Disparities in health: perspectives of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial America.
This 2006 survey of 4,157 randomly selected U.S. adults compared perceptions of health care disparities among fourteen racial and ethnic groups to those of whites. Findings suggest that many ethnic minority groups view their health care situations differently and, often, more negatively than whites. A substantial proportion perceived discrimination in receiving health care, and many felt that they would not receive the best care if they were sick. Most differences remained when socioeconomic characteristics were controlled for. The variety of responses across racial groups demonstrates the importance of examining ethnic subgroups separately rather than combined into a single category.
Blendon
Robert J
RJ
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. rblendon@hsph.harvard.edu
Buhr
Tami
T
Cassidy
Elaine F
EF
Perez
Debra J
DJ
Hunt
Kelly A
KA
Fleischfresser
Channtal
C
Benson
John M
JM
Herrmann
Melissa J
MJ
D000328:Adult; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D011287:Prejudice; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology