Table 1. Sample characteristics and...

Table 1.

Sample characteristics and average assessment of the diversity climate of participants with lower mean scores, indicating a poorer perception of diversity climate, self-reported data (N = 473)

Characteristic	N^a	%	Diversity climate
Characteristic	N^a	%	N^b	M
Gender identity
Cis-Woman	274	57.9	272	2.34 (±0.58)
Cis-Man	147	31.1	145	2.53 (±0.71)
Trans-Man	7	1.5	7	2.14 (±0.38)
Non-binary	19	4.0	19	2.32 (±0.75)
Migration
German	310	65.5	309	2.37 (±0.62)
Migration background	161	34.0	160	2.44 (±0.66)
Ethnic minority
Yes	75	15.9	75	2.28 (±0.69)
No	375	79.3	373	2.40 (±0.63)
Social groups^c
Asian-German	17	3.6	17	2.24 (±0.44)
BIPoC	13	2.7	13	2.46 (±0.78)
Russian-German	13	2.7	13	2.62 (±0.77)
White	291	61.5	289	2.38 (±0.63)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	322	68.1	319	2.44 (±0.65)
Homosexual	15	3.2	15	2.60 (±0.51)
Bisexual	54	11.4	53	2.30 (±0.64)
Pansexual	35	7.4	35	2.17 (±0.57)
Asexual	18	3.8	18	2.33 (±0.59)
Unsure	12	2.5	12	2.00 (±0.43)
Religion and denomination^d
Non-religious	110	23.3	109	2.37 (±0.66)
Atheistic	89	18.8	89	2.42 (±0.64)
Muslim	33	7.0	33	2.48 (±0.62)
Christian	174	36.8	172	2.40 (±0.64)
Disability and/or chronic disease^e
Stated	176	37.2	174	2.37 (±0.65)
Not stated	213	45.0	213	2.42 (±0.64)
Experiences of discrimination
No	205	43.3	204	2.53 (±0.67)
Yes	267	56.4	265	2.29 (±0.59)
Perception of diversity climate
Very negative	27	5.7	27	1 (±0)
Rather negative	243	51.4	243	2 (±0)
Rather positive	187	39.5	187	3 (±0)
Very positive	12	2.5	12	4 (±0)
No answer given	4	0.9	.	.

Characteristic	N^a	%	Diversity climate
Characteristic	N^a	%	N^b	M
Gender identity
Cis-Woman	274	57.9	272	2.34 (±0.58)
Cis-Man	147	31.1	145	2.53 (±0.71)
Trans-Man	7	1.5	7	2.14 (±0.38)
Non-binary	19	4.0	19	2.32 (±0.75)
Migration
German	310	65.5	309	2.37 (±0.62)
Migration background	161	34.0	160	2.44 (±0.66)
Ethnic minority
Yes	75	15.9	75	2.28 (±0.69)
No	375	79.3	373	2.40 (±0.63)
Social groups^c
Asian-German	17	3.6	17	2.24 (±0.44)
BIPoC	13	2.7	13	2.46 (±0.78)
Russian-German	13	2.7	13	2.62 (±0.77)
White	291	61.5	289	2.38 (±0.63)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	322	68.1	319	2.44 (±0.65)
Homosexual	15	3.2	15	2.60 (±0.51)
Bisexual	54	11.4	53	2.30 (±0.64)
Pansexual	35	7.4	35	2.17 (±0.57)
Asexual	18	3.8	18	2.33 (±0.59)
Unsure	12	2.5	12	2.00 (±0.43)
Religion and denomination^d
Non-religious	110	23.3	109	2.37 (±0.66)
Atheistic	89	18.8	89	2.42 (±0.64)
Muslim	33	7.0	33	2.48 (±0.62)
Christian	174	36.8	172	2.40 (±0.64)
Disability and/or chronic disease^e
Stated	176	37.2	174	2.37 (±0.65)
Not stated	213	45.0	213	2.42 (±0.64)
Experiences of discrimination
No	205	43.3	204	2.53 (±0.67)
Yes	267	56.4	265	2.29 (±0.59)
Perception of diversity climate
Very negative	27	5.7	27	1 (±0)
Rather negative	243	51.4	243	2 (±0)
Rather positive	187	39.5	187	3 (±0)
Very positive	12	2.5	12	4 (±0)
No answer given	4	0.9	.	.

Note(s):

^aAs answer options like “others” and those who have not given an answer were removed from the table, 100% may not always be fulfilled;

^bAs not everyone stated their perception on diversity climate, N for diversity climate may vary from overall N;

^cOnly the four most common social groups were listed in Table 1;

^dOnly the four most common religions or denominations were listed in Table 1;

^eDisabilities and/or chronic diseases included the following categories: mental impairment, chronic physical illness, learning disorder, physical impairment, sensory impairment and others

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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