How white and African Americans view their health and social problems. Different experiences, different expectations.

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dc.contributor.authorBlendon, R J
dc.contributor.authorScheck, A C
dc.contributor.authorDonelan, K
dc.contributor.authorHill, C A
dc.contributor.authorSmith, M
dc.contributor.authorBeatrice, D
dc.contributor.authorAltman, D
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:02:33Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:02:33Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractDESPITE increases in expenditures and expansions of many US health and social welfare programs and institutions, racial disparities persist in many aspects of American society. Particularly troubling is the reality that the health of our nation's population differs so greatly by race. A number of studies in recent years have documented substantial differences between white and African Americans in health status, morbidity and mortality, access to health services, and perceptions of quality in health care services received.1-9 Consistent with these reports of differences in overall health, national opinion surveys show that African Americans are more likely than whites to rate the health services in their communities as fair or poor (46% and 23%)10; our study also indicates that African Americans are more likely to state that the health system in this country needs to be completely rebuilt (42% vs 31%). This disparity between the assessments of African Americans
dc.description.urihttp://jama.ama-assn.org/content/273/4/341.short
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/hx1e-ljov
dc.identifier.citationBlendon, R J and Scheck, A C and Donelan, K and Hill, C A and Smith, M and Beatrice, D and Altman, D (1995) How white and African Americans view their health and social problems. Different experiences, different expectations. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 273 (4). pp. 341-6.
dc.identifier.issn0098-7484
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2586
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23257
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectracial disparities
dc.subjectaccess to health services
dc.subjectquality in health care
dc.subjectdisparity
dc.subjectAfrican Americans
dc.titleHow white and African Americans view their health and social problems. Different experiences, different expectations.
dc.typeArticle

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