In 2023, four in ten Black adults in the U.S. who experienced discrimination by health care providers mentioned that they trust health providers all or most of the time to do what is right for them and their community. In general, U.S. adults across all racial groups, who had been treated unfairly or disrespected, were less likely to trust health care providers to do what is right for them and the community.
Level of trust in health care providers among U.S. adults who experienced discrimination in health care settings as of August 2023, by race
Among adults who have used health care in the past three years
Method of interview
Telephone interviews and online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: “How much of the time do you think you can trust doctors and other health care providers to do what is right for you or your community?”
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (February 25, 2024). Level of trust in health care providers among U.S. adults who experienced discrimination in health care settings as of August 2023, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454705/unfair-treatment-and-trust-in-healthcare-by-race-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Level of trust in health care providers among U.S. adults who experienced discrimination in health care settings as of August 2023, by race." Chart. February 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454705/unfair-treatment-and-trust-in-healthcare-by-race-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2024). Level of trust in health care providers among U.S. adults who experienced discrimination in health care settings as of August 2023, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454705/unfair-treatment-and-trust-in-healthcare-by-race-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Level of Trust in Health Care Providers among U.S. Adults Who Experienced Discrimination in Health Care Settings as of August 2023, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454705/unfair-treatment-and-trust-in-healthcare-by-race-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Level of trust in health care providers among U.S. adults who experienced discrimination in health care settings as of August 2023, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454705/unfair-treatment-and-trust-in-healthcare-by-race-us/ (last visited October 09, 2024)
Level of trust in health care providers among U.S. adults who experienced discrimination in health care settings as of August 2023, by race [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, February 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454705/unfair-treatment-and-trust-in-healthcare-by-race-us/