Table 4.

Multivariate Analysis of Variables Associated with Level of Distrust of the Health Care System

	Adjusted Mean Difference in Distrust Score‡ (P-Value)
	Model 1	Model 2
Sociodemographics
Age (y)
18 to 30*	—
31 to 40	2.15 (.02)	2.13 (.02)
41 to 50	2.78 (.002)	2.70 (.002)
51 to 60	2.47 (.008)	2.28 (.01)
61 to 70	2.00 (.06)	1.91 (.07)
>70	2.04 (.10)	2.18 (.08)
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian*	—
African American	0.53 (.62)	0.33 (.76)
Hispanic	−0.34 (.77)	−0.59 (.62)
Other	2.10 (.09)	2.02 (.10)
Health care access
Health insurance
None*	—
Government	−1.95 (.04)	−2.26 (.05)
Private	−2.04 (.03)	−1.81 (.05)
Trust in personal physician†
Each 1 point increase	−0.47 (.001)	−0.46 (.001)
Health status
Fair/poor vs good/very		2.00 (.01)
Good/excellent

^*Reference category.

^†Among individuals with a personal doctor.

^‡Adjusted for gender, educational attainment.