Table 2.

Bivariate Relationship of Patient Characteristics and Patient-Physician Relationship with Trust

CharacteristicsnMean Trust Score R2 PValue
HRQOL = health-related quality of life.
*Sample limited to Japanese Americans.
Group957<.001
    English-speaking Japanese Americans83.2
    Japanese-speaking Japanese Americans80.3
Japanese living in Japan67.5
Male94680.4.08
Female78.4
Age, years935—0.16<.001
Marital status943<.001
    Divorced or separated71.9
    Never married80.2
    Married78.6
    Widowed83.9
Household income872.70
    <$50,00079.3
    >$50,00078.7
Education934—0.00.87
Religious affiliation932<.001
    Christian83.1
    Buddhist79.7
    Other; no specific religion74.4
Religiosity932<.001
    Not religious75.9
    Religious, not a church member79.5
    Religious, church member85.3
Health Insurance773<.01
    Medicare84.8
    Private80.3
    Medicaid only/no insurance81.3
    Other insurance83.3
HRQOL from SF-12
    Physical summary score806—0.02.53
    Mental summary score806—0.21<.001
Chronic conditions932—0.01.78
Hospitalization in past 6 months93482.0.20
No hospitalization past 6 months79.3
Ethnicity of regular doctor*765<.001
    Japanese84.7
    White82.1
    Other ethnicity77.2
Years with regular doctor940—0.22<.001
Autonomy preference index901—−0.12<.001
Acculturation score*780—0.10.004