Table 1.
Variable | Mean (SD)/N% | Range |
---|---|---|
Age | 50.58 (9.92) | 32.9 – 69.4 |
% Female | 60.6% | — |
% Lower SES | 54.9% | — |
% <125% federal poverty level | 43.7% | — |
Educational attainment (years) | 12.73 (2.64) | 3 – 20 |
Racial discrimination summary score* | 1.31 (1.59) | 0 – 6 |
Ever experience discrimination... | ||
At school? | 11.3% | — |
When getting a job? | 31.0% | — |
At work? | 39.4% | — |
When getting housing? | 14.1% | — |
When getting medical care? | 7.0% | — |
From the police or in courts | 28.2% | — |
Lifetime discrimination burden | 2.00 (1.01) | 1 – 4 |
Lower SES = lower socioeconomic status. Lower SES reflects participants who were living below the poverty line (i.e., < 125% of the 2004 Federal poverty level relative to family size), had fewer than 12 years of education, or both.
% Reflects participants affirming these experiences.