Table 5 GBLEMS correlations among all participants and comparing Black or African American and White participants

Demographic variables and other psycho-social constructs

Any Black or African American

.31

< .0001

***

–

–

–

–

Homeless in past 6 months

.11

.11

.01

.95

.47

< .01

**

Age

− .04

.53

− .21

< .05

*

.04

.79

Education

.14

.03

*

.16

.12

.02

.90

Monthly income

− .04

.60

− .10

.32

.08

.64

Feeling unsafe in neighborhood

.11

.09

.05

.60

.12

.47

Multiple discrimination scale (race subscale: MDSR)

.32

< .0001

***

.37

< .01

**

.21

.20

Group-based medical mistrust scale (GBMMS)

.50

< .0001

***

.51

< .0001

***

.53

< .01

**

Illicit activities and experiences with law enforcement

Injection drug use (past 6 m)

-.03

.61

.02

.85

.31

.06

Receptive syringe and paraphernalia sharing (past 6 m)

.04

.53

.03

.81

.44

 < .01

**

Sex with recently incarcerated partner (past 6 m)

.22

 < .01

**

.28

 < .01

**

.28

.10

Ever ticketed (excluding parking)

.04

.52

.04

.67

.07

.68

Ever arrested

.10

.12

.11

.30

.35

.03

*

Ever spent night in jail

.12

.08

.10

.33

.32

 > .05

Have law enforcement officials ever informed you about social services, drug treatment, needle exchange programs or other services available to you?

.04

.56

.07

.51

.08

.66

Stopped by law enforcement because of your race (past 12 m)

.32

 < .0001

***

.40

 < .0001

***

.16

.15

Arrested because of your race (past 12 m)

.19

 < .01

**

.24

.02

*

.15

.37

Treated poorly or made to feel inferior by law enforcement because of your race? (past 12 m)

.37

 < .0001

***

.32

 < .01

**

.26

.12