P to report a higher need to work together to Aprotinin mechanism of action collectively improve the situation of other Blacks, compared to Whites, Asians, and Hispanic respondents, which is significant at the 0.001 confidence level. Consistent with commonality and collective action, Black respondents report that Black populations face the highest level of discrimination and unfair treatment, followed by Hispanics, Asians, and Whites. In regards to statistical significance, the results from difference in means tests indicate that Blacks perceived discrimination is statistically different than all other racial and ethnic groups. Hispanic respondents report higher levels of perceived discrimination compared to Asian and White respondents, and Asian respondents report higher levels of discrimination compared to White respondents, which are all statistically significant at the 0.001 confidence level. In sum, African Americans have a greater overall level of group consciousness across these three dimensions, with Latinos trailing slightly. We conclude this aspect of our analysis by providing an assessment of the relative levels of linked fate across groups. We find that similar to group consciousness, Blacks have the highest sense of linked fate, or belief that what happens to them in this country will have something to do with what happens in their own life. Surprisingly, linked fate is higher among Asians and Whites compared to Hispanics respondents. More specifically, difference in means comparisons show that African Americans and Asian Americans are more likely to report higher linked fate than Whites (significant at the 0.001 confidence level), however Blacks have a greater sense of linked fate than Asians (significant at the 0.001 confidence level). Our results indicate that Hispanics have the lowest level of linked fate among groups in this sample, as they are statistically less likely to express a sense of linked fate when compared to all groups, including White and Asian respondents (all significant at the .001 confidence level). This somewhat surprising finding is something we reflect on in our concluding discussion. In summary, the descriptive statistics and differences in means tests detail the important differences across racial and ethnic groups for three measures of group consciousnessPD150606 site Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author ManuscriptPolit Res Q. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 March 01.Sanchez and VargasPage(commonality, perceived discrimination, and collective action) and linked fate. In general, Blacks have the highest reported levels on each of these items followed by Latinos, with the exception of linked fate where Latinos have the lowest levels among the groups included in our sample. Finally, Asians generally have higher rates of group identity than Whites who had the lowest levels of group identity when taken collectively. The next analysis moves from descriptive and means testing to a multidimensional data analysis approach to examine if the measures we use to quantify group identity are in fact measuring the same construct.Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author ManuscriptMulti-Dimensional ResultsThe first approach in our analysis is focused on differentiating how these various measures are related to each other through a series of principle component analysis (PCA) and biplots. We then estimate various exploratory factor analyses to understand the underlying factors by race and ethnicity and cit.P to report a higher need to work together to collectively improve the situation of other Blacks, compared to Whites, Asians, and Hispanic respondents, which is significant at the 0.001 confidence level. Consistent with commonality and collective action, Black respondents report that Black populations face the highest level of discrimination and unfair treatment, followed by Hispanics, Asians, and Whites. In regards to statistical significance, the results from difference in means tests indicate that Blacks perceived discrimination is statistically different than all other racial and ethnic groups. Hispanic respondents report higher levels of perceived discrimination compared to Asian and White respondents, and Asian respondents report higher levels of discrimination compared to White respondents, which are all statistically significant at the 0.001 confidence level. In sum, African Americans have a greater overall level of group consciousness across these three dimensions, with Latinos trailing slightly. We conclude this aspect of our analysis by providing an assessment of the relative levels of linked fate across groups. We find that similar to group consciousness, Blacks have the highest sense of linked fate, or belief that what happens to them in this country will have something to do with what happens in their own life. Surprisingly, linked fate is higher among Asians and Whites compared to Hispanics respondents. More specifically, difference in means comparisons show that African Americans and Asian Americans are more likely to report higher linked fate than Whites (significant at the 0.001 confidence level), however Blacks have a greater sense of linked fate than Asians (significant at the 0.001 confidence level). Our results indicate that Hispanics have the lowest level of linked fate among groups in this sample, as they are statistically less likely to express a sense of linked fate when compared to all groups, including White and Asian respondents (all significant at the .001 confidence level). This somewhat surprising finding is something we reflect on in our concluding discussion. In summary, the descriptive statistics and differences in means tests detail the important differences across racial and ethnic groups for three measures of group consciousnessAuthor Manuscript Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author ManuscriptPolit Res Q. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 March 01.Sanchez and VargasPage(commonality, perceived discrimination, and collective action) and linked fate. In general, Blacks have the highest reported levels on each of these items followed by Latinos, with the exception of linked fate where Latinos have the lowest levels among the groups included in our sample. Finally, Asians generally have higher rates of group identity than Whites who had the lowest levels of group identity when taken collectively. The next analysis moves from descriptive and means testing to a multidimensional data analysis approach to examine if the measures we use to quantify group identity are in fact measuring the same construct.Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author ManuscriptMulti-Dimensional ResultsThe first approach in our analysis is focused on differentiating how these various measures are related to each other through a series of principle component analysis (PCA) and biplots. We then estimate various exploratory factor analyses to understand the underlying factors by race and ethnicity and cit.
