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Racial differences in perceived discrimination in a community population of older Blacks and Whites
Author(s)	Lisa L Barnes, Carlos F Mendes De Leon, Robert S Wilson
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 16, no 3, June 2004
Pages	pp 315-337
Source	http://www.sagepub.com
Keywords	Black people ; White people ; Racism ; Attitude ; Living in the community ; Comparison ; United States of America.
Annotation	In a sample of 2,632 Blacks and 1,630 Whites aged 65+ from the Chicago Health and Ageing Project (CHAP), perceived discrimination was measured with a 9-item scale developed by Williams, Yu, Jackson and Anderson (1997). A factor analysis of the discrimination scale revealed two sub-scales: unfair treatment and personal rejection. Blacks scored higher on both sub-scales as compared with Whites. In linear regression models, race was significantly associated with higher levels of unfair treatment and personal rejection, controlling for demographic variables and socioeconomic status. Each sub-scale was positively related to depressive symptoms, and these effects did not vary by race. These findings suggest that older Blacks perceive more discrimination than do older Whites. This may have important implications for health differences between older Blacks and Whites. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040909207 A
Classmark	TKE: TKA: TMG: DP: K4: 48: 7T
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