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Quality of Care: Discrimination and the role of social attitudes affect the quality of care we receive. We asked
professionals and community residents to identify the top three barriers which have played a role in the treatment they
received when seeking health services, though due to the subjective nature of the question, these estimates may not be
generalizable to the target population. Type of insurance was commonly cited by both professionals and community
members as the greatest barrier to accessing quality care. Professionals placed greater value on the level of education
and intellectual disabilities as barriers to quality care, while community members cited age and physical disabilities to be
of greatest concern for adults. See Exhibit 12 for a list of these barriers.
Exhibit 12. Community Insights on (Adults 18+) Barriers to Quality of Care
Notes: Top three barriers to quality of care shaded in blue for professional stakeholders and community
stakeholders.
Barriers to quality of care presented as a percentage (%).
Percentage Identifying Professional Community
as a Concern Stakeholder Survey Stakeholder Survey
Topic (%) (%)
Age 31.9 45.3
Race 36.6 21.5
Ethnicity 26.9 16.4
Immigration Status 32.0 10.8
Language 41.3 10.5
Sex 7.6 10.5
Gender 11.0 12.5
Level of Education 46.0 17.1
Intellectual Disabilities 42.4 17.2
Physical Disabilities 34.1 27.2
Religious Beliefs 9.6 7.5
Sexual Orientation 13.3 8.9
Type of Health Insurance / Way Services are Paid For 75.3 68.1
Total Number of Respondents 543 4222
As with adults, both professionals and community members viewed type of health insurance to be the greatest concern for
children and teens accessing quality care (see Exhibit 13). Professionals and community members also agreed that
intellectual disabilities are significant barriers among children and teens. However, professionals found language to be a
greater barrier, whereas community members identified race as a bigger barrier. This question, designed to assess
perceptions of health care discrimination, has significant limitations that we share in the conclusion of this summary
report.
Exhibit 13. Community Insights on (Children and Teens 0-17 y/o) Barriers to Quality of Care
Notes: Top three barriers to quality care shaded in blue for professional stakeholders and community
stakeholders.
Barriers to quality of care presented as a percentage (%).
Percentage Identifying Professional Community
as a Concern Stakeholder Survey Stakeholder Survey
Topic (%) (%)
Age 16.9 8.2
Race 27.3 9.8
Ethnicity 20.6 7.3
Immigration Status 25.6 5.9
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