Table 3 Association between perceived ethnic discrimination and poor self-rated health among Korean Chinese waged workers in South Korea by gender (N = 13,443)
Perceived ethnic discrimination | Distribution | Prevalence | Unadjusted | Model 1a | Model 2b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Male (N = 8,316) | ||||||||
Not experienced | 6619 (79.6) | 346 (5.2) | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
Experienced | 1697 (20.4) | 147 (8.7) | 1.72*** | 1.41–2.10 | 1.85*** | 1.49–2.28 | 1.79*** | 1.45–2.22 |
Stratified by asking for fair treatment and situational improvements | ||||||||
Not experienced | 6619 (79.6) | 346 (5.2) | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
Experienced, not asked for fair treatment | 1433 (17.2) | 128 (8.9) | 1.78*** | 1.44–2.20 | 1.90*** | 1.52–2.38 | 1.85*** | 1.47–2.31 |
Experienced, asked for fair treatment, not improved | 172 (2.1) | 15 (8.7) | 1.73* | 1.01–2.97 | 1.91* | 1.07–3.39 | 1.86* | 1.04–3.34 |
Experienced, asked for fair treatment, improved | 92 (1.1) | 4 (4.3) | 0.82 | 0.30–2.26 | 0.90 | 0.31–2.60 | 0.87 | 0.30–2.53 |
Female (N = 5,127) | ||||||||
Not experienced | 4062 (79.2) | 468 (11.5) | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
Experienced | 1065 (20.8) | 189 (17.7) | 1.66*** | 1.38–1.99 | 1.95*** | 1.59–2.38 | 1.90*** | 1.55–2.33 |
Stratified by asking for fair treatment and situational improvements | ||||||||
Not experienced | 4062 (79.2) | 468 (11.5) | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
Experienced, not asked for fair treatment | 904 (17.6) | 164 (18.1) | 1.70*** | 1.40–2.07 | 1.96*** | 1.59–2.43 | 1.92*** | 1.55–2.37 |
Experienced, asked for fair treatment, not improved | 92 (1.8) | 12 (13.0) | 1.15 | 0.62–2.13 | 1.41 | 0.71–2.82 | 1.34 | 0.66–2.72 |
Experienced, asked for fair treatment, improved | 69 (1.3) | 13 (18.8) | 1.78 | 0.97–3.28 | 2.60** | 1.27–5.30 | 2.63** | 1.29–5.38 |