Table 1.
Weighted descriptive statistics of observed variables: NSAHS, Black subsample.
| Mean/ Proportion |
S.D. | Skewness | Kurtosis | N | % missing |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentrated Privilege | ||||||
| Proportion of White residents in block group (w1) | .56 | .34 | −.42 | 1.78 | 426 | 32 |
| Proportion of college educated residents in block group (w2) | .20 | .15 | .42 | 1.52 | 426 | 32 |
| Median household income of block group (w3) | 42,391.63 | 18,881.67 | −.14 | 1.68 | 424 | 32 |
| Proportion of residents living above the poverty line (w4) | .93 | .06 | −.73 | 2.09 | 426 | 32 |
| Perceived Discrimination | ||||||
| "You are treated with less respect than you deserve" (x1) | 2.38 | .97 | .36 | 2.79 | 627 | 0 |
| "You are treated with less courtesy than other people" (x2) | 2.39 | .93 | .30 | 2.95 | 626 | <1 |
| "People act as if they think you are not smart" (x3) | 2.41 | 1.01 | .33 | 2.72 | 624 | <1 |
| "People act as if they think you are dishonest" (x4) | 1.76 | .83 | .95 | 3.79 | 625 | <1 |
| "People act as if they are better than you are" (x5) | 2.82 | 1.03 | .17 | 2.91 | 627 | 0 |
| Goal-Striving Stress | ||||||
| Subjective distance from aspirations (y1) | 2.53 | 1.42 | .74 | 4.88 | 625 | <1 |
| Subjective low likelihood of reaching aspirations (y2) | 1.53 | .79 | .49 | 4.04 | 627 | 0 |
| Emotional attachment to aspirations (y3) | 2.35 | 1.24 | −.14 | 1.97 | 626 | <1 |
| Neuroendocrine Stress Response | ||||||
| Logged epinephrine (z1) | −6.18 | .99 | −.35 | 3.19 | 577 | 8 |
| Logged norepinephrine (z2) | −3.77 | .72 | −.17 | 3.05 | 601 | 4 |
| Logged cortisol (z3) | 2.12 | .91 | .01 | 2.62 | 565 | 10 |
| Bodily Pain | ||||||
| "How bad has bodily pain been in past 4 weeks?" (z4) | .33 | .34 | .38 | 1.69 | 627 | 0 |
| "How often have you had pain in past 4 weeks?" (z5) | .33 | .37 | .72 | 2.06 | 627 | 0 |
| "How many days did pain interfere in past 4 weeks?" (z6) | .22 | .28 | 1.62 | 5.02 | 627 | 0 |
| "How much bodily pain do you feel right now?" (z7) | .11 | .24 | 1.97 | 5.59 | 627 | 0 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure | ||||||
| Reading #1 (z9) | 126.11 | 15.16 | .79 | 5.11 | 606 | 3 |
| Reading #2 (z8) | 125.44 | 15.16 | .84 | 5.24 | 603 | 4 |
| Reading #3 (z10) | 125.46 | 15.30 | .94 | 4.89 | 596 | 5 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure | ||||||
| Reading #1 (z12) | 80.24 | 10.53 | .27 | 3.54 | 606 | 3 |
| Reading #2 (z11) | 80.27 | 9.91 | .13 | 3.44 | 603 | 4 |
| Reading #3 (z13) | 80.49 | 9.66 | .39 | 3.71 | 596 | 5 |
| Control Variables | ||||||
| Age (in years) | 43.57 | 11.43 | .10 | 1.80 | 627 | 0 |
| Female (vs. male) | .55 | 627 | 0 | |||
| Education (in years) | 13.40 | 2.76 | −.37 | 5.65 | 627 | 0 |
| Household income (1 = under $5k, 15 = $135k or more) | 6.72 | 3.63 | .26 | 2.51 | 607 | 3 |
| Job strain | ||||||
| Stable employment (reference) | .59 | 627 | 0 | |||
| Non-employed | .30 | 627 | 0 | |||
| Precarious employment | .11 | 627 | 0 | |||
| Relationship strain | ||||||
| Stable relationship (reference) | .53 | 627 | 0 | |||
| Single | .40 | 627 | 0 | |||
| Precarious relationship | .07 | 627 | 0 |
Note: NSAHS = Nashville Stress and Health Study (2011-2014). N = number of original observations. S.D. = standard deviation.
Note: N = number of original observations. S.D. = standard deviation.