Table 1 Descriptive information of the stigma and discrimination items
From: Education-based stigma and discrimination among young adults not in 4-year college
Stigma items | M | SD | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. People who do not attend 4-year college are treated worse than those who do attend | 2.43 | 1.00 | 15.9 | 33.7 | 28.3 | 22.1 | ||
2. Most people believe that a person who does not attend 4-year college is uneducated | 2.60 | 1.01 | 19.8 | 39.4 | 21.4 | 19.4 | ||
3. I feel bad about myself because I did not go to 4-year college | 2.14 | 1.07 | 13.2 | 26.0 | 22.7 | 38.1 | ||
4. My family treated me badly because I did not go to 4-year college | 1.94 | 1.06 | 11.1 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 47.8 | ||
5. My friends treated me badly because I did not go to 4-year college | 1.78 | 0.98 | 8.2 | 14.8 | 23.5 | 53.4 | ||
6. I feel like I have less access to resources because I did not go to 4-year college | 2.40 | 1.06 | 18.1 | 29.3 | 27.0 | 25.6 | ||
Discrimination Items | M | SD | Almost everyday | At least once a week | A few times a month | A few times a year | Less than once a year | Never |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. You are treated with less courtesy than others | 2.66 | 1.75 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 43.2 |
2. You are treated with less respect than others | 2.78 | 1.74 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 38.8 |
3. People act as if they think you are not smart | 3.03 | 1.84 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 18.6 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 35.9 |
4. People act as if they are better than you | 3.18 | 1.86 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 7.6 | 32.4 |