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heterosexuals) have delayed obtaining health care for at least one reason.
This survey is another in a line of important wake-up calls for the medical
establishment."

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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.

The online survey was also conducted among 341
self-identified U. It is impossible to quantify the errors that
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Younger lesbians (aged 18-35) are more likely than older lesbians (aged 50 and
over) to have delayed obtaining health care.

- 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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chronic illness among the nation's lesbian population; but to accomplish that,
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question order, and weighting. This online sample is not a probability sample. Mautner is a tax-exempt
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TABLE 3
DELAYS IN OBTAINING HEALTH CARE
"Have any of the following ever caused you to delay obtaining health care?
Please select all that apply.

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obtaining health care. When asked to identify what current health 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.
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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."

Additional findings from the survey include:
- 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).

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). One in five (19%) feels they were
discriminated against because of their physical or mental disability and
five percent said it was because of their gender identity or expression. Percentages may not always add up to 100% because
of computer rounding or the acceptance of multiple answers from respondents
answering that question.

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 8
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- Three quarters of lesbians (74%) who have experienced discrimination at
a doctor's office believe that they were discriminated against because
of their sexual orientation."

Base: All Adults

Total GLB 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
any health care setting."

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

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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). offices and wholly owned
subsidiaries: London-based HI Europe (http://www.com ), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
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- Heterosexuals are more likely than lesbians to believe that they were
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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

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represents a value of zero. 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. In addition, given the low incidence of
response from transgendered individuals, it is extremely difficult to draw
conclusions from the data captured.

About Mautner Project, The National Lesbian Health Organization
Mautner Project, The National Lesbian Health Organization improves the
health of lesbians and their families through advocacy, education, research,
and direct service.com), the 15th
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"Barriers to accessing health care, whether they are financial,
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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
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conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc. Pals on other IM platforms can even access
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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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