All NESARC participants were asked if they are of ‘Hispanic or Latino origin.’ Next, participants were asked to select one or more categories to describe their race. Response options included: ‘American Indian or Alaska Native’, ‘Asian’, ‘Black or African American’, ‘Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander’, and ‘White’. Of 36 309 participants, 19 194 self-identified as ‘non-Hispanic or Latino’ and ‘White’, 7766 self-identified as ‘non-Hispanic or Latino’ and ‘Black or African-American’, 7037 self-identified as ‘Hispanic or Latino,’ 499 self-identified as ‘American Indian or Alaska Native,’ and 1781 self-identified as ‘Asian’ or ‘Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander’ for a total of 36 073 participants. Of this sample, 56.3% were female, with an age range of 20–90 (M = 45.5, s.d. = 17.5). We acknowledge that one’s racial, ethnic, and cultural identity are complex entities. Throughout this paper we describe one’s self-report of these identities (as described above) as race/ethnicity. Further, we will describe those who self- identified as ‘non-Hispanic or Latino’ and ‘White’ as non-Hispanic White (White) and those who self- identified as ‘non-Hispanic or Latino’ and ‘Black’ as non-Hispanic
