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Table 1 Frequency of witnessed disparaging remarks and offensive, hostile or intimidating behaviors made toward minorities

From: Student perspectives on the diversity climate at a U.S. medical school: the need for a broader definition of diversity

 

Remarks made by residents or other students

Remarks made by faculty

 

On one occasion

A few times

Frequently

One or more times

On one occasion

A few times

Frequently

One or more times

 

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

95% CI

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

95% CI

People with Strong Religious Beliefs

13.0 (32)

22.7 (56)

6.9 (17)

42.5 (105)

36.5, 48.7

9.5 (23)

6.2 (15)

% (n)2.9 (7)

18.5 (45)

14.1, 23.9

People of Low Socioeconomic Status

14.6 (36)

15.8 (39)

3.6 (9)

34.0 (84)

28.4, 40.1

4.6 (11)

7.1 (17)

0.4 (1)

12.0 (29)

8.5, 16.8

People who Speak English as a Second Language

13.4 (33)

15.8 (39)

4.9 (12)

34.0 (84)

28.4, 40.1

2.9 (7)

5.8 (14)

0.8 (2)

9.5 (23)

6.4, 13.9

Women

11.7 (29)

16.9 (42)

1.2 (3)

29.8 (74)

24.5, 35.8

8.7 (21)

8.3 (20)

1.2 (3)

18.2 (44)

13.8, 23.5

People from Racial or Ethnic Minority Groups

10.5 (26)

16.9 (42)

0.8 (2)

28.2 (70)

23.0, 34.1

5.4 (13)

6.2 (15)

0.0 (0)

11.6 (28)

8.2, 16.3

People who are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered

11.7 (29)

10.9 (27)

2.0 (5)

24.6 (61)

19.6, 30.3

4.5 (11)

2.1 (5)

0.4 (1)

7.0 (17)

4.4, 10.9

People with Disabilities

8.5 (21)

6.5 (16)

0.4 (1)

15.4 (38)

11.4, 20.4

1.2 (3)

2.9 (7)

0.0 (0)

4.1 (10)

2.3, 7.4

  1. The table lists the percentage and absolute number of affirmative student responses to the question, “Have you ever witnessed fellow students or residents (left columns) or faculty members (right columns) make disparaging remarks or engage in offensive or intimidating behaviors toward members of the following minority groups?” Responses were recorded for each of the 7 minority groups listed and are divided into two sections based on whether perpetrators were identified as students/residents or faculty members.