Table 1 Distribution of responses to discrimination items (N = 6775)
Mean score (95%CI) | % (n) | |||||
Not at all | A little bit | A fair bit | A lot | Missing | ||
Everyday discrimination | ||||||
I am treated with less respect than other people. | 0.53 (0.51,0.55) | 59.0 (3994) | 29.1 (1971) | 6.2 (419) | 3.5 (239) | 2.2 (152) |
I receive worse service than other people (including at restaurants, stores, Centrelink, housing). | 0.36 (0.34,0.37) | 72.4 (4907) | 18.0 (1216) | 4.5 (306) | 2.6 (179) | 2.5 (167) |
People act like I am not smart. | 0.59 (0.57,0.61) | 58.5 (3960) | 25.4 (1723) | 8.6 (580) | 5.1 (345) | 2.5 (167) |
People act like they are afraid of me. | 0.36 (0.34,0.38) | 72.1 (4885) | 16.8 (1138) | 4.8 (324) | 2.8 (191) | 3.5 (237) |
I am called names, insulted, or yelled at. | 0.29 (0.27,0.30) | 76.5 (5180) | 15.9 (1076) | 3.1 (208) | 1.9 (131) | 2.7 (180) |
I am followed around in shops. | 0.28 (0.26,0.29) | 79.3 (5371) | 11.6 (785) | 3.5 (235) | 2.8 (189) | 2.9 (195) |
I am watched more closely than others at work or school. | 0.25 (0.23,0.26) | 80.8 (5472) | 9.8 (666) | 3.1 (207) | 2.6 (179) | 3.7 (251) |
Police unfairly bother me. | 0.20 (0.18,0.21) | 84.8 (5745) | 7.8 (531) | 2.2 (148) | 2.4 (160) | 2.8 (191) |
Total everyday discrimination score | 2.76 (2.66,2.86) | 41.8 (2832) | 43.5 (2946) | 6.6 (444) | 1.9 (126) | 6.3 (427) |
% (n) | ||||||
No discrimination | Not at all | A little bit | A fair bit | A lot | Missing | |
When these things happen, do you think it is because you are Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander? | 41.8 (2832) | 19.1 (1291) | 20.9 (1417) | 7.6 (512) | 8.0 (543) | 2.7 (180) |
How much do these things affect your life? | 41.8 (2832) | 20.2 (1370) | 24.0 (1626) | 6.7 (456) | 4.7 (319) | 2.5 (172) |
Healthcare discrimination | ||||||
Health care providers do not listen to what I say. | 0.39 (0.38,0.41) | 69.4 (4699) | 20.0 (1352) | 4.6 (311) | 3.0 (203) | 3.1 (210) |
I have to wait longer than other people. | 0.23 (0.22,0.25) | 81.1 (5496) | 10.5 (714) | 3.0 (201) | 2.0 (133) | 3.4 (231) |
I receive poorer health care than other people. | 0.18 (0.17,0.19) | 84.3 (5708) | 8.4 (570) | 2.2 (148) | 1.6 (106) | 3.6 (243) |
I go home without the care I need. | 0.26 (0.25,0.28) | 79.1 (5362) | 11.8 (800) | 2.9 (194) | 2.7 (180) | 3.5 (239) |
Total healthcare discrimination score | 1.06 (1.00,1.11) | 63.1 (4277) | 26.7 (1811) | 4.3 (291) | 1.7 (116) | 4.1 (280) |
% (n) | ||||||
No discrimination | Not at all | A little bit | A fair bit | A lot | Missing | |
When these things happen, do you think it is because you are Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander? | 63.1 (4277) | 16.5 (1115) | 11.3 (768) | 2.9 (196) | 3.0 (200) | 3.2 (219) |
How much do these things affect your life? | 63.1 (4277) | 11.5 (777) | 14.0 (947) | 4.2 (285) | 3.7 (253) | 3.5 (236) |