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Three-in-ten Hispanic adults say a close friend or family member worries about legal status when seeking health care
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- Appendix: Detailed charts and tables
- Profile of Hispanic Americans in the survey
- Hispanic Democrats more likely than Republicans to see multiple issues as major reasons for worse health outcomes among Hispanics
- Hispanic adults under 50 more likely to say they know someone who needs a Spanish speaking health care provider
- Three-in-ten Hispanic adults say a close friend or family member worries about legal status when seeking health care
- Hispanic adults’ views of recent health care costs
- Younger Hispanic adults more likely to report negative experiences with health care providers
- Among Latinos – as well as White and Black adults – younger women are especially likely to report negative experiences with health care providers
- Hispanic adults with a close friend or family member who worries about their legal status in the U.S. report more negative experiences with doctors
- Younger Hispanic adults more likely to say that Hispanic health care providers are better than others at taking their concerns seriously
- Hispanic adults who know more about medical research scientists see them as more competent
- Hispanic adults who know a lot about medical researchers are more likely to trust in their integrity
- Hispanic Americans with a college degree are more likely to have heard about past cases of research misconduct
- Fewer than half of Hispanic adults see these STEM professions as very welcoming to Hispanic people
- About six-in-ten Hispanic adults say Hispanic people have achieved success as doctors, fewer say the same about scientists
- U.S.-born Hispanic adults about as likely as Hispanic immigrants to see each of the following as a reason young people do not pursue college STEM degrees
- Hispanic college graduates more likely to say examples of Hispanic high achievers in STEM would encourage more to study these fields
- Hispanic adults who are Spanish-language dominant especially likely to say more representation would encourage young Hispanic people to pursue STEM degrees
- Hispanic adults who had a Hispanic high school STEM teacher more likely to have had positive experiences in STEM classes