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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD) Study, 2018–2020, (n = 11,075)

From: Racial discrimination is associated with binge-eating disorder in early adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis

 

Mean (SD) or %

Demographic characteristics

Age

11.0 (0.6)

Sex

 Female

48.8%

 Male

51.2%

Race/ethnicity

 White

53.4%

 Latino/Hispanic

19.6%

 Black

16.5%

 Asian

5.6%

 Native American

3.2%

 Other

1.4%

Nativity

 Youth born in U.S

96.3%

 Youth born outside U.S

3.7%

Highest parental education

 High school education or less

15.6%

 College education or more

84.4%

Household income

 $24,999 or less

16.9%

 $25,000 to $49,999

20.2%

 $50,000 to $74,999

18.2%

 $75,000 to $99,999

16.0%

 $100,000 to $199,999

21.7%

 $200,000 and greater

7.0%

Type of discrimination reported

Discrimination because of race, ethnicity, or color

4.7%

Been treated unfairly or negatively because of your ethnic background by

Teachers

 Almost never

92.0%

 Rarely

4.3%

 Sometimes

2.1%

 Often

0.9%

Very Often

0.7%

Adults outside school

 Almost never

90.2%

 Rarely

6.5%

 Sometimes

2.2%

 Often

0.6%

 Very Often

0.5%

Students

 Almost never

74.9%

 Rarely

13.1%

 Sometimes

7.8%

 Often

2.2%

 Very Often

2.0%

Binge eating

 Binge-eating behaviors

7.9%

 Binge-eating disorder diagnosis

1.1%

  1. ABCD Study sociodemographic variables were standardized to match the distribution American Community Survey from the U.S. Census