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. 2022 Dec 15;318:115620. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115620

Table 1.

Experiences of discrimination, past year victimization from violence, recent depression/anxiety symptoms, and socio-demographic characteristics among a state representative sample of California adults in March 2021 (N = 2114).


Unweighted N
Weighted %
Total 2114 100%
Experiences of discrimination
Everyday discrimination
 None 1603 73.9%
 Single Form 298 14.2%
 Multiple Forms 213 11.9%
Major experiences of race-based discrimination
 No 1931 90.0%
 Yes 183 10.0%
Major experience of non-race-based discrimination
 No 1537 76.1%
 Yes 577 23.9%
Policing in past year
 No 1766 86.4%
 Yes 348 13.6%
Outcomes
Physical violence, past year
 No 1943 93.0%
 Yes 171 7.0%
Sexual harassment or violence, past year
 No 1840 86.6%
 Yes 274 13.4%
Depression/anxiety symptoms, past 2 weeks
 Normal 1229 56.1%
 Mild 523 25.4%
 Moderate 223 10.7%
 Severe 139 7.8%
Socio-demographics
Gender
 Female 989 51.0%
 Male 1125 49.0%
Race
 White 1436 44.5%
 Black 85 5.6%
 Asian 151 12.5%
 Hispanic 339 31.4%
 Other/multiple races 103 6.1%
Age (continuous; mean SD) 48.5 17.2
Income Quintile
 Lowest 375 25.5%
 Second Lowest 369 19.9%
 Middle 351 17.0%
 Second Highest 472 18.6%
 Highest 547 19.1%
Sexual identity
 Heterosexual 1891 90.2%
 Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Other 223 9.8%
Disability
 No 1465 71.3%
 Yes 649 28.8%