TABLE 4—

Representative Examples of Mean Level of Physician Distrust for Middle-Aged Participants: Community Tracking Survey, United States, 1998–1999

	Mean Level of Physician Distrust
Gender and Socioeconomic Status	White	Black	Hispanic
Boston
Men
High SES, mean	15.3	17.1	16.4
Low SES, mean	17.0	20.6	18.7
Women
High SES, mean	14.9	15.7	15.6
Low SES, mean	16.4	19.0	17.8
Las Vegas
Men
High SES, mean	16.4	14.7	17.4
Low SES, mean	18.2	17.8	19.9
Women
High SES, mean	15.9	13.6	16.5
Low SES, mean	17.6	16.3	18.9
Philadelphia
Men
High SES, mean	15.3	15.2	14.5
Low SES, mean	17.0	18.3	16.6
Women
High SES, mean	14.9	14.0	13.8
Low SES, mean	16.4	16.9	15.8

Note. SES = socioeconomic status. Participants classified as having high SES had a college degree or higher, had private insurance, and were in the 75th percentile or higher for income. Participants classified as having low SES had less than a high-school degree, had no insurance, and were in the 25th percentile or lower for income. Income quartile was derived by dividing reported annual household income by the US Census Bureau 1998 poverty level for the corresponding family size. Income was then categorized according to percentage quartiles.