Table 1. Characteristics of 2137 Respondents, a US Nationally Representative Sample, Who Reported Experiencing Discrimination.
Characteristic | Respondents, No. (weighted %) | |
---|---|---|
Full sample | Respondents who experienced discrimination | |
Total | 2137 (100) | 458 (21.4) |
Sex | ||
Female | 1090 (47.7) | 289 (63.1) |
Male | 1047 (52.3) | 169 (36.9) |
Age, mean (SD), y | 49.6 (16.3) | 46.0 (15.0) |
Educational level | ||
No high school diploma | 81 (3.7) | 19 (4.1) |
High school equivalent | 381 (18.4) | 72 (15.7) |
Some college | 985 (44.7) | 234 (51.1) |
Bachelor’s degree or above | 690 (33.2) | 133 (29.0) |
Race/ethnicity | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 1239 (58.8) | 252 (55.0) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 338 (15.5) | 77 (16.8) |
Hispanic | 419 (19.2) | 96 (21.0) |
Non-Hispanic othera | 141 (6.4) | 33 (17.2) |
Household income, $ | ||
<50 000 | 1115 (49.8) | 279 (60.9) |
≥50 000 | 1022 (50.2) | 179 (39.1) |
Insurance coverage | ||
No | 247 (10.6) | 69 (15.1) |
Yes | 1890 (89.4) | 389 (84.9) |
Metropolitan residence | ||
Yes | 1899 (89.3) | 399 (87.1) |
No | 238 (10.7) | 59 (12.9) |
Has a regular source of care | ||
No | 429 (19.0) | 110 (24.0) |
Yes | 1708 (81.0) | 348 (76.0) |
Received care in the last 12 mo | ||
No | 328 (14.7) | 81 (17.7) |
Yes | 1809 (85.3) | 377 (82.3) |
Self-reported health | ||
Poor or fair | 550 (22.7) | 169 (36.9) |
Good | 916 (43.3) | 189 (41.3) |
Very good or excellent | 671 (34.0) | 100 (21.8) |
Includes self-selected non-Hispanic other (n = 36), non-Hispanic multiracial (n = 51), and non-Hispanic Asian (n = 54).