Table 1 Prevalence of perceived discrimination by sample characteristics
Characteristics | All (%) | Perceived Discrimination | |
|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | ||
Total | 1,740 (100.0) | 1,115 (64.1) | 625 (35.9) |
Region of birth | Â | Â | Â |
MENA | 678 (39) | 384 (56.6) | 294 (43.4) |
SA | 360 (20.7) | 184 (51.1) | 176 (48.9) |
SSA | 592 (34) | 453 (76.5) | 139 (23.5) |
Other | 110 (6.3) | 94 (85.5) | 16 (14.6) |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
16 to 25 | 807 (48.4) | 466 (57.7) | 341 (42.3) |
26 to 35 | 472 (28.1) | 313 (66.3) | 159 (33.7) |
36 to 45 | 250 (14.9) | 179 (71.6) | 71 (28.4) |
46 and older | 151 (9) | 123 (81.5) | 28 (18.5) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Woman | 605 (37.4) | 454 (75) | 151 (25) |
Man | 969 (59.8) | 573 (59.1) | 396 (40.8) |
Other | 46 (2.8) | 29 (63) | 17 (37) |
Sexual orientation | Â | Â | Â |
heterosexual | 1,017 (68.2) | 649 (63.8) | 368 (36.2) |
LGBA | 252 (16.9) | 145 (57.5) | 107 (42.5) |
Don’t want to answer | 222 (14.9) | 155 (69.8) | 67 (30.2) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
Islam | 1,042 (61) | 663 (63.6) | 379 (36.4) |
Christianity | 397 (23.3) | 294 (74.1) | 103 (25.9) |
Other | 268 (15.7) | 137 (51.1) | 131 (48.9) |
Level of education (Years) | Â | Â | Â |
<=9 | 713 (42.9) | 472 (66.2) | 241 (33.8) |
10 to 12 | 504 (30.3) | 317 (62.9) | 187 (37) |
> 12 | 444 (26.7) | 269 (60.6) | 175 (39.4) |
Economic stress | Â | Â | Â |
No | 964 (57.4) | 715 (74.2) | 249 (25.8) |
Yes | 717 (42.7) | 361 (50.4) | 356 (49.7) |
Language proficiency | Â | Â | Â |
Can communicate in Swedish | 565 (32.9) | 315 (55.8) | 250 (44.3) |
Cannot communicate in Swedish | 1,151 (67.1) | 785 (68.2) | 366 (31.8) |