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Table 2 Association between demographics and trust in healthcare (N = 196)

From: Factors affecting trust in healthcare among middle-aged to older Korean American women

  

Trust in healthcare providers

Distrust in healthcare system

Variables

n (%)

M (SD)

p

M (SD)

p

Immigration status

 Immigrant (Naturalized)

156 (79.6)

36.2 (6.78)

<.001

25.2 (5.60)

<.001

 Immigrant (Non-citizen)

34 (17.4)

31.2 (9.01)

28.9 (6.74)

Marital status

 Married

147(75.0)

35.3 (6.76)

.769

25.8 (5.74)

.473

 Not married

49(25.0)

34.9 (9.19)

26.5 (6.62)

Employment

 Working

87 (44.4)

33.8(7.51))

.021

27.0 (6.21)

.029

 Not working

109 (55.6)

36.3 (7.20)

25.1 (5.65)

Education

 High school or less

80 (40.8)

34.8 (6.77)

.552

26.2 (5.61)

.561

 College or higher

116 (59.2)

35.4 (7.85)

25.7 (6.21)

Income (US$)

 < 25,000

46 (28.0)

36.0 (6.75)

.661

26.4 (5.58)

.361

 > 25,000

118 (72.0)

35.5 (7.23)

25.5 (6.08)

Insurance

 Yes

183 (93.4)

35.3 (7.40)

. 558

25.8 (6.01)

.182

 No

13 (6.6)

34.0 (7.91)

28.1 (4.94)

Regular doctor

 Yes

166 (84.7)

36.0 (7.20)

<.001

25.4 (5.75)

< .001

 No

30 (15,3)

30.6 (7.06)

29.1 (6.22)

Health status

 Good and above

153 (78.1)

35.8 (7.29)

.023

25.6 (5.82)

.128

 Poor to fair

43 (21.9)

32.9 (7.48)

27.2 (6.35)