Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/National Public Radio/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Discrimination in the United States Survey, 2017 (ICPSR 38387)
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This collection includes variable-level metadata of the 2017 Discrimination in the United States Survey, a survey from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/National Public Radio conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:
- Belief in discrimination against racial/ethnic minorities
- Discrimination against men/women
- Discrimination against lesbian/gay/bisexual people
- Discrimination against transgender people
- Biggest problem with discrimination against lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer (LGBTQ) people
- Live on tribal lands
- Local/tribal government
- Discrimination based on race
- Discrimination based on gender
- Discrimination based on being part of the LGBTQ community
- Reasons for avoiding seeking health care
- Experiences with discrimination
- Discrimination resulting in fewer employment opportunities
- Discrimination resulting in unequal pay
- Discrimination resulting in fewer chances for quality education
- Encouraged to/discouraged from applying to college
- Predominant groups living in respondent's area
- Not feeling/being welcomed in neighborhood due to race
- Not feeling/being welcomed in neighborhood due to being part of LGBTQ community
- Considered moving to another area because of discrimination
- Comparing respondent's area to others
- Police using unnecessary force based on race/ethnicity
- Avoiding activities to avoid discrimination from police
- Experiences caused by racial discrimination
- Experiences caused by gender discrimination
- Experiences caused by discrimination against LGBTQ community
- Local police force does/does not reflect racial/ethnic background of community
- Contacted by political representatives about voting/supporting cause
- Registered to vote
- Vote in 2016 presidential election
- Physical health status
- Mental health status
- Disability
- Chronic illness
- Veterans Administration
- Indian Health Services
- Seeking health care
- Insurance coverage
The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31114655]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 235 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.