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Table 2 Characteristics of the racial discrimination groups by health outcomes

From: Racial discrimination and health: a prospective study of ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom

 

Wave 1

Wave 3

n

No racial discrimination

N

Racial discrimination

n

No racial discrimination

n

Racial discrimination

Mental health measures

 Psychological distress

 Mean score (SE)

2486

1.57 (0.06)

715

2.68 (0.10)

1163

1.75 (0.08)

370

2.27 (0.14)

 Mental functioning

 Mean score (SE)

3848

50.98 (0.16)

994

47.36 (0.31)

1605

49.17 (0.23)

485

47.43 (0.41)

 Life satisfaction

 Mean score (SE)

2475

5.16 (0.03)

712

4.76 (0.06)

1158

4.91 (0.04)

376

4.77 (0.08)

Impairment measure

 Limiting longstanding illness

 % (SE)

3884

20.3 (0.01)

996

28.3 (0.01)

2245

22.9 (0.01)

586

26.1 (0.01)

Physical health measures

 Physical functioning

 Mean score (SE)

3848

50.71 (0.15)

994

49.85 (0.29)

1605

49.74 (0.21)

485

49.29 (0.37)

 Self-rated health

 % (SE)

3884

18.6 (0.01)

998

23.4 (0.01)

2245

21.3 (0.01)

588

24.0 (0.01)

  1. SE Standard error
  2. Possible scores on the psychological distress scale range from 0 to 12, possible scores on the mental functioning and physical functioning scales range from 0 to 100, and the life satisfaction scale scores range from 0 to 7