Table 2 Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios of the associations between perceived discrimination and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics

Region of birth

SSA

1

1

MENA

1.85 (1.56 to 2.19)

1.57 (1.26 to 1.95)

SA

2.08 (1.74 to 2.49)

1.61 (1.27 to 2.04)

Other

0.62 (0.38 to 1.00)

0.66 (0.39 to 1.09)

Age (Years)

16 to 25

1

1

26 to 35

0.80 (0.69 to 0.93)

0.95 (0.80 to 1.13)

36 to 45

0.67 (0.54 to 0.83)

0.93 (0.75 to 1.17)

46 and older

0.44 (0.31 to 0.62)

0.55 (0.37 to 0.80)

Gender

Woman

1

1

Man

1.64 (1.40 to 1.92)

1.26 (1.07 to 1.49)

Other

1.48 (0.99 to 2.21)

1.04 (0.67 to 1.60)

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual

1

1

Other

1.17 (0.99 to 1.38)

1.21 (1.02 to 1.43)

Don’t want to answer

0.83 (0.67 to 1.04)

0.92 (0.73 to 1.15)

Religion

Christianity

1

1

Islam

1.40 (1.17 to 1.69)

1.2 (0.96 to 1.51)

Other

1.88 (1.53 to 2.32)

1.41 (1.10 to 1.80)

Level of education (Years)

<=9

1

1

10 to 12

1.10 (0.94 to 1.28)

1.17 (0.98 to 1.38)

> 12

1.17 (1.00 to 1.36)

1.33 (1.10 to 1.60)

Economic stress

No

1

1

Yes

1.92 (1.69 to 2.19)

1.67 (1.44 to 1.93)

Language proficiency

Cannot communicate in Swedish

1

1

Can communicate in Swedish

1.39 (1.23 to 1.58)

1.24 (1.07 to 1.43)