Perceived discrimination in bateyes of the Dominican Republic: results from the Everyday Discrimination Scale and implications for public health programs

Table 5 Degree to which reasons account for EDS experiences, Dominican Republic, 2016 (n = 431; population-level estimates shown)

	Haitian-born	Dominican-born, Haitian descent	Dominican-born, no Haitian descent	p adj. Wald
Score above threshold to elicit reasons	81.7%	76.2%	54.4%	0.005^*
Given reason, mean (95%CI); range 0–4
Poverty/economic problems	2.89 (2.68–3.12)	2.47 (2.20–2.74)	2.12 (1.82–2.41)	< 0.001^*
Health problems	1.43 (1.27–1.59)	1.17 (0.97–1.37)	1.46 (1.25–1.67)	0.115
Lack of education	2.26 (2.07–2.45)	1.78 (1.50–2.07)	1.55 (1.25–1.85)	< 0.001^*
Problems speaking Spanish	1.77 (1.50–2.03)	1.24 (1.05–1.43)	1.26 (1.13–1.39)	< 0.001^*
Documentation problems	1.98 (1.60–2.37)	1.32 (1.15–1.50)	1.03 (0.96–1.10)	< 0.001^*
Skin color	2.27 (2.10–2.44)	1.92 (1.68–2.15)	1.32 (1.11–1.52)	< 0.001^*
Origin	2.58 (2.34–2.81)	1.58 (1.38–1.78)	1.15 (1.02–1.28)	< 0.001^*

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