- 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.5 percent.novatris.

Press Contacts:

Nancy Wong
Harris Interactive
585-214-7316

Colleen Dermody
Witeck-Combs Communications
202-887-0500 ext. A major
component of Take Charge! is NetSmartz ,(R) an interactive, educational
safety resource from the National Center for Missing + Exploited
Children(R) and Boys + Girls Clubs of America that uses
age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children and teens how to
stay safer on the Internet.com/TakeCharge, parents and children can find the
complete survey results, online safety tools and tips, links to NCMEC,
NetSmartz, and the CyberTipline, and a glossary of common Internet
chat lingo.
"We all know that the Internet is a fantastic tool for children to
use and learn from," said Walsh.Send2Press.

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- Heterosexuals are more likely than lesbians to believe that they were
discriminated against because of their income level (35% vs. A dash
represents a value of zero. Figures for age, sex,
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.

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. offices and wholly owned
subsidiaries: London-based HI Europe (http://www.com), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
through newly acquired WirthlinWorldwide, a Reston, Virginia-based research
and consultancy firm ranked 25th largest in the world, and through an
independent global network of affiliate market research companies. The show will air on Cox
Cable channels nationwide starting in June. In addition to Take Charge! PSAs, Cox has
donated $3. http://www.

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In addition, given the low incidence of
response from transgendered individuals, it is extremely difficult to draw
conclusions from the data captured .hieurope.
30% of parents allow their teenagers to use the computer in
private areas of the house such as a bedroom or a home office.cox. Cox provides an array of other
communications services including local and long-distance telephone
under the Cox Digital Telephone brand, high-speed Internet service
under the Cox High Speed Internet brand, and home networking.jpg)
"Our 8 years of record growth are a testament to the service we provide to
the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender ) community," said Jeff
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These are some of the results of a nationwide online survey of 2,209 U.
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

* Less than 0.5 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.
42% of parents do not review the content of what their
teenager(s) read and/or type in chat rooms or via instant
messaging.S.cox.

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adults have
a sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. 18
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To promote awareness of the tools and software parents can easily
access to better protect their children online, John Walsh, children 's
advocate and host of "America's Most Wanted," will appear live in
local broadcast television and radio interviews across the country on
Wednesday, May 25, 2005.

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adults, of whom 119 have self -identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual (GLB). lesbian adults were surveyed.
Overall, three quarters (75%) of lesbians (compared to 54% of
heterosexuals) have delayed obtaining health care for at least one reason.
"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."

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).Y.

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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.

About Harris Interactive(R)
Harris Interactive Inc. (http://www.3 million of PSA airtime to NetSmartz and nearly $900,000
to NCMEC.

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Launched in partnership with Walsh in 2004, "Take Charge!
Smart Choices for Your Cox Digital Home" hopes to increase awareness
and use of the parental controls and Internet filtering tools that are
already available in Internet and cable customers' homes.

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Y. Percentages may not always add up to 100% because
of computer rounding or the acceptance of multiple answers from respondents
answering that question.S. DENVER, Gay Real Estate, Inc.

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They include refusals to be interviewed (nonresponse), question wording and
question order, and weighting.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls. Mautner is a tax-exempt
501(c) (3) non-profit organization governed by an all-volunteer Board of
Directors composed of community leaders, healthcare providers, cancer
survivors and caregivers.S.

Other key findings:

Over half (51%) of parents either do not have or do not know
if they have software on their computer(s) that monitors where
their teenager(s) go online and with whom they interact.3 million basic cable
subscribers.
(http://www .

Relating to gay, bisexual, lesbian, and questioning youth/teenagers/young adults.

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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.e. Unfortunately ,
there are several other possible sources of error in all polls or surveys that
are probably more serious than theoretical calculations of sampling error. EOE M/F/D/V
To become a member of the Harris Poll Online(SM) and be invited to
participate in future online surveys, visit http://www.
95 % of parents couldn't identify common chat room lingo that
teenagers use to warn people they 're chatting with that their
parents are watching. These include a Free Relocation Kit to any City in
America, instant e-mail on newly listed properties (available for all US
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This survey is another in a line of important wake-up calls for the medical
establishment.

- Among lesbians , 16 percent report that they have delayed obtaining
health care because they were concerned they would be discriminated
against. 12%).
In theory, with probability samples of this size, one can say with 95
percent certainty that the results for the overall sample of U.
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New National Survey Shows Financial Concerns and Lack of Adequate Health Insurance are Top Causes for Delay by Lesbians in Obtaining Health Care

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."

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.harrispollonline.com

Since its establishment in 1984,
NCMEC has assisted law enforcement with more than 106,000 missing
child cases, resulting in the recovery of more than 92,000 children.

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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 .

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
Fitness education and programs (i.. lesbian adults aged 18 and over. This online sample is not a probability sample.
Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
technology to advance market leadership through U.
Nearly three out of 10 (28%) of parents don 't know or are not
sure if their teens talk to strangers online.org and Cox's Take Charge !
web site are great places for parents to learn how they can take
charge of their family's web usage.

About the National Center for Missing + Exploited Children

NCMEC is a 501(c)(3 ) nonprofit organization that works in
cooperation with the U., a Fortune 500 company, is a multi -service
broadband communications company with approximately 6."
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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. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The nation's third-largest cable television provider, Cox
offers analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as
digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand, featuring
advanced services including digital video recording, high-definition
television and video-on-demand.com), a premier national real estate company serving the
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender) community, and the largest online
database of gay and gay-friendly Realtors(R) in the world, today announced
that they have closed twice the number of real estate deals in 2004 than they
did in 2003, effectively doubling last year's record numbers.com, a service designed to assist the LGBT
rental community in finding gay and gay-friendly rental properties, byoffering free access to gay-friendly rental agencies, properties and
communities coast to coast. "We
want to ensure that members of the gay and lesbian community have a resource
to guide them to quality agents who will represent them without bias in the
purchase and/or sale of residential and commercial real estate.

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20%). An
asterisk (*) signifies a value of less than one-half percent.com.
58% of parents surveyed say they review the content of what
their teenager(s) read and/or type in chat rooms or via
Instant Messaging; 42% do not.
For more information about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24-hour hotline
at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at www.
*(Logo: http://www. continues to add new resources and support for
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TABLE 5
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST
"You mentioned that you felt discriminated against in your doctor or another
health care professional's office. Did you feel discriminated against because
of your .

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).

Additional Note: Previous research conducted by Harris Interactive in
conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc. queried gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) self-identified respondents. 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. The results are a compelling backdrop for Internet Safety
Month in June.com /TakeCharge, free parents' guide, and Public-Service
Announcements featuring Walsh and local educational activities within
the communities Cox serves. Teaching young children and teens how to
stay safer online is a major element of the program thanks to Cox's
partnership with NetSmartz. NCMEC's congressionally mandated
CyberTipline, a reporting mechanism for child sexual exploitation, has
handled more than 313,000 leads.
Commercial voice and data services are offered via Cox Business
Services.
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"

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. 25
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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.. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for
respondents ' propensity to be online.
Teenagers who Instant Message use chat lingo to communicate
and parents don't know the meanings of some of the most
commonly used phrases. Walsh also will host a program addressing
Internet safety and highlighting steps parents can take to better
manage what their children see and do online.com

Cox Communications Inc. We expect
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"However, parents need to be engaged
with their children's online habits to prevent the unthinkable from
happening within their own home.com

About Cox Communications (www.

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S.

- 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 (27% vs.S. Although we
remain interested in the consumer attitudes and characteristics of
transgendered individuals, for accuracy and consistency we distinguish sexual
orientation from gender identity.

Business Editors

ATLANTA----A new survey commissioned
by the National Center for Missing + Exploited Children(R) (NCMEC) and
Cox Communications reveals that, while nearly half of the parents
surveyed monitor their children's online activity daily or weekly, the
other half admit they don't even know that such monitoring tools are
available. Cox Communications is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox
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, According to a new national
online survey, health care costs (50%) and the lack of adequate health
insurance (43%) are cited as the most common reasons why lesbians have delayed
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.

- The top two health risks lesbians are worried about for themselves are
being overweight (17 %) and being out of shape/not physically fit (16%)

"Getting lesbians to the doctor would be a huge first step in preventing
chronic illness among the nation's lesbian population; but to accomplish that,
there will have to be a significant change in the way that doctors and their
staffs and their lesbian clients communicate," said Amari Sokoya
Pearson-Fields, deputy director of the Mautner Project."

Notes on reading tables:
The percentage of respondents has been included for each item. 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.
Parents say they are more vigilant about where their teen(s)
go online if the computer is in a public area of the
household.
The media effort being undertaken by Walsh, NCMEC, and Cox is part
of a larger campaign to encourage parents and caregivers to become
more involved with their children's online habits and behaviors and
show how families can get the most out of their Internet experiences -
safely. NetSmartz."
Take Charge! consists of a comprehensive web site at
www.

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