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TABLE 1
WHICH HEALTH ISSUES DESERVE
THE MOST ATTENTION?
"Turning now to the topic of health issues, which of the following health
issues
do you think deserves the most attention from health care professionals
and public policy makers?"
Base: All Adults
Total GLB Lesbian Heterosexual
(n=2,209)(n=119
) (n=341) (n=2,024)
% % % %
Health Insurance Coverage 35 35 41 35
Cancer
15 3 9 16
Obesity 9
10 12 9
HIV/AIDS 9 18 9
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been a major obstacle
for lesbians and gays seeking appropriate health care. 12%).
- The top two health risks lesbians
are worried about for themselves are
being overweight (17%) and being out of shape/not physically
fit (16%)
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- All adults (35%) think that health insurance coverage deserves the
most
attention from health care professionals and public policy makers,
followed by
cancer (16%) and obesity and HIV/AIDS (9% each). 20%). An
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Base: All Adults
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Lesbian Heterosexual
(n=2,209) (n=119) (n=341) (n=2
,024)
% % % %
Discriminated
(NET) 16 22 27 16
Doctor or other health
care
provider's office 9 16 18 9
Hospital
8 14 11 7
Public health department
or clinic
5 15 4 4
Community health center 3 9
4 3
Other health care setting 2 4 3 2
I have not been
discriminated against in 84 78 73 84
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- Three quarters of
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a doctor's office believe that they were
discriminated against because
of their sexual orientation.5 percent
TABLE 2
HEALTH RISKS
"Which one of
the following health risks are you most worried about for
yourself?
"
Base: All Adults
Total GLB Lesbian
Heterosexual
(n=2,209) (n=119) (n=341) (n=2,024)
% % % %
Cancer
16 6 11 16
Being overweight 14 11
17 14
Being out of shape/Not
physically fit 12
12 16 12
Getting older 11 6 15 11
Depression/Anxiety/Stress 7 19 9 6
Disability
6 3 5 6
A disease other than cancer 4
1 2 4
Environmental hazards 4 3 4
4
Smoking 4 3 8 4
HIV/AIDS
1 13 - 1
Poor nutrition
1 2 2 1
Violence in my neighborhood 1 * 1
1
Violence in my home * - - *
Other health
risk not mentioned 4 6 4 4
I am not worried about any
health
risks for myself 16 13 7 16
* Less than 0. 18
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health care
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Younger lesbians (aged 18
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over) to have delayed obtaining health care
. One in five (19%) feels they were
discriminated against because of their physical or mental
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- Lesbians are more likely than heterosexuals to say that bad experiences
with health care providers in the past has caused them to delay
obtaining health care
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race, education and number of adults in the household were
weighted where
necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the
population
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chief executive officer.
The survey
was conducted online between January 11 and 16, 2005 by Harris Interactive(R)
in conjunction
with the Mautner Project, The National Lesbian Health
Organization.
While GLB respondents
(18% overall) and lesbians (9%) think that
HIV/AIDS deserves the most attention, fitness is
also high on their list
(13% and 14% respectively).
nutrition and exercise)
9 13 14 8
Substance/Drug use 4 1
2 4
Elderly care 4 3 3 4
Heart
Disease 3 2 * 4
Diabetes
3 2 * 3
Depression/Anxiety/Stress 2 8
2 2
Domestic Violence 1 2 2 1
Tobacco Use 1 * 1 1
Stroke/High Blood Pressure
1 - 2 1
Alcohol Use 1
2 1 1
Other health care priority 3 1 * 3
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"Barriers to accessing health
care, whether they are financial,
institutional or cultural, can be devastating for lesbians with
chronic or
life threatening illnesses," said Kathleen DeBold, executive director of the
Mautner
Project.
TABLE 3
DELAYS IN OBTAINING
HEALTH CARE
"Have any of the following ever caused you to delay obtaining health care?
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Base: All Adults
Total GLB Lesbian Heterosexual
(n=2,209) (n=119) (n=341) (n=2,024)
% % % %
I was concerned about the
cost
of health care 33 39 50 33
I lacked adequate health
insurance 26 39 43 25
I have had bad experience
(s)
with a health care provider(s)
in the past 13 22
27 12
I was afraid or embarrassed
to talk about my health issues 10
18 13 9
I am concerned about the
privacy of my personal life
6 2 13 6
I had doubts about medical
records being kept
confidential 5 9 9 5
I do not want a diagnosis of
illness
on my permanent record 5 10 6 4
I was concerned I would be
discriminated against 4 15 16 3
Other
6 5 7 6
I have never delayed
obtaining health
care 45 37 25 46
TABLE
4
DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS
"Have you ever felt you were discriminated
against in any of the following
health care settings? Please select all that apply.
It is impossible to quantify the errors that
may result from these factors.
These statements
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adults, of whom 119 have
self-identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual (GLB). A dash
represents a value of zero. ? Please
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This news release may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant
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Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
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- Heterosexuals are
more likely than lesbians to believe that they were
discriminated against because of their
income level (35% vs.S. EOE M/F/D/V
To become a member of the Harris Poll Online(SM) and be invited
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Additional Note: Previous research conducted by Harris Interactive
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Directors composed of community leaders, healthcare
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A pioneer in online content integration
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of your . Sampling
error for the
following sub-sample results: heterosexuals (2,024); GLB adults (119);
lesbians
(341); lesbians aged 18-35 (73) and aged 50 and over (87); and adults
(360), heterosexuals (311)
, GLB adults (34), and lesbians (98) who experienced
discrimination in a health care setting is higher
and varies.
They include refusals to be interviewed (nonresponse), question wording and
question
order, and weighting. Known for The Harris Poll(R) and for pioneering Internet-based
research methods
, Harris Interactive conducts proprietary and public research
to help its clients achieve clear, material
and enduring results.com
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issue
deserves the most attention from health care professionals and public policy
makers from
among a list of 14 issues, two in five (41%) lesbians said that
health insurance coverage, followed
by nutrition/exercise (14%) and obesity
(12%) deserve the most attention.
Overall, three quarters
(75%) of lesbians (compared to 54% of
heterosexuals) have delayed obtaining health care for at least
one reason.
Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the United States
between January
11 and 16, 2005 among 2,209 adults, of whom 119 self-identified as gay,
lesbian
, or bisexual (GLB).
In theory, with probability samples of this size, one can say with 95
percent
certainty that the results for the overall sample of U. In addition, given the low incidence of
response
from transgendered individuals, it is extremely difficult to draw
conclusions from the data captured
.
About Harris Interactive(R)
Harris Interactive Inc.dedicated nm
com), as well as other publishing
, direct marketing and
e-commerce properties, including Alyson Publications, SpecPub, Inc. and
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Marketing Services.com's content by offering comprehensive financial
information that includes stock
quotes, charts and news.financialcontent.S. "If doctors, nurses
and other medical professionals are
truly committed to providing the best care
to all their patients and are sensitive to the unique
needs of their lesbian
patients, then this can improve."
Base: Those discriminated against
in a health care setting
Total GLB* Lesbian* Heterosexual
(n=360) (n=34) (n=98) (n=311)
% % % %
Income level 36
39 20 35
Weight 23 26 31
23
Age 19 7 7 21
Race
19 30 10 19
Gender
13 6 15 14
Physical or mental disability 12 9
19 12
Sexual orientation 6 52 74 1
Marital status 5 20 8 3
National origin
4 17 1 3
Gender identity or expression 2
1 5 2
Religious faith 2 2 2
2
Other 22 28 12 20
* Very low base. The online survey was also conducted among 341
self-identified U.sweats open
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Notes on reading tables:
The percentage of respondents has been included
for each item. Percentages may not always add up to 100% because
of computer rounding or the acceptance
of multiple answers from respondents
answering that question.
TABLE 5
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST
"You mentioned that you
felt discriminated against in your doctor or another
health care professional's office. queried gay
, lesbian,
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