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Prevalence and Patterns of Discrimination among U.S. Health Care Consumers

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ID8091528
AuthorsThomas A Laveist (corresponding author), Nicole C Rolley, Chamberlain Diala
Year2003
Volume33
Issue2
Pages331-344
Publication date2003-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Health Services (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7314 • E-ISSN: 1541-4469
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/tcac-p90f-atm5-b5u0
PMID12800890
OpenAlexW2082148665
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited10

The authors examine the prevalence and patterns of perceived discrimination in the U.S. health care system and examine social status variables as determinants, using data from the Commonwealth Fund's Minority Health Survey. The primary social status groups of interest are age, race, ethnicity, social class, sex, and health status. Each social status category placed respondents at greater risk of perceiving discrimination based on the corresponding source of discrimination. That is, younger respondents were more likely to perceive age discrimination than were older respondents. African Americans and Hispanics perceived more race discrimination than whites. Low-income individuals experienced class discrimination, women experienced sex discrimination, and individuals who reported being in poor health were more likely to perceive discrimination based on health or disability status

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