Table 2. Responses to key questions sorted according to study groups.
| UDLI | LLRC | NLRC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Believe that providers treat US citizens different than non-US citizens? | |||
| Yes | 11 (8–14) | 11 (8–14) | 12 (9–16) |
| No | 81 (77–85) | 75 (7–78) | 60 (55–65) |
| Unsure | 8 (6–11) | 15 (12–18) | 30 (26–35) |
| Believe that hospital staff report illegal immigrants to the authorities? | |||
| Yes | 4 (2–6) | 4 (3–7) | 7 (5–10) |
| No | 81 (77–84) | 76 (71–79) | 60 (55–65) |
| Unsure | 15 (12–19) | 20 (17–24) | 33 (28–38) |
| Did anyone ask about your citizenship? | |||
| Yes | 5 (3–8) | 7 (5–10) | 6 (4–9) |
| No | 93 (90–95) | 81 (77–84) | 89 (85–92) |
| Unsure | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | 6 (4–9) |
| Do you know someone (friends or family) that did not come to the ED out of fear of being discovered as undocumented? | |||
| Yes | 24 (21–28) | 26 (22–30) | 15 (11–19) |
| Have you heard any of these statements? The president wants to: | |||
| Build a wall | 92 (89–95) | 92 (89–94) | 77 (73–81) |
| Deport immigrants | 92 (89–95) | 91 (88–94) | 77 (72–81) |
| Deny services | 87 (83–90) | 80 (76–83) | 63 (58–68) |
| Prevent immigrant from working | 86 (83–89) | 81 (77–85) | 59 (53–63) |
| Prevent immigrants from getting health care | 79 (74–82) | 73 (68–76) | 53 (48–58) |
| Do you believe any of these are currently occurring or will happen? | |||
| No, not now and will never happen | 11 (8–14) | 12 (10–16) | 13 (1–17) |
| Not right now, but will happen in the future | 31 (26–35) | 29 (25–33) | 19 (16–24) |
| Some are occurring now | 43 (38–48) | 41 (37–46) | 33 (28–38) |
| All are occurring now | 10 (7–13) | 12 (10–16) | 8 (6–11) |
| Have these statements made you feel worried or unsafe living in the US? | |||
| No, they have not affected me at all | 25 (21–30) | 49 (44–53) | 66 (60–71) |
| Yes, little worried or unsafe | 16 (12–20) | 18 (15–22) | 13 (9–17) |
| Yes, somewhat (moderate) worried or unsafe | 25 (21–30) | 15 (12–19) | 12 (8–16) |
| Yes, they've affected me a lot | 34 (30–40) | 18 (14–19) | 13 (9–17) |
| Did any of these statements make you afraid to come to the ED? | |||
| No, not at all | 76 (72–81) | 96 (93–97) | 96 (94–98) |
| Yes, a little | 11 (8–14) | 2 (1–4) | 1 (0–3) |
| Yes, a moderate amount | 8 (6–11) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–3) |
| Yes, a lot | 5 (3–7) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–3) |
UDLI–Undocumented Latino immigrant; LLRC–Latino legal resident/citizen; NLRC–Non-Latino resident/citizen; CI–confidence interval