Table 3.
Responses by race/ethnicity
| Item | Historically marginalized groups; n = 70 (12.5%) | White n = 492 (87.5%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| My doctor would not ask me to be in a medical research study if they thought there was any chance it might harm me Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
48 (68.6) 22 (31.4) |
368 (75.3) 121 (24.7) |
0.2306 |
| Medical researchers have no selfish reasons for doing research studies Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
16 (22.9) 54 (77.1) |
138 (28.1) 353 (71.9) |
0.3573 |
| My doctor has never asked me to be in a medical research study Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
53 (75.7) 17 (24.3) |
392 (79.8) 99 (20.2) |
0.4256 |
| It’s safe to be in a medical research study Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
42 (60.0) 28 (40.0) |
377 (77.1) 112 (22.9) |
0. 0020 |
| Most medical researchers would not lie to people to try to convince them to participant in a research study Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
46 (65.7) 24 (34.3) |
406 (82.5) 86 (17.5) |
0. 0009 |
| Some medical research projects are secretly designed to expose minority groups to diseases Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
18 (26.1) 51 (73.9) |
29 (5.9) 461 (94.1) |
<0. 0001 |
| To get people to take part in a study, medical researchers usually do not explain all of the dangers about participation Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
13 (18.6) 57 (81.4) |
48 (9.8) 442 (90.2) |
0. 0275 |
| Health care organizations make too many mistakes Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
18 (25.7) 52 (74.3) |
109 (22.3) 380 (77.7) |
0.5225 |
| Medical researchers act differently toward minority participants than toward white participants Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
32 (45.7) 38 (54.3) |
125 (25.6) 364 (74.4) |
0. 0005 |
| Patients get the same medical treatment from healthcare organizations, no matter what the patient’s race or ethnicity Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Neither |
13 (18.6) 57 (81.4) |
157 (32.0) 334 (68.0) |
0. 0224 |