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TY - JOUR
T1 - Overt acts of discrimination reported by British working age adults with and without disability
AU - Emerson, Eric
AU - Milner, Allison
AU - Aitken, Zoe
AU - Krnjacki, Lauren
AU - Vaughan , Cathy
AU - Llewellyn, G
AU - Kavanagh, Anne M.
N1 - This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Public Health following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Eric Emerson, Allison Milner, Zoe Aitken, Lauren Krnjacki, Cathy Vaughan, Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Anne Kavanagh, Overt acts of perceived discrimination reported by British working-age adults with and without disability, Journal of Public Health, , fdz093, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz093 is available online at:
PY - 2021/3/30
Y1 - 2021/3/30
N2 - BackgroundExposure to discrimination can have a negative impact on health. There is little robust evidence on the prevalence of exposure of people with disabilities to discrimination, the sources and nature of discrimination they face, and the personal and contextual factors associated with increased risk of exposure.MethodsSecondary analysis of de-identified cross-sectional data from the three waves of the UK’s ‘Life Opportunities Survey’.ResultsIn the UK (i) adults with disabilities were over three times more likely than their peers to be exposed to discrimination, (ii) the two most common sources of discrimination were strangers in the street and health staff and (iii) discrimination was more likely to be reported by participants who were younger, more highly educated, who were unemployed or economically inactive, who reported financial stress or material hardship and who had impairments associated with hearing, memory/speaking, dexterity, behavioural/mental health, intellectual/learning difficulties and breathing.ConclusionsDiscrimination faced by people with disabilities is an under-recognised public health problem that is likely to contribute to disability-based health inequities. Public health policy, research and practice needs to concentrate efforts on developing programs that reduce discrimination experienced by people with disabilities.
AB - BackgroundExposure to discrimination can have a negative impact on health. There is little robust evidence on the prevalence of exposure of people with disabilities to discrimination, the sources and nature of discrimination they face, and the personal and contextual factors associated with increased risk of exposure.MethodsSecondary analysis of de-identified cross-sectional data from the three waves of the UK’s ‘Life Opportunities Survey’.ResultsIn the UK (i) adults with disabilities were over three times more likely than their peers to be exposed to discrimination, (ii) the two most common sources of discrimination were strangers in the street and health staff and (iii) discrimination was more likely to be reported by participants who were younger, more highly educated, who were unemployed or economically inactive, who reported financial stress or material hardship and who had impairments associated with hearing, memory/speaking, dexterity, behavioural/mental health, intellectual/learning difficulties and breathing.ConclusionsDiscrimination faced by people with disabilities is an under-recognised public health problem that is likely to contribute to disability-based health inequities. Public health policy, research and practice needs to concentrate efforts on developing programs that reduce discrimination experienced by people with disabilities.
KW - adults
KW - disabilities
KW - social determinants
U2 - 10.1093/pubmed/fdz093
DO - 10.1093/pubmed/fdz093
M3 - Journal article
VL - 43
SP - 16
EP - 23
JO - Journal of Public Health
JF - Journal of Public Health
SN - 1741-3842
IS - 1
ER -