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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 27.
Published in final edited form as: Ethn Health. 2010 Aug;15(4):417–434. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2010.484050

Table 1.

Everyday discrimination scale items, frequency of responses, and number of discrimination areas experienced a few times per month or more.

Areas of discrimination Weighted row (%)
More frequent than a few times a month Less frequent than a few times a month
I was treated with less courtesy than others 36.4 63.6
I was treated with less respect than others 30.0 70.0
I received poorer service than others 31.3 68.7
People acted as if they thought I am not smart 28.5 71.5
People acted as if they were afraid of me 14.5 85.5
People acted as if they thought I am dishonest 15.1 84.9
People acted as if they thought they are better than me 41.9 58.1
I was called names or insulted 25.3 74.7
I was threatened or harassed 11.8 88.2
I was unfairly stopped, searched, questioned, or threatened by the police  2.5 97.5
I was unfairly discouraged by a teacher or adviser from continuing my education  4.9 95.1

Number of discrimination areas experienced a few times per month or more n Weighted (%)

 0 323 33.6
 1 138 14.4
 2 100 11.0
 3 106 10.8
 4  95  9.3
 5  60  5.9
 6  62  6.4
 7  43  4.3
 8  19  1.8
 9  18  1.9
10   1  0.2
11   4  0.4
              Total 969