Table 2.
Support for weight-related antidiscrimination laws or policies
| Total sample (N = 2,513) N (%) | Men (N = 1,119) N (%) | Women (N = 1,394) N (%) | Test |
Effect size φ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X2(df = 1) | p | |||||
| Support of general antidiscrimination laws or policies | ||||||
| 1) Inclusion of body weight in civil rights law for protection from weight discrimination | 923 (37.1) | 336 (30.4) | 587 (43.4) | 37.79 | <0.001 | 0.12 |
| 2) Same legal protections and benefits for people with obesity as for people with physical disabilities | 1,018 (40.8) | 416 (37.6) | 602 (43.4) | 8.73 | 0.003 | 0.06 |
| Support of employment-specific antidiscrimination laws or policies | ||||||
| 3) Consideration of obesity a disability for protection from weight discrimination in the workplace | 964 (38.6) | 376 (33.8) | 588 (42.4) | 19.33 | <0.001 | 0.09 |
| 4) Illegal to refuse to hire a qualified person because of body weight | 1,417 (56.6) | 592 (53.2) | 825 (59.3) | 9.28 | 0.002 | 0.06 |
| 5) Illegal to assign lower wages a qualified employee because of body weight | 1,627 (65.1) | 691 (62.1) | 936 (67.5) | 7.90 | 0.005 | 0.06 |
| 6) Illegal to terminate or fire a qualified employee because of body weight | 1,550 (62.2) | 657 (59.3) | 893 (64.6) | 7.41 | 0.007 | 0.06 |
| Total support of antidiscrimination laws or policies | 1,256 (51.1) | 506 (46.4) | 750 (54.9) | 17.80 | <0.001 | 0.09 |
| Support of general antidiscrimination laws or policies (items 1, 2) | 1,046 (42.1) | 399 (36.2) | 647 (46.8) | 28.31 | <0.001 | 0.11 |
| Support of employment-specific antidiscrimination laws or policies (items 3 – 6) | 1,472 (59.5) | 620 (56.4) | 852 (62.1) | 8.21 | 0.005 | 0.06 |
Calculation of % from valid cases.