Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the Sample and Distribution of Study Variables

	% (Mean)	N (S.D.)	Range
Gender
Male	44.03	1271
Female	55.97	2299
Age	43.15	16.32	18 – 93
Education	12.30	2.58	0 – 17
Income	32037.15	32687.94	0 – 520000
Marital
Married/Partnered	41.65	1220
Separated	7.16	286
Divorced	11.75	524
Widowed	7.89	353
Never married	31.55	1170
Region
Northeast	15.69	411
North Central	18.81	595
South	56.24	2330
West	9.25	234
Employment Status
Employed	66.83	2334
Unemployed	10.07	366
Not In Labor Force	23.10	861
Occupation
White Collar	25.00	868
Service	23.12	791
Blue Collar	46.87	1713
Other	5.01	197
BMI	28.93	6.56	15.41 – 66.08
Skin Tone
Very light brown	4.85	163
Light brown	15.48	560
Medium brown	49.02	1695
Dark brown	24.83	906
Very dark brown	5.81	192
Treated with Less Courtesy
Low	54.49	1984
High	45.51	1533
Treated with Less Respect
Low	58.59	2096
High	41.41	1422
Received Poor Service
Low	59.72	2164
High	40.28	1356
Not Smart
Low	56.00	1984
High	44.00	1528
Afraid of You
Low	43.53	1603
High	56.47	1913
Dishonest
Low	43.11	1585
High	56.89	1932
Better Than You
Low	44.25	1581
High	55.75	1923
Called Names/Insulted
Low	49.37	1795
High	50.63	1723
Threatened/Harassed
Low	57.36	2078
High	42.64	1445
Followed in Stores
Low	42.28	1558
High	57.72	1945

Note: Percentages and N are presented for categorical variables and Means and Standard Deviations are presented for continuous variables. Percentages are weighted and frequencies are un-weighted.