Workplace discrimination and health among Filipinos in the United States.
OBJECTIVE
We examined the association between work discrimination and morbidity among Filipinos in the United States, independent of more-global measures of discrimination.


METHODS
Data were collected from the Filipino American Community Epidemiological Survey. Our analysis focused on 1652 participants who were employed at the time of data collection, and we used negative binomial regression to determine the association between work discrimination and health conditions.


RESULTS
The report of workplace discrimination specific to being Filipino was associated with an increased number of health conditions. This association persisted even after we controlled for everyday discrimination, a general assessment of discrimination; job concerns, a general assessment of unpleasant work circumstances; having immigrated for employment reasons; job category; income; education; gender; and other sociodemographic factors.


CONCLUSIONS
Racial discrimination in the workplace was positively associated with poor health among Filipino Americans after we controlled for reports of everyday discrimination and general concerns about one's job. This finding shows the importance of considering the work setting as a source of discrimination and its effect on morbidity among racial minorities.
de Castro
Arnold B
AB
School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. butchdec@u.washington.edu
Gee
Gilbert C
GC
Takeuchi
David T
DT
D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D011287:Prejudice; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D017132:Workplace