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. 2019 Nov 8;16(22):4369. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224369

Table 2.

Experiences of Discrimination by Race/Ethnicity (N = 1372) ǂ.

All Mothers (N = 1372) Latinx
(n = 772)
Black Non-Latinx (n = 447) White Non-Latinx (n = 106) p-Value *
Setting of at Least One Experience of Discrimination N (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
From police or in the courts 130 (9.5) 76 (9.8) 84 (18.8) 11 (10.3) <0.0001
On the street or in a public setting 373 (27.2) 161 (20.9) 186 (41.6) 20 (18.9) <0.0001
Getting services in a store or restaurant 276 (20.1) 119 (15.4) 138 (28.3) 14 (13.2) <0.0001
Getting hired or getting a job 221 (16.1) 103 (13.3) 99 (30.9) 15 (14.2) 0.01
At work 276 (20.1) 137 (17.7) 115 (25.7) 19 (17.9) 0.02
At school 268 (19.5) 128 (16.5) 113 (25.3) 24 (22.6) 0.01
Getting housing 85 (6.1) 39 (5.1) 39 (8.7) 6 (5.7) 0.09
Getting medical care 69 (5.0) 38 (4.9) 23 (5.1) 8 (7.5) 0.45
Applying for public assistance programs 94 (6.9) 16 (2.1) 7 (1.6) 7 (6.6) 0.23
Getting credit, bank loans, or a mortgage 58 (4.0) 25 (3.3) 30 (6.2) 3 (2.8) 0.02

EODs, Experiences of Discrimination. ǂ Mothers who indicated more than one race/ethnic identity or identified as Asian, Native American, or Other are not shown due to low sample sizes. * Tested by Fisher’s Exact Test. Bolded results are statistically significant (p < 0.05).