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Table 1 Prevalence of racial discrimination in Australia by age and gender

From: Estimating the mental health costs of racial discrimination

Age group

Gender

 

CRP

MSC

DFO

Weighted average

 

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

17–24

32.7

24.8

20.0

14.6

18.8

23.5

23.8

20.1

25–34

33.6

21.8

16.5

13.4

25.7

32.5

22.3

19.0

35–44

28.5

21.8

13.2

12.9

22.7

23.7

18.5

18.0

45–54

26.6

19.9

12.7

11.6

13.8

23.4

17.0

16.5

55–64

24.8

15.6

7.9

9.7

17.4

20.1

13.7

13.4

65–74

14.8

10.7

5.2

5.7

10.0

16.8

8.4

9.0

75–100

9.7

7.2

5.1

0.6

4.7

13.3

6.4

4.8

  1. Note: Values are percentages of those who indicated they experienced racial discrimination in their lifetime. The last two columns are estimated based on the weighted average from CRP, MSC & DFO data