Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients Who Did and Did Not Feel Judged or Offended
| Demographic | Felt judged and/or offended N = 2411 | Felt neither judged nor offended N = 20548 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | N(%) | N(%) | P value |
| 18–24 | 84(10.8) | 692(89.2) | < 0.0001 |
| 25–44 | 573(11.2) | 4543(88.8) | |
| 45–64 | 1095(11.5) | 8428(88.5) | |
| 65 + | 659(8.7) | 6885(91.3) | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 1832(12.6) | 12658(87.4) | < 0.0001 |
| Male | 579(6.8) | 7890(93.2) | |
| Race | |||
| Asian | 57(4.9) | 1118(95.1) | < 0.0001 |
| Black | 68(11.9) | 502(88.1) | |
| White | 1835(10) | 16465(90) | |
| Other | 129(17.7) | 600(82.3) | |
| Multiple races | 110(14) | 676(86) | |
| Missing | 212(15.2) | 1187(84.8) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 92(11.3) | 724(88.7) | < 0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2130(10.2) | 18724(89.8) | |
| Missing | 189(14.7) | 1100(85.3) | |
| General health | |||
| Excellent, very good, or good | 1653(9) | 16783(91) | < 0.0001 |
| Fair or poor | 597(17.6) | 2791(82.4) | |
| Missing | 161(14.2) | 974(85.8) | |
| Education | |||
| High school or less | 113(7.8) | 1343(92.2) | < 0.0001 |
| Some college or technical school | 491(10.2) | 4323(89.8) | |
| 4-year college degree or some graduate school | 759(10.2) | 6705(89.8) | |
| Masters or doctoral degree | 889(10.9) | 7255(89.1) | |
| Missing | 159(14.7) | 922(85.3) | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed or self-employed | 1203(9.6) | 11288(90.4) | < 0.0001 |
| Homemaker | 72(11.8) | 536(88.2) | |
| Unemployed | 104(14.7) | 604(85.3) | |
| Retired | 585(8.6) | 6242(91.4) | |
| Unable to work | 268(22.8) | 905(77.2) | |
| Missing | 179(15.5) | 973(84.5) | |
| Language usually spoken at home | |||
| English | 2074(10.4) | 17891(89.6) | < 0.0001 |
| Spanish | 9(12) | 66(88) | |
| Other | 24(5.4) | 424(94.6) | |
| Multiple languages | 129(10.5) | 1094(89.5) | |
| Missing | 175(14) | 1073(86) | |
| Number of notes read | |||
| 1 | 105(6.2) | 1593(93.8) | < 0.0001 |
| 2 or 3 | 721(8.1) | 8137(91.9) | |
| 4 or more | 1489(13) | 9934(87) | |
| Don’t know/not sure | 96(9.8) | 884(90.2) | |
| Length of time reading notes | |||
| A week or less | 36(6.9) | 482(93.1) | < 0.0001 |
| More than a week, less than a year | 471(8.4) | 5120(91.6) | |
| A year or more | 1904(11.3) | 14946(88.7) | |
| Are you a healthcare professional? | |||
| Yes | 388(12.1) | 2816(87.9) | < 0.0001 |
| No | 1849(10) | 16721(90) | |
| Missing | 174(14.7) | 1011(85.3) | |
ap values from the chi-square test for independence