Table 4. Comparison of the mean PLSDa among three different response groups of the waged workers at the 7th wave of The Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (2004) within each gender in South Korea (N = 3,594).
Situations of discriminatory experiences | Responses | Females (N = 1,420) | Males (N = 2,174) | ||||
α | 95% CI | α | 95% CI | ||||
Hired | Not Applicable | 0 | Referent | 0 | Referent | ||
Yes | 0.01 | −0.18 | 0.20 | 0.68*** | 0.51 | 0.85 | |
No | −0.37*** | −0.55 | −0.19 | 0.07 | −0.08 | 0.23 | |
Income | Not Applicable | 0 | Referent | 0 | Referent | ||
Yes | −0.04 | −0.24 | 0.17 | 0.66*** | 0.44 | 0.87 | |
No | −0.36*** | −0.55 | −0.17 | 0.07 | −0.13 | 0.27 | |
Training | Not Applicable | 0 | Referent | 0 | Referent | ||
Yes | 0.19 | −0.06 | 0.44 | 0.35** | 0.12 | 0.59 | |
No | −0.10* | −0.19 | −0.01 | −0.27*** | −0.37 | −0.16 | |
Promotion | Not Applicable | 0 | Referent | 0 | Referent | ||
Yes | 0.23*** | 0.11 | 0.36 | 0.21*** | 0.12 | 0.30 | |
No | 0.11** | 0.05 | 0.18 | −0.01 | −0.07 | 0.05 | |
Fired | Not Applicable | 0 | Referent | 0 | Referent | ||
Yes | 0.99*** | 0.61 | 1.36 | 0.51*** | 0.23 | 0.80 | |
No | −0.14** | −0.27 | −0.01 | −0.09 | −0.20 | 0.03 | |
Education | Not Applicable | 0 | Referent | 0 | Referent | ||
Yes | 1.13*** | 0.64 | 1.62 | 0.55 | −0.40 | 1.50 | |
No | −0.48*** | −0.72 | −0.23 | −0.41** | −0.65 | −0.18 | |
Home | Not Applicable | 0 | Referent | 0 | Referent | ||
Yes | 1.63** | 0.59 | 2.67 | 2.59* | 0.44 | 4.75 | |
No | 0.60 | −0.23 | 1.43 | 1.12** | 0.27 | 1.96 | |
Social activities | Not Applicable | 0 | Referent | 0 | Referent | ||
Yes | 0.05 | −0.14 | 0.25 | 0.55*** | 0.36 | 0.75 | |
No | −0.11 | −0.28 | 0.06 | 0.08 | −0.09 | 0.26 |
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001.
PLSD (Predicted Logit Score of Discrimination) was calculated by logistic transformation of the predicted probability to have experienced discrimination based on workers' socio-demographic and health-related variables in each of eight situations.