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. 2019 Oct 30;54(Suppl 2):1409–1418. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13216

Table 3.

Odds of reporting personal experiences of ethnic discrimination across institutional domains among a national sample of Latino adults in the United States

  Employment Education Health care Housing Political participation Police and courts Overall institutional discrimination
Applying for jobsb Equal pay/promotionsc College application/attendanced Doctor or health clinic visits Avoided doctor due to discrimination concerns Trying to rent or buy a housee Trying to vote or participate in politics Interacting with police Unfairly stopped or treated by the police Unfairly treated by the courts Avoided calling the police due to discrimination concerns Discrimination across 0‐7 domainsf
Na 324 328 202 309 309 221 344 353 361 358 361 676
OR (95% CI)    
Gender
Female Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Male 1.53 (0.82, 2.86) 1.52 (0.80, 2.91) 0.87 (0.37, 2.05) 0.27 * (0.12, 0.60) 0.33 * (0.14, 0.76) 0.87 (0.35, 2.17) 2.16 (0.99, 4.71) 2.25 * (1.21, 4.20) 1.46 (0.79, 2.69) 1.76 (0.89, 3.46) 2.10 (0.93, 4.74) 0.97 (0.66, 1.42)
Education
<College Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
College+ 3.93 * (1.80, 8.58) 2.02 (0.89, 4.58) 6.94 * (2.30, 20.96) 2.64 * (1.13, 6.18) 2.90 * (1.21, 6.98) 0.83 (0.33, 2.10) 1.39 (0.56, 3.47) 2.19 * (1.02, 4.73) 3.33 * (1.57, 7.05) 1.78 (0.77, 4.08) 1.88 (0.69, 5.12) 2.31 * (1.48, 3.60)
Income
$<25 k Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
$25 k‐<50 k 1.09 (0.51, 2.35) 1.43 (0.64, 3.23) 0.55 (0.14, 2.18) 0.86 (0.39, 1.92) 0.42 (0.17, 1.05) 0.64 (0.24, 1.70) 1.18 (0.45, 3.09) 0.63 (0.28, 1.40) 0.86 (0.39, 1.89) 0.94 (0.39, 2.31) 0.39 (0.16, 0.98) 0.83 (0.52, 1.32)
$50 k‐<75 k 1.01 (0.29, 3.50) 1.96 (0.53, 7.22) 0.32 (0.05, 2.09) 0.27 (0.06, 1.24) 0.08 (0.01, 0.52) 0.35 (0.08, 1.56) 0.88 (0.23, 3.45) 0.87 (0.26, 2.96) 1.92 (0.62, 5.95) 0.94 (0.21, 4.28) 0.26 (0.04, 1.77) 0.71 (0.31, 1.64)
$75 k+ 0.36 * (0.13, 0.96) 0.45 (0.16, 1.27) 0.46 (0.09, 2.28) 0.31 (0.09, 1.04) 0.05 (0.01, 0.18) 0.18 * (0.05, 0.66) 0.37 (0.10, 1.40) 0.29 * (0.10, 0.79) 0.41 (0.17, 1.01) 0.40 (0.13, 1.27) 0.12 (0.02, 0.54) 0.26 * (0.14 0.46)
Country of birth
US/Puerto Rico Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Foreign‐born 1.72 (0.86, 3.46) 3.01 * (1.43, 6.36) 0.35 (0.11, 1.11) 0.50 (0.20, 1.22) 0.58 (0.22, 1.53) 1.42 (0.58, 3.44) 1.59 (0.65, 3.91) 1.06 (0.50, 2.25) 0.52 (0.26, 1.04) 0.58 (0.25, 1.32) 0.94 (0.35, 2.56) 0.79 (0.50, 1.24)

Nationally representative sample of Latino adults ages 18+.

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval; OR, Odds ratio.

a

Individual questions only asked among a randomized half sample of respondents. Logistic regression models also control for the following variables not shown: gender (male/female), age (18‐29, 30‐49, 50‐64, 65+), area of residence (urban, suburban, rural), whether you live in a neighborhood that is predominantly Latino (Yes/No), and US region of residence (South, Northeast, Midwest, West). Models for health care outcomes also adjust for insurance status (uninsured, Medicaid insured, non‐Medicaid insured). Don't know/refused responses coded as missing.

b

Jobs question only asked among respondents who have ever applied for a job.

c

Equal pay question only asked among respondents who have ever been employed for pay.

d

College application/attendance was only asked among respondents who have ever applied for college or attended college for any amount of time.

e

Housing question only asked among respondents who have ever tried to rent a room or apartment, or to apply for a mortgage or buy a home.

f

Ordinal logistic regression model with experiencing discrimination in 0‐7 institutional domains as the outcome; individual questions only asked among a randomized half sample of respondents, so the maximum number of times a respondent could report experiencing discrimination in institutional questions was 7.

*

Significant at P < .05 (shown in bold font).

Bold denotes statistical significance at P < .05.