TABLE 4.
Spearman Correlations Between Attitude Statements, Trust Score, and Education by Race
| Statement | White (n = 1,696) |
African American (n = 336) |
Hispanic (n = 56) |
Native American (n = 39) | Asian (n = 23) |
Middle Eastern (n = 9) |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust | Education | Trust | Education | Trust | Education | Trust | Education | Trust | Education | Trust | Education | |
| Participation in research benefits society |
CC .096** .000 |
CC .179** .000 |
CC .097 .075 |
CC .309** .000 |
CC .147 .280 |
CC .244 .069 |
CC −.021 .901 |
CC .291 .072 |
CC −.046 .835 |
CC .067 .760 |
CC .348 .359 |
CC .207 .593 |
| Participation in research will mean better care |
CC .243** .000 |
CC.019 .439 |
CC .254** .000 |
CC: .042 .438 |
CC .272* .042 |
CC .185 .171 |
CC .340* .034 |
CC −.103 .533 |
CC .229 .294 |
CC .019 .930 |
CC .550 .125 |
CC .245 .524 |
| Participation in research is risky |
CC −.052* .032 |
CC −.080** .001 |
CC .018 .740 |
CC .131* .016 |
CC .040 .768 |
CC −.217 .108 |
CC .014 .930 |
CC .052 .753 |
CC −.195 .372 |
CC .115 .601 |
CC .719* .029 |
CC .000 1.0 |
| Researchers do not care about me |
CC −.192** .000 |
CC −.032 .182 |
CC .011 .848 |
CC −.087 .112 |
CC −.173 .205 |
CC .141 .301 |
CC −.371* .020 |
CC .079 .632 |
CC .160 .467 |
CC .346 .106 |
CC−.112 .774 |
CC .245 .525 |
| Participation in research is enjoyable |
CC .196** .000 |
CC .052* .032 |
CC .203** .000 |
CC −.003 .957 |
CC .346** .009 |
CC −.082 .549 |
CC .233 .153 |
CC −.185 .259 |
CC −.043 .845 |
CC .123 .575 |
CC −.208 .591 |
CC .371 .325 |
| Participation in research allows me to socialize |
CC .167** .000 |
CC −.107** .000 |
CC .234** .000 |
CC −.092 .092 |
CC .240 .075 |
CC −.082 .547 |
CC .176 .283 |
CC −.288 .076 |
CC −.046 .835 |
CC .028 .897 |
CC −.219 .572 |
CC −.491 .179 |
| Participation in research is against my religion |
CC −.005 .844 |
CC −.145** .000 |
CC.060 .271 |
CC −.134* .014 |
CC −.068 .618 |
CC −.179 .187 |
CC .179 .435 |
CC .079 .634 |
CC −.040 .855 |
CC .235 .280 |
CC .413 .270 |
CC −.546 .129 |
| Participation in research is morally wrong |
CC −.016** .509 |
CC −.151** .000 |
CC .013 .816 |
CC −.135* .013 |
CC −.199 .141 |
CC −.348** .009 |
CC .326* .043 |
CC −.022 .893 |
CC −.011 .959 |
CC .540** .008 |
CC .260 .500 |
CC −.124 .751 |
| Transportation is a problem for research participants |
CC −.090** .000 |
CC .020 .406 |
CC .010 .848 |
CC −.052 .346 |
CC −.109 .423 |
CC −.160 .239 |
CC −.150 .363 |
CC −.180 .274 |
CC −.014 .949 |
CC −.381 .073 |
CC −.070 .858 |
CC −.220 .569 |
| Scientists cannot be trusted |
CC −.068** .005 |
CC −.160** .000 |
CC .002 .974 |
CC −.116* .034 |
CC −.133 .330 |
CC −.183 .177 |
CC −.061 .712 |
CC .082 .620 |
CC −.147 .505 |
CC .568** .005 |
CC .440 .236 |
CC −.161 .680 |
| Research conducted in the United States is ethical |
CC −.123** .000 |
CC −.113** .000 |
CC −.053 .329 |
CC −.227** .000 |
CC −.198 .144 |
CC .142 .298 |
CC .226 .166 |
CC .324* .044 |
CC .272 .209 |
CC .453* .030 |
CC .364 .336 |
CC .371 .325 |
| It is better to be treated by doctors who are researchers |
CC .120** .000 |
CC .042 .089 |
CC .193** .000 |
CC −.005 .928 |
CC .198 .143 |
CC .078 .570 |
CC .185 .259 |
CC −.174 .289 |
CC .032 .884 |
CC .418* .047 |
CC .390 .300 |
CC −.068 .862 |
Note. CC = Spearman correlation coefficient.
*p < .05.
**p < .01.