Table 4.
Differences in Lifetime Experiences of Discrimination by Race and Gender Among Sexual Minority Adults.
| Race |
Gender |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Women (n = 64) % (n) | White Women (n = 67) %(n) | AOR [95% CI] | p | Black Men (n = 67) % (n) | AOR [95% CI] | p | |
| Scope of discrimination | |||||||
| 1 Been treated with less courtesy than others | 90.6% (58) | 91.0% (61) | 0.17 [0.02, 1.24] | .081 | 91.0% (61) | 0.79 [0.21, 2.97] | .739 |
| 2 Been treated with less respect than others | 85.9% (55) | 91.0% (61) | 0.49 [0.10, 2.43] | .382 | 91.0% (61) | 1.30 [0.37, 4.65] | .682 |
| 3 Received poorer services than others in restaurants or stores | 84.4% (54) | 82.1% (55) | 0.25 [0.06, 1.04] | .056 | 85.1% (57) | 0.77 [0.25, 2.40] | .658 |
| 4 Experienced people treating you as if you're not smart | 81.3% (52) | 83.6% (56) | 0.89 [0.29, 2.76] | .840 | 85.1% (57) | 1.21 [0.44, 3.33] | .714 |
| 5 Experienced people acting as if they are better than you are | 90.6% (58) | 89.6% (60) | 0.25 [0.05, 1.36] | .108 | 95.5% (64) | 1.99 [0.38, 10.46] | .417 |
| 6 Experienced people acting as if they are afraid of you | 73.4% (47) | 67.2% (45) | 0.43 [0.16, 1.14] | .088 | 86.6% (58) | 2.87 [1.01, 8.13] | .047 |
| 7 Experienced people acting as if they think you are dishonest | 73.4% (47) | 62.7% (42) | 0.40 [0.15, 1.06] | .066 | 70.1% (47) | 0.73 [0.33, 1.64] | .451 |
| 8 Been called names or insulted | 85.9% (55) | 89.6% (60) | 0.49 [0.12, 2.00] | .315 | 89.6% (60) | 1.10 [0.35, 3.51] | .867 |
|
Bases of discrimination | |||||||
| 1 Race-based discrimination | 89.1% (57) | 29.9% (20) | 0.02 [0.00, 0.09] | <.001 | 94.0% (63) | 1.97 [0.48, 8.11] | .346 |
| 2 Gender-based discrimination | 78.1% (50) | 80.6% (54) | 1.07 [0.34, 3.32] | .913 | 32.8% (22) | 0.10 [0.04, 0.25] | <.001 |
| 3 Sexual orientation-based discrimination | 68.8% (44) | 77.6% (52) | 1.45 [0.57, 3.72] | .436 | 76.1% (51) | 1.53 [0.67, 3.51] | .314 |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Odds ratios were adjusted for age, sexual orientation, education, unemployment, and net financial worth. For analyses of group differences per discrimination act, unadjusted odds ratios did not indicate any significant between-group differences (α = .05). For analyses of group differences per discrimination basis, unadjusted odds ratios showed the same pattern ofbetween-group differences as the adjusted odds ratios.