The effect of perceived discrimination on the health of immigrant workers in Spain

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Results of the factorial analysis (rotated component matrix) derived from the response alternatives to the questions about perceived discrimination

			Components: self-perceived discrimination
Events/Situations of discrimination^c	n	%	By immigrant condition	For physical appearance	workplace related
Have you ever felt discriminated?
Looking for a job	1772	48.2	0.746	0.295	0.014
For being and immigrant	1221	50.2	0.722	0.084	0.338
Because of nationality	1044	42.9	0.718	0.145	0.262
For being undocumented	1064	43.7	0.679	0.166	0.154
On the street (public spaces)	1119	46.0	0.662	0.289	0.070
By the boss	493	20.3	0.182	0.150	0.756
By the workmates	458	18.8	0.104	0.228	0.709
At the workplace	772	31.7	0.433	0.151	0.605
For public and private institutions	670	27.5	0.361	0.089	0.538
For modes of dress	394	16.2	0.200	0.795	0.148
For physical appearance, skin colour	635	26.1	0.402	0.663	0.103
Because of the sex	259	10.6	-0.002	0.627	0.410

(n = 2434)^a,b
^a Extraction method: Principle component analysis. Rotation method: Varimax normalization.
^b 24.6% of the participants reporting no discrimination and 75.4% reporting at least 1 discrimination event (or one type of discrimination).
^c According to the literature and considering the results, the research team assumed the item "looking for a job" as a factor prior to the job experience in Spain and more related with the factor 1 (immigrant condition). In the case of the item: "For public and private institutions", it was grouped with the workplace related discrimination items because in our previous work we have noted that public and private institutions such as trade unions, organizations that work to defend workers' rights, and government institutions that manage the legal situation of immigrant workers often have a direct impact on the workplace conditions of immigrants. (Factor 3).

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