.84
Separated/widowed/divorced	300	19.81	99	10.36	46	51.27
Never married	367	30.05	187	30.32	39	22.40
Employment
Employed	841	71.75	463	80.85	144	73.51	0.01
Unemployed	101	9.13	55	6.94	9	3.09
Not in work force	254	19.11	89	12.20	54	23.40
Education (years)
<11	295	22.61	129	22.94	33	14.56	<0.01
12	467	39.45	178	27.56	63	29.21
13–15	274	23.23	161	25.73	46	24.14
16+	160	14.71	139	23.77	65	32.09
Income quartile
1 ($0–13,063.90)	344	27.31	123	21.02	35	16.42	<0.01
2 ($13,063.91–23,922.20)	311	27.20	149	21.87	43	19.38
3 ($23,922.21–38,000)	299	24.27	161	25.17	48	22.80
4 ($38,000.01–310,000)	242	21.22	174	31.94	81	41.40
Father figure until age 16
Biological father	734	62.91	402	69.69	176	84.94	<0.01
Stepfather	116	9.41	48	5.95	7	2.94
Grandfather	76	6.28	24	4.15	3	0.69
Other male	83	6.72	39	7.11	7	3.82
None	187	14.68	94	13.10	14	7.61
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	P value
ED score (range = 0–50)	13.76	0.47	14.75	1.01	8.86	0.56	<0.01
SELF-ES score (n = 2,004, range = 0–40)	3.63	0.02	3.61	0.04	3.52	0.05	0.20
M score (n = 2,006, range = 0–28)	3.38	0.02	3.15	0.11	3.27	0.03	0.12
CES-D score (range = 0–36)	6.13	0.23	6.66	0.87	8.70	0.85	0.57
NSPD score (range = 0–24)	3.38	0.18	3.55	0.34	4.31	0.55	0.64

SE standard error, ED score everyday discrimination score, SELF-ES score self-esteem score, M score mastery score