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- 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. Percentages may not always add up to 100% because
of computer rounding or the acceptance of multiple answers from respondents
answering that question.. This online sample is not a probability sample. 18
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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.
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."

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.


TABLE 5
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST
"You mentioned that you felt discriminated against in your doctor or another
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"Stigma and the potential for discrimination has, for years,
been a major obstacle for lesbians and gays seeking appropriate health care. 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. Unfortunately,
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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

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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.
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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. In addition, given the low incidence of
response from transgendered individuals, it is extremely difficult to draw
conclusions from the data captured.com(TM) and MyFamily .

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- 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.

? Please select all that apply. Known for The Harris Poll(R) and for pioneering Internet-based
research methods, Harris Interactive conducts proprietary and public research
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addition , 341 self-identified U."

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).

Additional Note: Previous research conducted by Harris Interactive in
conjunction with Witeck -Combs Communications, Inc.
Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
technology to advance market leadership through U.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 . Many are multi-tasking to get
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while waiting at the dentist's office," Smith says.

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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.

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content is becoming more mobile. LDS Media wants to adapt LDS content to
these new trends in mobility.

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- 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.

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.
They include refusals to be interviewed (nonresponse), question wording and
question order , and weighting. (http://www.

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a sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. queried gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) self-identified respondents.-based global research company that blends premier strategic consulting
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"We continue to see busy church leaders and members using PDAs and other
electronic devices to have quick access to scriptures and reference
materials," says Jim Ericson, VP of Marketing at LDS Media.
The LDS PDA Library includes many titles that were not previously
available for the handheld devices, such as The Encyclopedia of Mormonism,
Mormon Doctrine, To Draw Closer to God, Go Forth With Faith: The Biography of
Gordon B. Hinckley, and Approaching Zion.

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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.

- Heterosexuals are more likely than lesbians to believe that they were
discriminated against because of their income level (35% vs."

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.

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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). LDS Media just released its newest product, LDS PDA Library,
a gospel library of more than 270 volumes of books and talks for people using
Palm or pocket PC devices. Deseret Book
is a strategic partner with Infobase Media for content, marketing and
distribution of audio books and music in MP3 format, as well as electronic
texts included in the LDS Collectors Library 2005 and the LDS PDA Library.

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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. "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 . 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. 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 . 25
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According to Doug Smith, President and CEO of LDS Media, one of the
company's goals is to make religious content as readily accessible as secular
materials , both for study and for entertainment.

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"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."

Notes on reading tables:
The percentage of respondents has been included for each item.hieurope. Infobase Media makes valuable text, audio and video content,
in every field of human knowledge, available in digital format .

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12%). 20%). Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for
respondents' propensity to be online.
In theory, with probability samples of this size, one can say with 95
percent certainty that the results for the overall sample of U. This new library contains more than double the
number of titles that were included in the largest of previously available
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Overall, three quarters (75%) of lesbians (compared to 54% of
heterosexuals ) have delayed obtaining health care for at least one reason.

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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..novatris.com.

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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. Did you feel discriminated against because
of your . It is impossible to quantify the errors that
may result from these factors.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls. 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. He explains that
members are increasingly using "gadgets" like cell phones and MP3 players as
they go about their daily routines.

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lesbian adults were surveyed.
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. An
asterisk (*) signifies a value of less than one-half percent.harrispollonline .

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