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Table 1 Weighted Sample Statistics in the Whole Sample and in Specific Racial/Ethnic Groups

From: Racial-ethnic disparities in psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: the role of experienced discrimination and perceived racial bias

 

Psychological

Experienced

Perceived

Has Health

Bachelor’s Degree

Household

Job Change

 

Distress (mean/SD)

Discrimination

Discrimination

Insurance

or above

Incomea

for Worse

Total (N = 2,666)

6.47 (5.59)

8.63%

12.53 (5.30)

91.72%

34.47%

10.05 (4.34)

30.70%

White (N = 509)

5.95 (5.33)

2.73%

10.54 (4.28)

92.90%

37.27%

10.71 (4.16)

27.76%

Black (N = 585)

6.63 (5.73)

19.39%

17.30 (4.88)

92.55%

25.84%

7.91 (4.42)

35.88%

Hispanic (N = 520)

8.01 (6.10)

15.72%

14.72 (5.17)

84.98%

18.13%

8.70 (4.16)

38.69%

Asian (N = 962)

7.11 (5.87)

18.53%

15.85 (5.54)

92.88%

57.11%

10.88 (4.50)

29.36%

East Asian (N = 512)

6.38 (5.40)

22.57%

17.15 (5.14)

95.75%

56.90%

11.17 (4.39)

28.87%

Chinese (N = 306)

5.83 (4.97)

21.74%

17.69 (4.86)

96.84%

59.55%

11.60 (4.31)

25.15%

Japanese (N = 146)

6.42 (5.37)

18.17%

15.83 (5.46)

92.45%

50.33%

10.52 (4.35)

34.32%

Korean (N = 60)

9.55 (6.81)

39.28%

17.56 (5.31)

98.23%

59.00%

9.93 (4.52)

36.11%

South Asian (N = 179)

7.72 (6.11)

10.44%

12.80 (5.25)

92.55%

70.03%

11.66 (4.46)

31.06%

Southeast Asian (N = 215)

8.27 (6.54)

16.16%

15.71 (5.48)

88.95%

43.38%

9.68 (4.53)

29.36%

Other Asian (N = 56)

6.74 (5.30)

19.87%

15.13 (6.14)

84.65%

72.28%

10.63 (4.63)

27.89%

  1. a. Income: 8 = $35,000 to $39,999; 10 = $50,000 to $59,999; 12 = $75,000 to $84,999