Table 1
Descriptive statistics for the respondents in comparison to reference data from Statistics Sweden (SCB).
| RELATIVE FREQUENCY IN THE PRESENT SURVEY (%) | REFERENCE DATA FROM SCB (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 44.2 | 52.61 |
| Female | 54.7 | 471 |
| Other/do not want to say | 1 | – |
| Age | ||
| 18–30 years | 26 | 19.22 |
| 31–40 years | 27.4 | 21.72 |
| 41–50 years | 20.4 | 20.22 |
| 51–60 years | 15.2 | 20.42 |
| 61–70 years | 10.9 | 17.12 |
| Occupation | ||
| Employed | 89.6 | 90.51 |
| Entrepreneur | 2.6 | – |
| Unemployed | 5.9 | 8,21 |
| Other | 1.5 | - |
| Level of education | ||
| Compulsory school (9 years) | 7.3 | 113 |
| Upper secondary school (11 or 12 years) | 39.7 | 423 |
| Post-secondary education < 3 years | 21.9 | 153 |
| Post-secondary education ≥ 3 years | 31.1 | 293 |
| Form of employment | ||
| Permanent | 84.5 | 84.01 |
| Fixed-term/temporary | 14.6 | 161 |
| Other | 0.9 | |
| Sector | ||
| Public | 34.4 | 29.64 |
| Private | 65.6 | 68.64 |
Figure 1
Model used in CFA to test the suggested factor structure for the constructed measures of exclusionary and exploitative racism (model 1).
Figure 2
Model used in the SEM-analysis of the relationship between socioeconomic status and exclusionary and exploitative racism (model 2).
Table 2
Fit statistics for the suggested models.
| χ2 | DF | CFI | RMSEA | TLI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (CFA) | 95.8 | 8 | 0.97 | 0.061 | 0.96 |
| Model 2 (SEM) | 240.5 | 18 | 0.96 | 0.064 | 0.95 |
Table 3
Estimates for all paths in Model 2.
| PATH | UNSTANDARD REGRESSION WEIGHT | STANDARD ERROR | CRITICAL RATIO | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status → Exclusionary racism | –0.84 | 0.17 | –5.05 | <0.001 |
| Socioeconomic status → Exploitative racism | 0.55 | 0.13 | 4.15 | <0.001 |
| Socioeconomic status → Education | 1.00 | – | – | – |
| Socioeconomic status → Income | 8.78 | 1.68 | 5.23 | <0.001 |
| Exclusionary racism → EXCL1 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
| Exclusionary racism → EXCL2 | 1.23 | 0.03 | 47.4 | <0.001 |
| Exclusionary racism → EXCL3 | 1.05 | 0.02 | 46.0 | <0.001 |
| Exploitative racism → EXPL1 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
| Exploitative racism → EXPL2 | 1.31 | 0.04 | 32.0 | <0.001 |
| Exploitative racism → EXPL3 | 0.92 | 0.03 | 33.0 | <0.001 |