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. 2020 Dec 15;3(12):e2029650. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.29650

Table 3. Frequencies and Weighted Percentages of Reasons for Experiences of Discrimination by Race/Ethnicity.

Reason for experience of discrimination Respondents, No. (weighted %)
Total (N = 458) Non-Hispanic other (n = 33) Hispanic (n = 96) Non-Hispanic Black (n = 77) Non-Hispanic White (n = 252)
Race/ethnicity 79 (17.3) 6 (18.2) 21 (21.9) 42 (54.6) 10 (4.0)
Educational or income level 59 (12.9) 6 (18.2) 13 (13.5) 5 (6.5) 35 (13.9)
Weight 53 (11.6) 5 (15.2) 9 (9.4) 4 (5.2) 35 (13.9)
Sex 52 (11.4) 3 (9.1) 9 (9.4) 6 (7.8) 34 (13.5)
Age 44 (9.6) 1 (3.0) 8 (8.3) 3 (3.9) 32 (12.7)
Clinician attitude or behavior 42 (9.2) 2 (6.1) 1 (1.0) 2 (2.6) 37 (14.7)
Insurance and health finances 21 (4.6) 1 (3.0) 5 (5.2) 4 (5.2) 11 (4.4)
Drug or medication use 18 (3.9) 1 (3.0) 3 (3.1) 0 (0) 14 (5.5)
Physical disability 18 (3.9) 2 (6.1) 4 (4.2) 2 (2.6) 10 (4.0)
Sexual orientation 12 (2.6) 0 4 (4.2) 1 (1.3) 7 (2.8)
Shade of skin color 10 (2.2) 3 (9.1) 4 (4.2) 3 (3.9) 0 (0)
Mental health status 9 (2.0) 1 (3.0) 1 (1.0) 0 (0) 7 (2.8)
Ancestry or national origin 6 (1.3) 1 (3.0) 4 (4.2) 1 (1.3) 0 (0)
Speaking English as a second language 6 (1.3) 1 (3.3) 5 (5.2) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Religion 5 (1.1) 0 (0) 3 (3.1) 0 (0) 2 (0.8)
Lifestyle 5 (1.1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (2.0)
Height 1 (0.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.4)
Other 18 (3.9) 0 (0) 2 (2.1) 4 (5.2) 12 (4.8)