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Perceived racial/ethnic bias in healthcare in Durham County, North Carolina: a comparison of community and national samples.

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Friedman, JY; Anstrom, KJ; Weinfurt, KP; McIntosh, M; Bosworth, HB; Oddone, EZ; Bright, CM; Schulman, KA
Published in: N C Med J
2005

BACKGROUND: We sought to compare findings of a national survey of perceptions of racial/ethnic discrimination in healthcare to those of a community survey, with emphasis on the perceptions of Latinos. METHODS: Responses from a national survey were compared to a telephone survey of residents of Durham County, North Carolina. RESULTS: Black respondents in the Durham sample were more likely than those in the national sample to feel that a healthcare provider had treated them with disrespect because of health insurance status (28% vs 14%; P < 0.001). Approximately one third of Durham Latinos and 14% of Latinos in the national sample felt they had been treated with disrespect because of their English-language ability (P < 0.01). Compared to a national sample of white participants, white respondents in Durham were more likely to believe that black persons are worse off in terms of receiving routine medical care (40% vs 27%; P < 0.01) and having health insurance (58% vs 43%; P < 0.01). As compared to their national counterparts, there was a similar trend for how white respondents in Durham perceived how Latinos fared (P < 0.001 for all comparisons). CONCLUSIONS: Overall the perception of bias in healthcare was greater among Durham residents, especially among newly immigrated Latinos, than among their national counterparts.

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Published In

N C Med J

ISSN

0029-2559

Publication Date

2005

Volume

66

Issue

4

Start / End Page

267 / 275

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Perception
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Prejudice
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Health Care Surveys
 

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Friedman, J. Y., Anstrom, K. J., Weinfurt, K. P., McIntosh, M., Bosworth, H. B., Oddone, E. Z., … Schulman, K. A. (2005). Perceived racial/ethnic bias in healthcare in Durham County, North Carolina: a comparison of community and national samples. N C Med J, 66(4), 267–275.
Friedman, Joëlle Y., Kevin J. Anstrom, Kevin P. Weinfurt, Mary McIntosh, Hayden B. Bosworth, Eugene Z. Oddone, Cedric M. Bright, and Kevin A. Schulman. “Perceived racial/ethnic bias in healthcare in Durham County, North Carolina: a comparison of community and national samples.N C Med J 66, no. 4 (2005): 267–75.
Friedman JY, Anstrom KJ, Weinfurt KP, McIntosh M, Bosworth HB, Oddone EZ, et al. Perceived racial/ethnic bias in healthcare in Durham County, North Carolina: a comparison of community and national samples. N C Med J. 2005;66(4):267–75.
Friedman JY, Anstrom KJ, Weinfurt KP, McIntosh M, Bosworth HB, Oddone EZ, Bright CM, Schulman KA. Perceived racial/ethnic bias in healthcare in Durham County, North Carolina: a comparison of community and national samples. N C Med J. 2005;66(4):267–275.

Published In

N C Med J

ISSN

0029-2559

Publication Date

2005

Volume

66

Issue

4

Start / End Page

267 / 275

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Perception
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Prejudice
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Health Care Surveys