Table 2.

Unstandardized beta coefficients from linear regression models predicting psychological distress among Black Americans, American Trends Panel (N = 652).

	Model 1	Model 2
Perceived COVID-19 health threat (Ref: Not a threat)
A major threat	1.61*** (.42)	.24 (.68)
A minor threat	.37 (.40)	−1.17 (.63)
Beliefs about Discrimination in Medical Settings (Ref: White Americans face equal or worse treatment)
Black Americans face worse treatment in medical settings than Whites	.64* (.27)	−1.47* (.72)
Age Groupings (Ref: Age 18–29)
30–49	−.32 (.40)	−.38 (.40)
50–64	−.79 (.41)	−.89* (.41)
65 and above	−1.83*** (.48)	−2.01*** (.48)
Female	.34 (.28)	.32 (.27)
Region (Ref: South)
Northeast	.68 (.40)	.69 (.39)
Midwest	.10 (.34)	.06 (.34)
West	−.04 (.46)	.02 (.47)
Degree Attainment (Ref: High School or less)
College Graduate	−1.11** (.38)	−1.11** (.37)
Some College	−.70 (.38)	−.70 (.38)
Annual Household Income (Ref: $0–$29,999)
$75,000 or more	−.94** (.36)	−.90* (.36)
$30,000–$74,999	−.48 (.32)	−.44 (.32)
Politics (Ref: Republican)
Democrat	.58 (.59)	.70 (.57)
Independent	.23 (.63)	.29 (.61)
Something Else	.82 (.81)	.94 (.79)
Political Ideology	−.23 (.15)	−.22 (.15)
Interactions
Major threat × Black Americans face worse treatment in medical settings than Whites		2.29** (.83)
Minor threat × Black Americans face the same or worse treatment in medical settings than Whites		2.51** (.79)
Constant	5.34*** (1.10)	6.52*** (1.16)
R-squared	.14	.15

Standard errors in parentheses,

^***p < .001,

^**p < .01,

^*p < .05.