Table 1.

Sample Characteristics by Level of Trust in Healthcare Provider

n (%)
TotalLow/Medium Trust
(1–7)
(n = 197)
High Trust
(8–10)
(n = 815)
P-value
Biological sex (n = 998)
 Female701 (70)136 (19)565 (81)0.96
 Male297 (30)58 (20)239 (80)
Race and ethnicity (n = 957)
 Non-Hispanic White357 (37)48 (13)309 (87)0.001
 Non-Hispanic Black207 (22)54 (26)153 (74)
 Hispanic310 (32)70 (23)240 (77)
 Non-Hispanic multiple/other83 (9)15 (18)68 (82)
Age (n = 1,003)
 18 to 44541 (54)116 (21)425 (79)0.25
 45 to 64301 (30)51 (17)250 (83)
 65+161 (16)29 (18)132 (82)
Years of education (n = 1,005)
 Less than 12 years170 (17)37 (22)133 (78)0.44
 12 or more years835 (83)160 (19)675 (81)
Income (n = 857)
 $0–50k595 (69)136 (23)459 (77)<0.001
 $50,001–75k82 (10)7 (9)75 (92)
 $75,001+180 (21)23 (13)157 (87)
SES ladder position* (n = 922)5.66 (2.23)5.06 (2.11)5.80 (2.23)<0.001
Healthcare setting (n = 1,012)
 Primary care620 (61)118 (19)502 (81)0.66
 Emergency department392 (39)79 (20)313 (80)
Site type (n = 1,012)
 Urban academic720 (71)146 (20)574 (80)0.56
 Urban non-academic97 (10)18 (19)79 (81)
 Non-urban non-academic195 (19)33 (17)162 (83)
Percentage publicly insured/uninsured at site (n = 1,012)
 Less than 80% publicly insured/uninsured725 (72)132 (18)593 (82)0.11
 80% or more publicly insured/uninsured287 (28)65 (23)222 (77)
Participant type (n = 1,012)
 Adult patient781 (77)151 (19)630 (81)0.85
 Caregiver of pediatric patient231 (23)46 (20)185 (80)
Preferred language (n = 1,012)
 English845 (83)167 (20)678 (80)0.59
 Spanish167 (17)30 (18)137 (82)
Patient/caregiver-reported health (n = 985)
 Poor, Fair230 (23)69 (30)161 (70)<0.001
 Good, Very Good, Excellent755 (77)119 (16)636 (84)
Experienced any of 7 categories perceived discrimination (n = 1,002)
 Yes275 (27)98 (36)177 (64)<0.001
 No727 (73)96 (13)631 (87)
Healthcare discrimination score * (n = 927)0.78 (1.65)1.65 (2.15)0.57 (1.43)<0.001
Asked about needs in any domains in the past 12 months (n = 993)
 Yes307 (31)63 (21)244 (80)0.60
 No686 (69)131 (19)555 (81)
Assisted with needs in any domains in the past 12 months (n = 993)
 Yes174 (18)48 (28)126 (72)0.003
 No819 (82)145 (18)674 (82)
  • *mean (S.D.).

  • Abbreviation: SES, socioeconomic status.