The State of Minority- and Women- Owned ... - Cleveland.com

Anecdotal Evidence of Disparities in the City of Cleveland’s Market Area
Table 8.3. Firms Indicating They Had Been Treated Less Favorably Due to Race and/or Sex While
Participating in Business Dealings
Business Dealings
Applying for commercial
loans
Applying for surety bonds
Applying for commercial
or professional
insurance
Hiring workers from
union hiring halls
Obtaining price quotes
from suppliers
Working or attempting to
obtain work on
public-sector prime
contracts
Working or attempting to
obtain work on
public-sector subcontracts
Working or attempting to
obtain work on
private-sector prime
contracts
Working or attempting to
obtain work on
private-sector
subcontracts
Receiving timely payment
for work performed
Functioning without
hindrance or harassment
on the work site
Joining or dealing with
construction trade
associations
Having to do
inappropriate or extra
work not required of
comparable non-M/WBEs
Double standards not
required of comparable
non-M/WBEs
In any one of the business
dealings listed above
African
American
Hispanic Asian
Native
American
Total
Minority
Nonminority
Female
Total
M/WBEs
Nonminority
male
45.0% 11.1% 0.0% 20.0% 32.8% 13.5% 19.0% 5.8%
(40) (9) (7) (5) (61) (155) (216) (138)
42.3% 11.1% 0.0% 20.0% 28.3% 7.8% 13.7% 4.3%
(26) (9) (6) (5) (46) (115) (161) (117)
13.6% 7.7% 9.1% 0.0% 10.8% 3.2% 5.3% 1.7%
(44) (13) (11) (6) (74) (189) (263) (173)
19.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 2.6% 6.0% 1.2%
(21) (10) (4) (5) (40) (76) (116) (82)
50.0% 14.3% 18.2% 0.0% 33.3% 7.8% 14.7% 4.9%
(36) (14) (11) (5) (66) (179) (245) (164)
49.0% 27.3% 18.2% 20.0% 39.5% 12.0% 21.6% 17.3%
(49) (11) (11) (5) (76) (142) (218) (139)
50.0% 30.8% 18.2% 20.0% 40.3% 16.3% 24.8% 20.6%
(48) (13) (11) (5) (77) (141) (218) (141)
52.2% 21.4% 16.7% 20.0% 39.0% 15.0% 22.8% 10.3%
(46) (14) (12) (5) (77) (160) (237) (155)
42.2% 21.4% 18.2% 20.0% 33.3% 15.0% 21.1% 10.8%
(45) (14) (11) (5) (75) (153) (228) (157)
52.1% 21.4% 23.1% 40.0% 41.3% 17.5% 24.5% 17.5%
(48) (14) (13) (5) (80) (189) (269) (177)
27.3% 22.2% 9.1% 0.0% 21.7% 13.6% 16.0% 6.7%
(44) (9) (11) (5) (69) (169) (238) (149)
20.8% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 5.9% 8.1% 3.5%
(24) (7) (7) (4) (42) (119) (161) (113)
42.9% 7.7% 8.3% 20.0% 29.2% 9.1% 15.5% 2.1%
(42) (13) (12) (5) (72) (154) (226) (144)
30.8% 23.1% 8.3% 0.0% 23.2% 9.3% 13.4% 4.5%
(39) (13) (12) (5) (69) (162) (231) (157)
67.2% 43.8% 21.4% 28.6% 53.7% 32.1% 38.6% 26.6%
(58) (16) (14) (7) (95) (224) (319) (207)
Source: See Table 8.2 Note: Total number of valid responses in parentheses. Figures in boldface type are statistically significantly different
from non-M/WBEs using a conventional two-tailed Fisher’s Exact Test and within a 95% or better confidence interval. Figures in boldface
italicized type are significant within a 90% confidence interval.
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