Demographic variables and other psycho-social constructs | N (%) or Mean (SD) |
---|---|
Sex/Gender | |
 Male | 54 (25.7%) |
 Female | 161 (73.5%) |
 Transgender female | 4 (1.8%) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
 Black/African American | 94 (42.9%) |
 Hispanic or Latino | 28 (12.8%) |
 White | 37 (16.9%) |
 Other | 10 (4.6%) |
 Multiracial | 50 (22.8%) |
Any Black | 131 (59.8%) |
Homeless in past 6Â months | 110 (50.2%) |
Age | 37.2 (13.1) |
Education | 12.9 (2.1) |
Monthly income | 997.3 (892.4) |
How many times in the past 6Â months have you felt unsafe in your neighborhood? | |
 None | 98 (44.7%) |
 Once | 21 (9.6%) |
 Twice | 24 (11.0%) |
 3–10 times | 35 (16.0%) |
 > 10 times | 41 (18.7%) |
Multiple discrimination scale race subscale (MDS-R) | 2.7 (2.4) |
Group-based medical mistrust scale (GBMMS) | 2.6 (0.8) |
Illicit activities and experiences with law enforcement | |
Injection drug use (past 6Â m) | 41 (18.7%) |
Receptive syringe and paraphernalia sharing (past 6 m; missing n = 3) | 20 (9.3%) |
Sex with recently incarcerated partner (past 6 m; missing n = 13) | 40 (19.4%) |
Ever ticketed (excluding parking) | 150 (68.5%) |
Ever arrested | 163 (74.4%) |
Ever spent night in jail | 52 (23.7%) |
Stopped by law enforcement because of your race (past 12Â m) | 46 (21.0%) |
Arrested because of your race (past 12 m; missing n = 1) | 19 (8.7%) |
Treated poorly or made to feel inferior by law enforcement because of your race? (past 12 m; missing n = 2) | 58 (26.7%) |
Have law enforcement officials ever informed you about social services, drug treatment, needle exchange programs or other services available to you? | 64 (29.2%) |