Table 3 Item discrimination and difficulty parameters for everyday and healthcare discrimination items, within the “validation” sub-sample
Item discrimination parameter (standard error) | Category threshold parameter (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
“Not at all” and “A little bit” | “A little bit” and “A fair bit” | “A fair bit” and “A lot” | ||
Everyday discrimination items | ||||
1. I am treated with less respect than other people. | 2.64 (0.12) | 0.41 (0.36, 0.47) | 1.53 (1.44, 1.62) | 1.69 (1.58, 1.80) |
2. I receive worse service than other people (including at restaurants, stores, Centrelink, housing). | 3.06 (0.16) | 0.82 (0.76, 0.87) | 1.61 (1.52, 1.70) | 1.78 (1.66, 1.89) |
3. People act like I am not smart. | 2.62 (0.13) | 0.43 (0.37, 0.48) | 1.29 (1.21, 1.37) | 1.55 (1.45, 1.65) |
4. People act like they are afraid of me. | 1.93 (0.10) | 1.05 (0.96, 1.13) | 1.70 (1.58, 1.81) | 1.80 (1.64, 1.96) |
5. I am called names, insulted, or yelled at. | 1.92 (0.10) | 1.19 (1.10, 1.29) | 1.97 (1.83, 2.11) | 1.84 (1.65, 2.03) |
6. I am followed around the shops. | 2.27 (0.13) | 1.25 (1.16, 1.34) | 1.75 (1.62, 1.87) | 1.67 (1.52, 1.82) |
7. I am watched more closely than others at work or school. | 2.61 (0.16) | 1.33 (1.24, 1.43) | 1.67 (1.56, 1.79) | 1.69 (1.55, 1.83) |
8. Police unfairly bother me. | 1.59 (0.10) | 1.96 (1.78, 2.14) | 1.92 (1.73, 2.11) | 1.52 (1.29, 1.75) |
Healthcare discrimination items | ||||
1. Health care providers do not listen to what I say. | 2.56 (0.15) | 0.72 (0.66, 0.78) | 1.59 (1.49, 1.69) | 1.69 (1.57, 1.82) |
2. I have to wait longer than other people. | 3.14 (0.21) | 1.14 (1.07, 1.22) | 1.69 (1.58, 1.79) | 1.85 (1.71, 1.99) |
3. I receive poorer health care than other people. | 5.21 (0.45) | 1.18 (1.12, 1.24) | 1.66 (1.57, 1.75) | 1.91 (1.79, 2.03) |
4. I go home without the care I needed. | 3.36 (0.23) | 1.04 (0.97, 1.11) | 1.60 (1.51, 1.70) | 1.66 (1.55, 1.78) |