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Table 3 Correlation matrix of seven items for factor about discrimination in the workplace

From: Constructing a questionnaire for assessment of awareness and acceptance of diversity in healthcare institutions

Items*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

I think that staff are treated with the same respect at my workplace irrespective of the country they come from

1,00

      

I think that tasks are distributed equally among staff at my workplace irrespective of whether they come from different countries.

,46

1,00

     

I think that workmates with a background other than Swedish get the same degree of information about important issues as workmates with a Swedish background.

,40

,39

1,00

    

I think that staff at my workplace have the same influence independent of their background.

,48

,63

,46

1,00

   

I think that staff with backgrounds from countries other than Sweden receive breaks during lunch as often as staff with a Swedish background.

,37

,25

,400

,26

1,00

  

I think that staff with backgrounds from countries other than Sweden are more often blamed if things go wrong in work than staff from Sweden.

,43

,35

,38

,37

,28

1,00

 

I think that workmates with a background other than Swedish are more controlled than workmates with a Swedish background.

,40

,26

,25

,30

,32

,56

1,00

  1. All correlations are significant at p<.001.
  2. *Some items reverse-coded based on consistency of the measurement.