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Racial discrimination and health: exploring the possible protective effects of ethnic density

Racial discrimination and health: exploring the possible protective effects of ethnic density. Mai Stafford, James Nazroo, Laia Bécares Dept Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL Dept Sociology, University of Manchester. Concentrated deprivation inner-city. Poor health and well-being.

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Racial discrimination and health: exploring the possible protective effects of ethnic density

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  1. Racial discrimination and health: exploring the possible protective effects of ethnic density Mai Stafford, James Nazroo, Laia Bécares Dept Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL Dept Sociology, University of Manchester

  2. Concentrated deprivation inner-city Poor health and well-being Ethnic density (concentration, % non-white) Good health and well-being HOW?

  3. Social support Sense of community Ethnic density Social roles Political mobilisation

  4. Main effect: reduced exposure to discrimination Ethnic density Less interpersonal discrimination Good health

  5. Interaction: ethnic density mitigates effect of discrimination Ethnic density Interpersonal discrimination Good health

  6. Need to consider downsides too • Socioeconomic deprivation • Social disorder • Inferior amenities • Environmental hazards • Discrimination by service providers • Lack of contact with economic and political power?

  7. Study Aims: • Examine associations between ethnic density and discrimination, social networks, participation, amenities etc. deprivation • Model harmful and protective pathways simultaneously • Examine moderating effect of ethnic density on racism-health and deprivation-health relationship • Do relationships differ by ethnic group? • Own ethnic density or other ethnic density measure? • Lack of contact with economic and political power?

  8. Data: The Home Office Citizenship Survey (HOCS 2003, 2005)

  9. HOCS 2005: Sample Characteristics

  10. Employment Characteristics

  11. Area Deprivation

  12. Reports of experienced racism by a 10% increase in own ethnic density Odds Ratio * * * *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 Age and sex adjusted

  13. Social networks at different levels of own ethnic density * * Mean *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 Age and sex adjusted

  14. Community social capital at different levels of own ethnic density Mean *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 Age and sex adjusted

  15. Reports of political participation by a 10% increase in own ethnic density Odds Ratio ** *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 Age and sex adjusted

  16. Social participation at different levels of own ethnic density Mean *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 Age and sex adjusted

  17. Future Steps • Further exploration of hypothesised pathways • Control for area deprivation • Consider possible harmful and beneficial pathways simultaneously • Own ethnic group or more general ethnic minority density?

  18. Racial discrimination and health: exploring the possible protective effects of ethnic density Mai Stafford, James Nazroo, Laia Bécares Dept Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL Dept Sociology, University of Manchester

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