In 2021, a quarter of patients said that their physicians spending too little time with them was the main reason for their mistrust of physicians. Patients' lack of trust was largely driven by factors related to patient-provider communications. This statistic illustrates the share of reasons that contributed to patients' mistrust in their physicians in the U.S. in 2021.
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NORC at the University of Chicago. (May 20, 2021). Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
NORC at the University of Chicago. "Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021 ." Chart. May 20, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
NORC at the University of Chicago. (2021). Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021 . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
NORC at the University of Chicago. "Distribution of Patients' Reasons for Mistrust in Their Doctors in The United States in 2021 ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 May 2021, /statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
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Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021 [Graph], NORC at the University of Chicago, May 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
