Table 1.
Sample characteristics of 806 African American Emerging Adult respondents drawn from the National Survey of American Life
| Characteristic | N | %a |
|---|---|---|
| Age (M±SD) | 23.5±3.5 | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 531 | 65.9 |
| Male | 275 | 34.1 |
| Education | ||
| Some high school (HS) | 186 | 23.1 |
| High school (HS) graduate | 356 | 44.2 |
| Some college | 196 | 24.3 |
| College graduate | 68 | 8.4 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 581 | 72.1 |
| Unemployed | 135 | 16.8 |
| Not in labor force | 90 | 11.2 |
| Mental health insurance coverage | ||
| Private | 231 | 31.3 |
| Public | 133 | 18.0 |
| None | 375 | 50.7 |
| Perceived emotional support (M±SD) | 9.99±2.2 | |
| Perceived racial discrimination (≥1 event) | 257 | 31.9 |
| Evaluated need | ||
| Lifetime | 372 | 47.1 |
| Past 12 months | 219 | 27.7 |
| Perceived need | 38 | 5.1 |
| Mental health service utilization | ||
| Lifetime | 200 | 24.8 |
| Past 12 months | 74 | 9.2 |
| Mental health sector | 79 | 9.8 |
| Non-mental health sector | 33 | 4.1 |
a
All percentages are weighted for the NSAL-only sample