Discrimination by age and gender* and parental social situationa among 131 Middle Eastern refugee youths in Denmark 1992–2001
| . | . | Refused at discotheque . | Refused by friends . | Ignored by a teacher . | Derogatory remarks . | Teased . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background . | % (Mean) . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . |
| Background | |||||||||||
| Ageb | (15.3) | (17.9) | 1.3** | (17.1) | 1.3*** | (16.5) | 1.2** | (14.9) | 0.9 | (15.1) | 1.0 |
| Gender: boy | 42.0 | 21.8 | 20.9*** | 30.9 | 1.6 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 67.3 | 1.1 | 58.2 | 1.3 |
| Parental situation | |||||||||||
| Employment | 18.3 | 0.0 | →0 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 0.2** | 50.0 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 0.3** |
| Recognized education | 9.9 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 1.9 | 23.1 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 0.3** | 53.8 | 1.0 |
| Speaks Danish | 66.4 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 24.1 | 0.8 | 32.2 | 1.6 | 65.5 | 1.0 | 48.3 | 0.5 |
| Total | 100.0 | 9.9 | – | 26.0 | – | 29.0 | – | 65.6 | – | 54.2 | – |
| . | . | Refused at discotheque . | Refused by friends . | Ignored by a teacher . | Derogatory remarks . | Teased . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background . | % (Mean) . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . |
| Background | |||||||||||
| Ageb | (15.3) | (17.9) | 1.3** | (17.1) | 1.3*** | (16.5) | 1.2** | (14.9) | 0.9 | (15.1) | 1.0 |
| Gender: boy | 42.0 | 21.8 | 20.9*** | 30.9 | 1.6 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 67.3 | 1.1 | 58.2 | 1.3 |
| Parental situation | |||||||||||
| Employment | 18.3 | 0.0 | →0 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 0.2** | 50.0 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 0.3** |
| Recognized education | 9.9 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 1.9 | 23.1 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 0.3** | 53.8 | 1.0 |
| Speaks Danish | 66.4 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 24.1 | 0.8 | 32.2 | 1.6 | 65.5 | 1.0 | 48.3 | 0.5 |
| Total | 100.0 | 9.9 | – | 26.0 | – | 29.0 | – | 65.6 | – | 54.2 | – |
a: Bivariate analysis
b: OR denotes the per year probability increase as concerns the dependent variable
* P-values by comparison of one group to all others; **P < 0.05; ***P < 0.005
Discrimination by age and gender* and parental social situationa among 131 Middle Eastern refugee youths in Denmark 1992–2001
| . | . | Refused at discotheque . | Refused by friends . | Ignored by a teacher . | Derogatory remarks . | Teased . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background . | % (Mean) . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . |
| Background | |||||||||||
| Ageb | (15.3) | (17.9) | 1.3** | (17.1) | 1.3*** | (16.5) | 1.2** | (14.9) | 0.9 | (15.1) | 1.0 |
| Gender: boy | 42.0 | 21.8 | 20.9*** | 30.9 | 1.6 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 67.3 | 1.1 | 58.2 | 1.3 |
| Parental situation | |||||||||||
| Employment | 18.3 | 0.0 | →0 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 0.2** | 50.0 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 0.3** |
| Recognized education | 9.9 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 1.9 | 23.1 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 0.3** | 53.8 | 1.0 |
| Speaks Danish | 66.4 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 24.1 | 0.8 | 32.2 | 1.6 | 65.5 | 1.0 | 48.3 | 0.5 |
| Total | 100.0 | 9.9 | – | 26.0 | – | 29.0 | – | 65.6 | – | 54.2 | – |
| . | . | Refused at discotheque . | Refused by friends . | Ignored by a teacher . | Derogatory remarks . | Teased . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background . | % (Mean) . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . | % (Mean) . | OR . |
| Background | |||||||||||
| Ageb | (15.3) | (17.9) | 1.3** | (17.1) | 1.3*** | (16.5) | 1.2** | (14.9) | 0.9 | (15.1) | 1.0 |
| Gender: boy | 42.0 | 21.8 | 20.9*** | 30.9 | 1.6 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 67.3 | 1.1 | 58.2 | 1.3 |
| Parental situation | |||||||||||
| Employment | 18.3 | 0.0 | →0 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 0.2** | 50.0 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 0.3** |
| Recognized education | 9.9 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 1.9 | 23.1 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 0.3** | 53.8 | 1.0 |
| Speaks Danish | 66.4 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 24.1 | 0.8 | 32.2 | 1.6 | 65.5 | 1.0 | 48.3 | 0.5 |
| Total | 100.0 | 9.9 | – | 26.0 | – | 29.0 | – | 65.6 | – | 54.2 | – |
a: Bivariate analysis
b: OR denotes the per year probability increase as concerns the dependent variable
* P-values by comparison of one group to all others; **P < 0.05; ***P < 0.005
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