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. 2020 Jul 6;59(4):481–492. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.06.007

Table 3.

AORs of Perceiving COVID-19–Associated Discrimination in April (n=3,665)

Variable Model 4 Model 5 Model 6 Longitudinal analysisa
Raceb
 Black 1.70
(1.22, 2.36)**
1.80
(1.30, 2.48)***
1.80
(1.30, 2.51)***
1.53
(1.05, 2.23)*
 Hispanic 1.07
(0.71, 1.60)
0.98
(0.67, 1.44)
0.97
(0.66, 1.43)
1.09
(0.71, 1.67)
 Asian 2.34
(1.19, 4.61)*
2.07
(1.08, 3.94)*
2.02
(1.07, 3.80)*
1.35
(0.77, 2.38)
 Other race/ethnicity 1.11
(0.60, 2.05)
1.20
(0.65, 2.22)
1.20
(0.66, 2.19)
1.14
(0.57, 2.26)
Prior perceived discrimination
 Yes 2.19
(1.74, 2.76)***
2.15
(1.67, 2.75)***
2.18
(1.69, 2.80)***
2.14
(1.60, 2.87)***
Immigrant statusc
 First-generation immigrant 0.91
(0.47, 1.78)
0.98
(0.51, 1.88)
0.95
(0.48, 1.87)
0.90
(0.42, 1.96)
 Second-generation immigrant 1.73
(1.20, 2.48)**
1.85
(1.24, 2.77)**
1.86
(1.27, 2.73)**
1.80
(1.26, 2.58)**
 Third-generation immigrant 1.59
(1.21, 2.10)**
1.64
(1.24, 2.18)**
1.65
(1.24, 2.19)**
1.67
(1.26, 2.23)***
Wear a face mask
 Yes 1.35
(1.04, 1.75)*
1.34
(1.02, 1.75)*
1.30
(0.99, 1.71)
1.21
(0.90, 1.63)
Time spent on social media in a day on averaged
 1‒30 minutes 1.30
(0.99, 1.70)
1.33
(1.03, 1.73)*
1.30
(1.00, 1.69)
1.27
(0.96, 1.70)
 31‒60 minutes 1.31
(0.90, 1.89)
1.33
(0.89, 2.00)
1.31
(0.86, 1.99)
1.22
(0.75, 2.00)
 61‒120 minutes 1.27
(0.93, 1.74)
1.33
(0.97, 1.81)
1.27
(0.93, 1.75)
1.28
(0.92, 1.79)
 >120 minutes 1.47
(1.03, 2.10)*
1.59
(1.09, 2.32)*
1.58
(1.09, 2.29)*
1.50
(1.02, 2.21)*
Work from home by wearing a face maske
 Work but no day WFH and no mask 1.29
(0.76, 2.20) 0.35
1.26
(0.75, 2.11)
1.32
(0.74, 2.33)
 Some days WFH and no mask 1.61
(0.84, 3.09) 0.15
1.55
(0.79, 3.00)
1.51
(0.74, 3.07)
 All days WFH and no mask 1.12
(0.85, 1.48) 0.42
1.11
(0.83, 1.48)
1.16
(0.83, 1.61)
 Work but no day WFH and wear mask 1.52
(1.13, 2.05) 0.01
1.58
(1.17, 2.14)**
1.73
(1.25, 2.41)**
 Some days WFH and wear mask 1.10
(0.58, 2.12) 0.76
1.12
(0.59, 2.11)
1.08
(0.57, 2.07)
 All days WFH and wear mask 1.20
(0.88, 1.63) 0.26
1.23
(0.89, 1.69)
1.25
(0.87, 1.78)
Social activities
 Go out to a bar, club, or other places where people gather 1.17
(0.47, 2.89)
0.88
(0.25, 3.05)
 Go to grocery store or pharmacy 1.10
(0.82, 1.47)
1.10
(0.80, 1.50)
 Go to a friend, neighbor, or relatives’ residence (that's not your own) 0.94
(0.73, 1.22)
0.94
(0.73, 1.23)
 Have visitor such as friends, neighbors, or relatives at your residence 1.32
(1.08, 1.60)**
1.29
(1.04, 1.61)*
 Attend a gathering with more than 10 people such as a reunion, wedding, or funeral 1.79
(0.89, 3.60)
2.09
(1.06, 4.11)*
 Go outside to walk, hike, or exercise 1.18
(0.89, 1.57)
1.22
(0.86, 1.73)

Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001) using multivariable logistic regression. Values in parentheses are 95% CI. All models adjusted for age, education, sex, household income, self-reported symptom, COVID-19 prevalence in the state a respondent resided, and the number of days under the state's Shelter-in-Place order on the day of the response, with Eicker–Huber–White robust SEs clustered at the state level.

a

Also controlled for March perception in COVID-19 associated discrimination in the longitudinal analysis.

b

Non-Hispanic White as reference category.

c

Nonimmigrant as reference category.

d

Spent no time on social media in a day on average as reference category.

e

Did not work as reference category.

WFH, working from home.