Day-to-day discrimination and health among Asian Indians: A population-based study of Gujarati men and women in Metropolitan Detroit

This study examined the relationship between experiences of day-to-day discrimination and two measures of health among Gujaratis,
one of the largest ethnic groups of Asian Indians in the U.S. Data were collected via computer-assisted telephone interviews
with a random sample of Gujarati men and women aged 18–64 in Metropolitan Detroit (N = 423). Using structural equation modeling, we tested two gender-moderated models of the relationship between day-to-day
discrimination and health, one using the single-item general health status and the other using the 4-item emotional wellbeing
measure. For both women and men, controlling for socio-demographic and other relevant characteristics, the experience of day-to-day
discrimination was associated with worse emotional wellbeing. However, day-to-day discrimination was associated with the single-item
self-rated general health status only for men. This study identified not only gender differences in discrimination-health
associations but also the importance of using multiple questions in assessing perceived health status.