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Table 3 Self-reported racial discrimination in the past 12 months by age group and setting, indigenous Australian adults aged 15 years and over, 200809*

From: Patterns and correlates of self-reported racial discrimination among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, 2008–09: analysis of national survey data

 

Any discrimination

Discrimination as a stressor (self)

Discrimination by setting†

No. of settings‡

Public

Legal

Work

Govt

Home

Medical

Service

Educ.

Recr.

 

Age (years)

% (95% CI)§

% (95% CI)§

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Mean

15-24

25.5 (22.2-28.9)

5.0 (3.5-6.5)

10.4

10.7

6.8

4.1

4.8

2.5

1.6

5.9

3.4

2.0

25-34

30.5 (27.1-33.9)

6.3 (4.8-7.8)

14.0

11.9

8.0

4.9

6.2

4.2

6.1

2.2

4.0

2.0

35-44

32.6 (29.1-36.2)

8.1 (5.8-10.4)

13.2

13.8

12.1

6.8

6.5

5.2

6.4

3.7

3.5

2.2

45-54

27.3 (23.4-31.3)

7.9 (4.9-10.8)

10.7

11.0

8.6

7.3

3.9

6.1

3.8

2.3

1.9

2.0

55-64

23.5 (18.2-28.7)

4.0 (2.0-6.1)

8.2

7.6

6.3

5.1

3.1

4.5

3.0

3.2

1.0

1.8

65-74

10.5 (5.5-15.4)

1.9 (0.1-3.8)

3.6

2.3

1.7

2.9

1.3

1.0

0.3

0.1

1.3

1.4

75+

7.3 (1.2-13.3)

0.3 (0.0-0.8)

2.7

0.6

1.4

1.9

1.3

0.3

0.6

0.1

0.0

1.3

All adults

27.3 (25.3-29.3)

6.0 (5.1-7.0)

11.2

10.9

8.1

5.2

5.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.0

2.0

   

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Mean

% who reported discrimination in this setting‡

41.2

40.0

29.5

19.2

18.3

14.7

14.2

13.5

11.0

2.0

  1. * Source: Weighted data from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2008–09 confidentialised unit record file (CURF) [11, 12]. Figures are weighted to provide population estimates.
  2. † PUBLIC = by members of the public (e.g. on the street, on public transport, or at shopping centres, parks, libraries, sporting events, concerts, restaurants, pubs or clubs); LEGAL = by the police, security people, lawyers or in a court of law; WORK = applying for work or when at work; GOVT = by staff at Government agencies; HOME = at home, by neighbours or at somebody else’s house; MEDICAL = by doctors, nurses or other staff at hospitals or doctors’ surgeries; SERVICE = when seeking any other services (e.g. at restaurants, bars, shops, banks, hotels, real estate agencies or in taxis); EDUC. = at school, university, training course or other educational setting; RECR. = while doing any sporting, recreational or leisure activities [11].
  3. ‡ Among those reporting any discrimination.