Table 2. Perceived discrimination in medical settings and related factors by race/ethnicity, Sinai Community Health Survey 2.0 (2015–2016, ten Community Areas in Chicago, IL)a.
| Overall | NH White | NH Black | Mexican | Puerto Rican | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | |
| Discrimination in Medical Settings (ever) | |||||
| Any Type of Discrimination in Medical Settings | 40 (35–45) | 13 (8–20) | 56 (48–63) | 39 (32–46) | 44 (31–58) |
| Doctor or nurse is not listening to you | 24 (20–28) | 4 (2–11) | 34 (29–41) | 23 (18–30) | 28 (16–43) |
| Treated with less respect | 25 (20–29) | 3 (1–9) | 34 (27–42) | 25 (19–31) | 29 (17–44) |
| Received poorer service | 29 (24–34) | 3 (1–10) | 43 (35–51) | 28 (22–34) | 33 (21–48) |
| Doctor or nurse acts better than you | 18 (15–22) | 7 (4–11) | 26 (20–32) | 15 (10–20) | 23 (13–39) |
| Doctor or nurse acts as if you are not smart | 18 (14–22) | 7 (3–13) | 29 (23–36) | 14 (10–19) | 26 (14–42) |
| Doctor or nurse acts as if he or she is afraid of you | 6 (4–9) | -- b | 14 (10–21) | 4 (2–7) | 5 (2–11) |
| Doctor or nurse did not want to touch you | 8 (6–10) | -- b | 14 (11–19) | 6 (4–10) | 5 (2–11) |
| Treated Unfairly When Getting Medical Care (past year)c | |||||
| Never | 82 (77–85) | 100 (98–100) | 80 (73–85) | 76 (68–83) | 85 (69–93) |
| Rarely | 11 (8–15) | -- b | 10 (7–15) | 17 (11–24) | 8 (2–22) |
| Sometimes | 6 (4–9) | -- b | 8 (5–14) | 6 (3–11) | 7 (2–23) |
| Often | 1 (0–3) | -- b | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | -- b |
| Purported Perpetrator of Most Recent Discriminatory Eventde | |||||
| Doctor | 25 (19–33) | 29 (10–58) | 30 (19–45) | 22 (13–36) | 16 (7–31) |
| Nurse | 30 (24–36) | 21 (7–48) | 31 (23–41) | 24 (17–34) | 39 (19–63) |
| Receptionist | 23 (17–29) | 7 (3–19) | 18 (10–30) | 29 (22–37) | 26 (11–51) |
| Someone else | 22 (17–28) | -- b | 25 (18–34) | 23 (16–33) | 13 (6–27) |
| Location of Most Recent Discriminatory Evente | |||||
| Doctor’s office | 29 (22–36) | 19 (8–37) | 33 (22–48) | 25 (15–38) | 34 (18–55) |
| Emergency room | 30 (23–38) | 44 (19–73) | 32 (20–47) | 31 (22–41) | 28 (12–52) |
| A clinic | 20 (15–25) | -- b | 19 (13–28) | 18 (12–28) | 17 (7–36) |
| Somewhere else | 22 (17–28) | 31 (12–60) | 16 (10–24) | 26 (18–37) | 21 (7–50) |
| Judged or Treated Unfairly by Doctor or Staffc | |||||
| Because of type of insurance or ability to pay | 13 (11–17) | 7 (4–12) | 22 (16–29) | 10 (6–15) | 15 (7–32) |
| Because of how well you speak English | 2 (0–8) | -- b | 4 (2–7) | 11 (7–15) | 5 (2–13) |
| N | 1,543 | 219 | 536 | 521 | 151 |
Notes: NH = non-Hispanic; CI = confidence interval
a All statistics weighted for clustered survey sampling design.
b Insufficient cell size (n<5).
c Limited to those with a health care visit in past 12 months.
d Respondents could choose more than one answer.
e Limited to those with a health care visit in past 12 months and who reported a discriminatory event.