Table 3.
Emotions Related to Race
| Survey item | Level of comfort | ||||
| Very comfortable % (n) | Comfortable % (n) | Neutral % (n) | Uncomfortable % (n) | Very uncomfortable % (n) | |
| How comfortable are you discussing race and racism? | 26.9 (41) | 47.3 (72) | 13.8 (21) | 11.1 (17) | 0.6 (1) |
| Level of agreement | |||||
| Survey item | Strongly agree % (n) | Agree % (n) | I don’t know % (n) | Disagree % (n) | Strongly disagree % (n) |
| All participants: It is important to understand emotions related to racism. | 69.0 (105) | 27.6 (42) | 3.2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| All participants: White people can understand the emotions of racism. | 11.8 (18) | 29.6 (45) | 26.3 (40) | 26.9 (41) | 5.2 (8) |
| POC participants (n = 53): White people can understand the emotions of racism. | 11.3 (6) | 26.4 (14) | 26.4 (14) | 28.3 (15) | 7.5 (4) |
| White participants (n = 95): White people can understand the emotions of racism. | 10.5 (10) | 32.6 (31) | 26.3 (25) | 26.3 (25) | 4.2 (4) |
Note. This table presents information about the survey questions that were asked to gain information about participants’ experience and perceptions related to emotions and race. POC = people of color.