Table 7.
Results of Poisson regression models on the association between age, ethno-cultural group, occupation and geographical location and total counts of reasons and contexts of COVID-related discrimination (n = 541).
| Variables | Total counts for reasons |
Total counts for contexts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate (95 % CI) | LR χ2 (df) | Estimate (95 % CI) | LR χ2 (df) | |
| Age | 0.734(2) | 9.438(2)** | ||
| 18−39 years | Ref | Ref | ||
| 40−59 years | −0.001 (-0.136, 0.133) | −0.199 (-0.402, 0.003) | ||
| ≥ 60 years | −0.129 (-0.326, 0.067) | −0.493 (-0.776, -0.210) *** | ||
| Race/ethnicity | 12.011(6) | 6.399(6) | ||
| White | Ref | Ref | ||
| East Asian | −0.089 (-0.295, 0.116) | 0.120 (-0.161, 0.401) | ||
| South Asian | 0.433 (0.158, 0.708)** | 0.267 (-0.093, 0.627) | ||
| Black | 0.113 (-0.075, 0.300) | 0.115 (-0.126, 0.356) | ||
| South East Asian | −0.066 (-0.366, 0.234) | 0.363 (-0.007, 0.733) | ||
| Arab | 0.173 (-0.033, 0.380) | 0.132 (-0.152, 0.417) | ||
| Other | 0.302 (-0.205, 0.809) | 0.497* (0.030, 0.964) | ||
| Occupation | 2.910(4) | 2.783(4) | ||
| Unemployed [not because of COVID-19] | Ref | Ref | ||
| Essential worker [not healthcare] | 0.158 (-0.010, 0.326) | −0.071 (-0.327, 0.185) | ||
| Non-essential worker | 0.044 (-0.122, 0.210) | −0.215 (-0.469, 0.039) | ||
| Essential health-care worker | 0.177 (-0.009, 0.363) | −0.072 (-0.319, 0.175) | ||
| Lost job because of COVID-19 | 0.078 (-0.088, 0.244) | −0.054 (-0.305, 0.196) | ||
| Geographical location | 0.011(1) | 2.773(1) | ||
| Outside Greater Montreal Area | Ref | Ref | ||
| Greater Montreal Area | 0.009 (-0.121, 0.140) | −0.158 (-0.330, 0.014) | ||
Note. *p < .05; ** p < .01; ***p < .001. All models included gender, education, immigrant status and exposure to COVID-19 as control variables.