Table 2.
Unadjusted and adjusted associations between exposure to racial discrimination and self-rated poor general health by race/ethnicity (HrQOL #1*)
| Experiences of discrimination | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative risk | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | p value | Relative risk | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | p value | |
| Overall population | Unadjusted (N = 2320) | Adjusted (N = 2241) | ||||||
| 1 or 2 vs 0 | 0.90 | 0.65 | 1.26 | 0.5429 | 0.82 | 0.60 | 1.12 | 0.1957 |
| ≥ 3 vs 0 | 1.39 | 1.06 | 1.83 | 0.0209 | 1.15 | 0.87 | 1.52 | 0.3292 |
| White | Unadjusted (N = 920) | Adjusted (N = 891) | ||||||
| 1 or 2 vs 0 | 1.22 | 0.63 | 2.37 | 0.5599 | 0.83 | 0.44 | 1.57 | 0.5723 |
| ≥ 3 vs 0 | 2.96 | 1.64 | 5.36 | 0.0015 | 2.03 | 0.95 | 4.31 | 0.0833 |
| Black | Unadjusted (N = 507) | Adjusted (N = 481) | ||||||
| 1 or 2 vs 0 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 1.04 | 0.0615 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 1.05 | 0.0633 |
| ≥ 3 vs 0 | 0.85 | 0.52 | 1.38 | 0.5141 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 1.21 | 0.2505 |
| Latino | Unadjusted (N = 580) | Adjusted (N = 567) | ||||||
| 1 or 2 vs 0 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 1.66 | 0.9965 | 1.04 | 0.65 | 1.68 | 0.8601 |
| ≥ 3 vs 0 | 1.22 | 0.79 | 1.89 | 0.3800 | 1.25 | 0.84 | 1.86 | 0.2757 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | Unadjusted (N = 228) | Adjusted (N = 219) | ||||||
| 1 or 2 vs 0 | 0.40 | 0.09 | 1.77 | 0.2120 | 0.42 | 0.11 | 1.69 | 0.1896 |
| ≥ 3 vs 0 | 0.66 | 0.25 | 1.72 | 0.3893 | 0.59 | 0.22 | 1.55 | 0.2831 |
Data are weighted to the adult residential population per the American Community Survey, 2015
Adjusted relative risks are adjusted for age, sex, nativity, and material hardship
*Health-related Quality Of Life Question 1: “Would you say that in general your health is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?”