Table 1. Unweighted Sociodemographic Characteristics of US National Stigma Studies Samples by Survey Wavea.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2006 | 2018 | |
| No. | 1438 | 1520 | 1171 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 642 (44.6) | 666 (43.8) | 566 (48.3) |
| Female | 796 (55.4) | 854 (56.2) | 605 (51.7) |
| Race and ethnicity | |||
| Non-White | 273 (19.0) | 425 (28.0) | 322 (27.5) |
| White | 1165 (81.0) | 1095 (72.0) | 849 (72.5) |
| Educational level | |||
| Greater than high school | 441 (30.7) | 548 (36.1) | 474 (40.5) |
| High school or less | 997 (69.3) | 972 (64.9) | 697 (59.5) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 44.7 (17.0) | 46.7 (17.0) | 49.0 (17.4) |
a
Respondents with missing values on any of the sociodemographic characteristics listed above (1996: 6; 2006: 2; and 2018: 2) were listwise deleted.