Table 3.

Proportions and numbers of respondents indicating any agreement, strong agreement, or strong disagreement with several discrimination-related statements. Data presented include percentage agreement or disagreement within a gender/minority category and in parentheses the number giving a particular answer (N or n).

StatementAny agreement
(answers 4–6)
% (N or n)
Strongly agree
(answer 6)
% (N or n)
Strongly disagree
(answer 1)
% (N or n)
Women generally treated unfairly in profession (see Figure 3b)
White male30.0% (68)2.2% (5)17.2% (39)
Female44.2% (111)8.8% (22)10.8% (27)
Minority42.4% (28)10.6% (7)15.2% (10)
Overall38.0% (203)6.0% (32)13.5% (72)
Men generally treated unfairly in profession (see Figure 3d)
White male8.5% (20)1.3% (3)41.7% (98)
Female1.6% (4)0.8% (2)62.6% (152)
Minority10.6% (7)6.1% (4)47.0% (31)
Overall5.8% (31)1.7% (9)51.3% (275)
Minorities not given same opportunities as others (see Figure 3f)
White male22.0% (49)3.1% (7)26.0% (58)
Female26.8% (62)7.4% (17)16.9% (39)
Minority31.8% (21)7.6% (5)30.3% (20)
Overall25.4% (130)5.7% (29)21.9% (112)