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

Table 4a.

Distributions of discrimination experiences and demographics by recent depression/anxiety symptoms among a state representative sample of California adults in March 2021 (N = 2114).

Normal Symptoms
Mild Symptoms
Moderate Symptoms
Severe Symptoms
Unwt N Wt % Unwt N Wt % Unwt N Wt % Unwt N Wt %
Everyday Discrimination
 None 1063 83.8% 357 64.8% 121 59.8% 62 51.7%
 Single Form 111 9.9% 100 18.2% 58 26.9% 29 14.9%
 Multiple Forms 55 6.3% 66 16.9% 44 13.3% 48 33.4%
Major experiences of race-based discrimination
 No 1144 91.0% 469 88.9% 204 93.8% 114 80.8%
 Yes 85 9.0% 54 11.1% 19 6.2% 25 19.2%
Major experience of non-race-based discrimination
 No 980 82.4% 340 69.7% 128 63.9% 89 68.7%
 Yes 249 17.7% 183 30.4% 95 36.1% 50 31.3%
Policing in Past Year
 No 1110 91.4% 414 81.6% 158 78.8% 84 76.4%
Yes 119 8.6% 109 18.4% 65 21.2% 55 23.6%
Gender
 Male 675 53.0% 266 46.8% 118 45.5% 66 32.5%
 Female 554 47.0% 257 53.3% 105 54.5% 73 67.5%
Race
 White 867 48.8% 340 39.8% 139 36.2% 90 39.4%
 Black 51 5.6% 21 5.4% 6 5.3% 7 6.2%
 Asian 86 12.3% 43 15.2% 18 11.8% 4 5.5%
 Hispanic 168 27.9% 90 30.7% 47 41.0% 34 45.0%
 Other/multiple races 57 5.3% 29 8.8% 13 5.7% 4 4.0%
Age
 Continuous - mean (SD) 52.6 (17.4) 45.6 (15.4) 44.0 (16.2) 34.9 (11.6)
Income Quintile
 Lowest 183 20.3% 98 25.0% 56 36.9% 38 47.9%
 Second Lowest 218 21.0% 80 17.1% 42 18.2% 29 23.5%
 Middle 212 17.9% 88 17.3% 37 17.9% 14 8.4%
 Second Highest 290 19.7% 124 20.8% 35 12.7% 23 11.5%
 Highest 326 21.1% 133 19.8% 53 14.3% 35 8.7%
Sexual Identity
 Heterosexual 1137 94.2% 451 86.1% 194 90.9% 109 73.9%
 Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Other 92 5.8% 72 13.9% 29 9.1% 30 26.1%
Disability
 No 1015 85.3% 312 61.5% 101 50.0% 37 31.4%
 Yes 214 14.7% 211 38.5% 122 50.0% 102 68.6%