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. 2021 Feb 25;16(2):e0247583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247583

Table 1. The percentages of high and low trust and patient-centered communication for each demographic group (age and gender) in HINTS5 Cycle2 (2018).

Hints 5 Cycle 2 (2018)
Age Gender
18–34 35–49 50–64 65–74 75+ Male Female
Trust
Trust Doctor
High 376 (96.4%) 569 (94.7%) 909 (93.3%) 578 (93.7%) 367 (94.8%) 1157 (94.9%) 1642 (93.8%)
Low 12 (3.1%) 28 (4.7%) 45 (4.6%) 23 (3.7%) 14 (3.6%) 45 (3.7%) 77 (4.4%)
Trust Family
High 225 (57.7%) 346 (57.6%) 547 (56.2%) 286 (46.4%) 192 (49.6%0 605 (49.6%) 991 (56.6%)
Low 161 (41.3%0 241 (40.1%) 392 (40.2%0 286 (46.4%) 154 (39.8%) 559 (45.9%) 675 (38.6%)
Trust Radio
High 82 (21.0%) 157 26.1%) 233 (23.9%) 143 (23.2%0 75 (19.4%) 277 (22.7%) 413 (23.6%)
Low 301 (77.2%) 427 (71.0%) 697 (71.6%) 416 (67.4%) 265 (68.5%) 874 (71.7%) 1232 (70.4%)
Trust Internet
High 259 (66.4%) 436 (72.5%) 694 (71.3%) 412 (66.8%) 186 (48.1%) 783 (64.2%) 1204 (68.8%)
Low 128 (32.8%) 150 (25.0%) 238 (24.4%) 165 (26.7%) 152 (39.3%) 377 (30.9%) 456 (26.1%)
Trust TV
High 105 (26.9%) 200 (33.3%) 362 (37.2%) 228 (37.0%) 125 (32.3%) 404 (33.1%) 616 (35.2%)
Low 278 (71.3%) 384 (63.9%) 564 (57.9%) 339 (54.9%) 217 (56.1%) 747 (61.3%) 1035 (59.1%)
Trust News
High 152 (39.0%) 266 (44.3%) 401 (41.2%) 241 (39.1%) 139 (35.9%) 451 (37.0%) 748 (42.7%)
Low 231 (59.2%) 317 (52.7%) 537 (55.1%) 321 (52.0%) 207 (53.5%) 701 (57.5%) 912 (52.1%)
Patient Cantered Communication
Chance to ask questions
High 273 (70.0%) 440 (73.2%) 751 (77.1%) 512 (83.0%) 320 (82.7%) 912 (74.8%) 1384 (79.1%)
Low 30 (7.7%) 39 (6.5%) 74 (7.6%) 43 (7.0%) 25 (6.5%) 79 (6.5%) 132 (7.5%)
Feelings addressed
High 230 (59.0%) 383 (63.7%) 660 (67.8%) 459 (74.4%) 285 (73.6%) 791 (64.9%) 1226 (70.1%)
Low 73 (18.7) 96 (16.0%) 162 (16.6%) 98 (15.9%) 57 (14.7%) 195 (16.0%) 291 (16.6%)
Involved decisions
High 255 (65.4%) 419 (69.7%) 707 (72.6%) 501 (81.2%) 301 (77.8%) 863 (70.8%) 1320 (75.4%)
Low
Understood next steps
High 273 (70.0%) 437 (72.7%) 762 (78.2%) 527 (85.4%) 309 (79.8%) 916 (75.1%) 1392 (79.5%)
Low 30 (7.7%) 42 (7.0%) 60 (6.2%) 29 (4.7%) 35 (9.0%) 71 (5.8%) 125 (7.1%)
Help with uncertainty
High 220 (56.4%) 356 (59.2%) 644 (66.1%) 438 (71.0%) 265 (68.5%) 754 (61.9%) 1169 (66.8%)
Low 81 (20.8%) 123 (20.5%) 172 (17.7%) 114 (18.5%) 73 (18.9%) 226 (18.5%) 337 (19.3%)