Table 4. Participants' Explicit Attitudes Toward Patients
AttitudesNo.OverallBlack PatientsWhite Patients
Explicit racial preference*4270.28 (0.78)0.28 (0.69)0.28 (0.87)
Warmth toward black people4276.99 (1.80)6.90 (1.73)7.08 (1.88)
Warmth toward white people4277.31 (1.69)7.17 (1.64)7.45 (1.74)
Medically cooperative*4200.21 (0.75)0.15 (0.70)0.28 (0.79)
Perception of black patients' medical cooperativeness4256.22 (1.42)6.21 (1.42)6.24 (1.42)
Perception of white patients' medical cooperativeness4256.55 (1.38)6.52 (1.38)6.58 (1.42)
Aggressive care*4270.04 (0.41)0.04 (0.38)0.03 (0.44)
Subconscious biases affect my decisions4283.64 (1.12)3.51 (1.17)3.78 (1.05)
Treatment due to black patients' preferences2153.26 (1.25)3.19 (1.31)3.33 (1.20)
Treatment due to white patients' preferences2113.14 (1.26)3.11 (1.30)3.18 (1.21)
  • Data are mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated.

  • * This scale is centered at zero, with positive values indicating more explicit preference for white people compared to black people, believing white people are more medically cooperative than black people, and providing more aggressive care for white people over black people.

  • Higher values indicate more warmth and more agreement that difference in treatment is due to patient preference.