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Table 2 Perceived discrimination by sociodemographic characteristics (ELSI-Brazil/2015–2016)

From: Perceived discrimination among older adults living in urban and rural areas in Brazil: a national study (ELSI-Brazil)

 

Sex (n)

Age (years) (n)

Ethno racial self-classification (n)

Educational attainment (years) (n)

Female (5314)

Male (4098)

50–59 (3980)

60–69 (2875)

70–79 (1781)

80+ (776)

White (3590)

Black (887)

Brown (4283)

Yellow/Indigenous (310)

<  4 (3463)

4–7 (2845)

8+ (3042)

%

%

%

%

Perceived discrimination (any)

17.6

15.8

18.5

17.5

13.6

8.8*

14.3

21.9

17.7

26.2*

14.4

17.9

18.0*

 In seeking health care

11.4

10.5

11.5

11.8

9.9

6.4*

9.2

13.9

11.8

17.3*

10.5

11.7

10.9

 In social gatherings

3.2

3.1

3.6

3.2

2.7

0.8*

2.1

6.2

3.3

5.0*

2.7

2.7

3.9*

 In the work place

2.3

2.7

3.6

2.1

0.7

0.2*

2.0

3.0

2.6

4.8

1.3

2.4

3.6*

 Within the family

4.6

2.5*

3.8

3.9

3.5

2.0

3.4

3.3

3.8

5.1

3.5

4.1

3.3

 Due to where live

3.8

3.2

3.8

4.0

3.0

0.8*

2.6

4.8

4.0

7.0*

3.2

3.5

4.0

  1. * = Significant difference (p < 0.05)