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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Soc Social Work Res. 2018 Jan 31;9(1):49–67. doi: 10.1086/696355

Table 2.

Sex and Income-Level Data Regarding Black and White U.S. Residents’ Exposure to Types of Police Use of Force (N = 1,327,138; weighted)

Shout
Curse
Threaten Arrest
Push/Grab
Handcuff
Frequency (%) χ2 Frequency (%) χ2 Frequency (%) χ2 Frequency (%) χ2 Frequency (%) χ2
Total Black (n = 185,284)
 Males 45,170
(32)
  74.0* 17,486
(12)
  24.13* 33,294
(23)
  17.67* 23,413
(16)
  80.2* 21,826
(15)
347.6*
 Females 23,315
(55)
9,309
(22)
14,302
(36)
0
(0)
4,993
(12)
 Less than $20,000 46,573
(34)
562.8* 4,884
(4)
558.5* 31,541
(23)
134.3* 23,413
(17)
986.5* 17,029
(13)
755.2*
 $20,000–$49,000 12,603
(35)
12,603
(35)
6,746
(19)
0
(0)
9,790
(27)
 $50,000 or more 9,309
(66)
9,309
(66)
9,309
(66)
0
(0)
0
(0)

Black males (n = 142,573)
 Less than $20k 32,568
(31)
270.8* 4,884
(5)
233.5* 26,548
(25)
546.0* 23,413
(22)
939.9* 12,036
(11)
533.2*
 $20k–$49k 12,603
(35)
12,603
(35)
6,746
(19)
0
(0)
9,790
(27)

Black females (n = 42,711)
 Less than $20,000 14,006
(49)
116.2* 0
(0)
243.2* 4,993
(17)
101.2* 0
(0)
4,993
(17)
276.6*
 $50,000 or more 9,309
(66)
9,309
(66)
9,309
(66)
0
(0)
0
(0)

Total White (n = 1,141,854)
 Males 64,088
(9)
  86.9* 34,528
(5)
  12.78* 74,979
(10)
1.3 20,202
(3)
  27.20* 21,511
(3)
  21.39*
 Females 58,322
(14)
13,383
(3)
41,156
(10)
5,113
(1)
37,818
(9)
 Less than $20,000 76,624
(18)
564.8* 28,516
(7)
129.1* 30,385
(7)
787.8* 8,141
(2)
216.8* 23,377
(6)
695.6*
 $20,000–$49,000 38,744
(12)
12,768
(4)
44,997
(13)
17,174
(5)
24,528
(7)
 $50,000 or more 7,043
(2)
6,628
(2)
40,752
(11)
0
(0)
11,424
(3)

White males (n = 735,486)
 Less than $20,000 46,366
(20)
628.6* 15,132
(7)
612.9* 0
(0)
456.7* 8,141
(4)
155.7* 0
(0)
105.9*
 $20,000–$49,000 17,722
(8)
12,768
(6)
39,885
(19)
12,061
(6)
10,087
(5)
 $50,000 or more 0
(0)
6,628
(2)
35,094
(12)
0
(0)
11,424
(4)

White females (n = 406,368)
 Less than $20,000 30,258
(16)
495.7* 13,383
(7)
166.0* 30,385
(16)
150.7* 0
(0)
115.1* 23,377
(13)
129.4*
 $50,000 or more 21,022
(17)
0
(0)
5,113
(4)
5,113
(4)
14,441
(11)

Note. x2 = Chi-square.

*

p < 0.01.