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. 2004 Mar;19(3):259–265. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.20409.x

Table 3.

Perceptions Among Faculty Reporting a Personal Experience of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination by Minority Status

Effect Underrepresented Minority, % (N = 89) Nonunderrepresented Minority, % (N = 37) Majority, % (N = 104) P Value
Personally encountered inadequate recognition of work* 78 78 63 .05
Personally encountered racial/ethnic remarks* 79 69 70 .29
Racial/ethnic bias has been a major problem for me 32 19 28 .40
Racial/ethnic bias has had a major effect on the following§
 Professional confidence 17 19 18 .95
 Career advancement 32 33 22 .51
*

1 = no, 2 = yes.

Five-point Likert scale with 1 = no problem, 5 = major problem.

Major problem or effect defined as a response of 4 or 5 compared to responses of 1 or 2.

§

Five-point Likert scale with 1 = not at all, 5 = greatly.