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COVID-19-associated discrimination in Germany.
Jörg Dollmann1,2, Irena Kogan1
1University of Mannheim, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research MZES, Postfach, 68131, Mannheim, Germany.
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
|December 21, 2022
Summary
Asian minorities reported increased COVID-19-associated discrimination (CAD), especially in high-incidence areas. This discrimination stems from perceived infection transmission threats and other attributed negative experiences.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread societal disruption and fear.
- Concerns arose regarding potential increases in discrimination against ethnic minority groups.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate perceived increases in COVID-19-associated discrimination (CAD) among ethnic minorities, with a focus on Asian minorities.
- To explore the relationship between geographical COVID-19 incidence rates and reported CAD.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the CILS4COVID study, surveying 3,517 individuals during the initial pandemic phase (April-June 2020).
- Analyzed self-reported instances of CAD, correlating them with respondents' ethnicity and the COVID-19 incidence rates in their administrative districts.
Main Results:
- Asian minorities reported the highest instances of CAD.
- CAD was more prevalent among Asian respondents in high COVID-19 incidence areas.
- Respondents from the Americas and former Soviet Union also reported higher CAD in high-incidence districts.
Conclusions:
- CAD experienced by Asian minorities is attributed to a combination of perceived infection threat, overt discrimination, and the attribution of negative experiences to the pandemic.
- For other groups, CAD in high-incidence areas is likely linked to perceptions of increased infection transmission risk.
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