Subjective social status and socio-demographic correlates of perceived discrimination among older adults in India.
Aging
India
Older adults
Perceived discrimination
Subjective social status
Journal
BMC geriatrics
ISSN: 1471-2318
Titre abrégé: BMC Geriatr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968548
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Jul 2024
19 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
11
11
2023
accepted:
29
05
2024
medline:
20
7
2024
pubmed:
20
7
2024
entrez:
19
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Considering India's diversity, marked by differences in caste, class, ethnicity, religion, region, and language, discrimination can take on varying forms across social-structural locations. We examined the association between subjective social status (SSS) and perceived discrimination, and assessed the sociodemographic correlates of perceived discrimination among older persons in India. Data come from the 2017-18 wave 1 of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) with a sample of 30,253 adults 60 years or older. SSS was examined using the Macarthur scale with a ladder technique. Perceived discrimination was evaluated with the Everyday Discrimination Scale. Multivariable logistic regression models examined the odds of reporting discrimination by its types and attributions. 39% of older adults reported low SSS, whereas 7.3% reported high SSS. Older adults with low SSS had significantly higher odds of experiencing some discrimination than those with high SSS. Compared to high-SSS peers, low-SSS individuals attributed age, gender, caste, financial, and health status as reasons for discrimination. Older women attributed gender as a reason for discrimination. Caste was reported as a reason for discrimination by rural but not urban dwellers. Relative to northerners, those from southern India reported age, financial, and health statuses as reasons for discrimination. That low-SSS older adults reported age, gender, caste, financial status, and health status as reasons for discrimination and that this association persisted after considering objective indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) is suggestive of SSS as independently consequential for perceived discrimination. These findings are useful for care providers and practitioners as they encourage older patients -- especially those with low SSS who may feel stigmatized -- to seek care, comply with care regimen, and engage in behaviors that protect and promote health.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Considering India's diversity, marked by differences in caste, class, ethnicity, religion, region, and language, discrimination can take on varying forms across social-structural locations. We examined the association between subjective social status (SSS) and perceived discrimination, and assessed the sociodemographic correlates of perceived discrimination among older persons in India.
METHODS
METHODS
Data come from the 2017-18 wave 1 of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) with a sample of 30,253 adults 60 years or older. SSS was examined using the Macarthur scale with a ladder technique. Perceived discrimination was evaluated with the Everyday Discrimination Scale. Multivariable logistic regression models examined the odds of reporting discrimination by its types and attributions.
RESULTS
RESULTS
39% of older adults reported low SSS, whereas 7.3% reported high SSS. Older adults with low SSS had significantly higher odds of experiencing some discrimination than those with high SSS. Compared to high-SSS peers, low-SSS individuals attributed age, gender, caste, financial, and health status as reasons for discrimination. Older women attributed gender as a reason for discrimination. Caste was reported as a reason for discrimination by rural but not urban dwellers. Relative to northerners, those from southern India reported age, financial, and health statuses as reasons for discrimination.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
That low-SSS older adults reported age, gender, caste, financial status, and health status as reasons for discrimination and that this association persisted after considering objective indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) is suggestive of SSS as independently consequential for perceived discrimination. These findings are useful for care providers and practitioners as they encourage older patients -- especially those with low SSS who may feel stigmatized -- to seek care, comply with care regimen, and engage in behaviors that protect and promote health.
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pubmed: 39030500
doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-05114-x
pii: 10.1186/s12877-024-05114-x
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eng
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