Beyond race: Impacts of non-racial perceived discrimination on health access and outcomes in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Background

I investigate the association of perceived discrimination based both on race and other attributes such as age, gender, and insurance status on self-reported health access and health outcomes in a diverse and densely populated metropolitan area.

Methods

Restricted data from the 2016 round of the New York City Community Health Survey was used to create prevalence estimates for both racial and non-racial discrimination. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association of these discrimination measures with health access and health outcome variables.

Results

Among residents who perceived discrimination receiving health care during the previous year, 15% reported the reason behind such discrimination to race, while the rest chose other reasons. Am

SUBMITTER: De PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7514095 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature