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Table 8
Type of perceived discrimination by labour force status, Canada, 2006
| Type of discrimination by labour force status | Labour force activity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed | Unemployed | Not in the labour force |
Retired | |
| percentage | ||||
| Discriminatory questions*:"Do you believe that because of your condition you have been…" | ||||
| refused a job interview | 5.5 | 18.3 | 7.7 | 3.3E |
| refused a job | 7.6 | 25.5 | 12.7 | 6.8E |
| refused a job promotion | 5.5 | 11.2E | 6.1 | 4.1E |
| given less responsibility… | 6.3 | 9.7E | 7.9 | 4.6E |
| denied a workplace accomodation | 3.1 | 7.6E | 5.9 | 3.6E |
| paid less than other workers in similar jobs | 5.2 | 6.3E | 5.3E | 4.4E |
| denied other work-related benefits | 1.9E | 5.0E | 4.7E | 3.2E |
| exposed to some other kind of discrimination | 7.4 | 14.8E | 10.5 | 5.1E |
| Discriminatory questions*:"… in terms of employment…" | ||||
| do you consider yourself to be disadvantaged… | 24.7 | 46.3 | 58.0 | 47.8 |
| do you believe that your employer or potential employer would likely to consider you disadvantaged… | 30.4 | 41.1 | 54.1 | 49.9 |
| * Proxy respondents were excluded. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006 | ||||
