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. 2020 Dec 15;3(12):e2029650. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.29650

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)
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Includes self-selected non-Hispanic other (n = 36), non-Hispanic multiracial (n = 51), and non-Hispanic Asian (n = 54).