• Am J Prev Med · Jan 2017

    Comparative Study

    Perceived Discrimination and Privilege in Health Care: The Role of Socioeconomic Status and Race.

    • Irena Stepanikova and Gabriela R Oates.
    • Department of Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic;. Electronic address: irena@uab.edu.
    • Am J Prev Med. 2017 Jan 1; 52 (1S1): S86S94S86-S94.

    IntroductionThis study examined how perceived racial privilege and perceived racial discrimination in health care varied with race and socioeconomic status (SES).MethodsThe sample consisted of white, black, and Native American respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2005-2013) who had sought health care in the past 12 months. Multiple logistic regression models of perceived racial privilege and perceived discrimination were estimated. Analyses were performed in 2016.ResultsPerceptions of racial privilege were less common among blacks and Native Americans compared with whites, while perceptions of racial discrimination were more common among these minorities. In whites, higher income and education contributed to increased perceptions of privileged treatment and decreased perceptions of discrimination. The pattern was reversed in blacks, who reported more discrimination and less privilege at higher income and education levels. Across racial groups, respondents who reported foregone medical care due to cost had higher risk of perceived racial discrimination. Health insurance contributed to less perceived racial discrimination and more perceived privilege only among whites.ConclusionsSES is an important social determinant of perceived privilege and perceived discrimination in health care, but its role varies by indicator and racial group. Whites with low education or no health insurance, well-educated blacks, and individuals who face cost-related barriers to care are at increased risk of perceived discrimination. Policies and interventions to reduce these perceptions should target structural and systemic factors, including society-wide inequalities in income, education, and healthcare access, and should be tailored to account for racially specific healthcare experiences.Copyright © 2016 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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