Table 1.
Everyday Discrimination Scale item weighting structure and categorical levels, African American Women’s Heart and Health Study, Northern California (n = 207).
| Original Survey Item | Weight 1 |
|---|---|
| Never | 0 |
| Less than once a year | 0.5 |
| A few times a year | 3 |
| A few times a month | 36 |
| At least once a week | 104 |
| Almost everyday | 260 |
| Summary Score | Range 1 |
| 0–2600 | |
| Categorical Level | Cutpoint 1 |
| Yearly or less: <12 x/year | <12 |
| Monthly: ≥1 x/month and <1 x/week | ≥12 and <52 |
| Weekly: ≥1 x/week and <1 x/day | ≥52 and <365 |
| Daily: ≥1 x/day and <3 x/day | ≥365 and <1095 |
| Hourly: ≥3 x/day | ≥1095 |
1 Values represent the total number of annual experiences across 10 distinct instances of everyday racial discrimination (see Supplemental Table S1 for index of EDS survey items).