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. 2017 Jun 1;72(Suppl 1):S119–S124. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw174

Table 2.

Prevalence of Discriminatory Experiences: Total Sample, and by Chinatown Residence, Acculturation Levels, and Recency of Immigration

Discriminatory Situations Total Sample (%) Chinatown Acculturation Recency of Immigration
Inside (%) Outside (%) Higha (%) Lowa (%) Not Recentb (%) Recentb (%)
At school 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.6d 0.2 0.6e 0.4
Getting hired 1.7 1.6 1.7 4.5d 0.8 2.6e 0.8
At work 8.0 7.3 9.1 13.2d 6.4 11.2e 5.1
Getting housing 1.2 1.0 1.4 2.5d 0.8 1.8e 0.6
Getting medical care 2.6 2.1c 3.5 4.5d 2.1 2.7 2.6
In store/restaurant 3.2 2.1c 4.6 6.2d 2.3 4.1e 2.4
Getting bank loan 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6d 0.1 0.4e 0.1
On street/in public place 10.7 9.9 11.8 15.9d 9.1 11.4 10.0
From police/in court 0.9 0.6c 1.3 1.6d 0.6 1.2 0.6
Any of the above 21.5 18.8c 25.3 32.7d 18.2 24.6e 18.7

Notes: aHigh = above the sample mean on the PINE Acculturation Scale; low = below or equal to the sample mean.

bNot recent = above the sample mean on years in United States; recent = below the sample mean.

cSignificantly different from the subsample living outside Chinatown at p < .05.

dSignificantly different from the subsample with low acculturation levels at p < .05.

eSignificantly different from the recent immigrant subsample at p < .05.