Table 3.

Characteristics of racialized classes among African Americans in two midwestern urban neighborhoods (N=306).

	Class 1 Few Racialized Experiences (n = 131)	Class 2 Racially Conscious (n = 138)	Class 3 Racially Conscious and Affected (n = 37)	p-value
Female	82	69	73	.0508
Age (years)	51.36	51.91	49.71	.6522
Household Income, $	15,782 (12,379)	21,172 (17,952)	19,049 (15,742)	.0186
Employed for Wages	39	36	43	.6559
Receives SNAP	69	57	62	.1193
More than High School Education	22	41	35	.0048
Owns Home	23	28	8	.0362
Self-reported Chronic Disease*	52	62	69	.1006
Had Medical Checkup in Past Year	76	85	76	.1827
Stressful Life Events in Past Year
Personal Injury/Illness	27	33	49	.0520
Job Loss	14	23	49	.0001
Legal Troubles	6	7	16	.1003
Victim or Witness a Crime	6	12	16	.1023
Food Secure	47	47	6	.0001
Low Food Secure	38	47	15	.5506
Very Low Food Secure	32	34	34	.0001
Healthy Eating Index - 2010	49.48 (8.82)	50.82 (10.36)	47.55 (9.65)	.1591

Notes. Values for categorical variables represent percentages. Values for continuous variables are the mean and standard deviation. p-values for categorical variables are from Chi-Square analysis and one-way ANOVA for continuous variables. Alpha set at .05.

^*Self-reported high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, hyperlipemia, asthma, cancer, and kidney disease.