![]() ![]() In order to identify appropriate policies or interventions to address ongoing racial discrimination against Asians in the United States, it is important to first systematically inventory the ways in which Asian Americans may experience discrimination across a broad spectrum of life domains. 6- 8 Nonetheless, few empirical studies in the United States have examined anti-Asian, racially motivated discrimination in recent decades. This is partly due to the difficulty of sampling the small, numerous, and culturally distinct groups that comprise Asians in the United States. These results illustrate a need for greater investigation into the unique experiences of Asian subgroups and greater protections for groups at higher risk of discrimination, within health care and beyond.ĭespite a legacy of exclusionary immigration laws, 1, 2 periods of forced migration and internment, 3 and multiple high-profile hate crimes against Asians in recent years, 4, 5 patterns of discrimination against Asian Americans remain understudied at the population level. South Asians may be especially vulnerable to forms of institutional discrimination and microaggressions. ConclusionsĪsians in the United States experience discrimination interpersonally and across many institutional settings, including housing and health care. In adjusted models, Asians had higher odds than whites of reporting avoiding health care due to discrimination concerns and also when obtaining housing. In unadjusted models, East and South Asians were more likely than whites to report experiences of institutional discrimination, and South Asians were more likely than whites to report microaggressions. At least one in four adults reported experiencing discrimination in employment (27 percent job applications, 25 percent equal pay/promotions) housing (25 percent) and interpersonal interactions (35 percent microaggressions, 32 percent racial slurs). Principal Findingsġ3 percent of Asians reported discrimination in healthcare encounters. We used logistic regression to compare the Asian-white difference in odds of discrimination, and among Asians only to examine variation by geographic heritage group (South Asian versus East Asian) and gender. We calculated the percent of Asian Americans reporting discrimination in several domains, including health care. Data Source and Study Designĭata come from a nationally representative, probability-based telephone survey, including 500 Asian and a comparison group of 902 white US adults, conducted January to April 2017. ![]() To examine experiences of racial discrimination among Asian Americans, which broadly contribute to poor health outcomes. ![]()
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