Table 1 shows the details of the Black, Hispanic and White samples (Nλ=λ353). An additional 52 Asians participated, but because of a small and skewed sample with 78% below the age of 23 years, we excluded them from further analyses. Eighty-three individuals (31%) were recruited from outpatient mental health clinics. Compared with the nonpatient sample, these individuals were more likely to be Black [χ2 (4)λ=λ29.95, P<0.0001], female, [χ2 (2)λ=λ7.26, P<0.05], separated/divorced or widowed [χ2 (4)λ=λ76.91], older [χ2 (4)λ=λ194.44], and less educated [χ2 (4)λ=λ68.21]. Blacks (nλ=λ174), Hispanics (nλ=λ103), and Whites (nλ=λ76) did not differ significantly on sex (57% female), education level (61% college or higher), history of emotional problems/mental illness (42%), sought/received mental illness treatment (72%; of those who reported a history of emotional problems), or knowing friend/family member who suffered from mental illness (43%). Blacks were significantly older than Whites or Hispanics; they were also more likely to be divorced, separated, or widowed than Whites or Hispanics. Whites had more participants who had an annual household income of more than $60,000 than Hispanics or Blacks, but Blacks had more participants
