Respondent Characteristics
Table 1 shows the demographic profile of the sample, which is not unlike the distribution of demographic characteristics for the city of Baltimore. The sample was 69.1% African-American and 71.3% female. There was a broad age range within the sample, although 51.2% of the sample was between the ages of 25 and 54 years. [...]
Study Design and Population
During July and August of 2003, participants were surveyed as part of a cross-sectional study designed to assess mistrust of the healthcare system. We conducted a telephone survey of a random sampie of residents of Baltimore City, MD. The data were collected as part of a larger study that focused on mistrust [...]
INTRODUCTION
It is well documented that African Americans are more mistrustful of the medical care system than whites. Mistrust may be associated with underutilization of health services, a greater likelihood of refusal to participate in clinical research, reduced proclivity to donate organs or biological material, and more concern about unwitting enrollment in potentially harmful medical experiments. [...]
