Black adults less likely than whites to have a positive view of medical doctors %ff U.S. adults who say they have a mostly positive view of
Americans with a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree (both 81%) are more likely than adults who attended some college (73%) or who have a high school diploma or less (63%) to have positive overall opinions of medical doctors. A similar education pattern exists for opinions of medical researchers.
White adults (75%) are more likely than black adults (61%) to have a positive view of medical doctors. Black Americans also stand out for their lower ratings of medical research scientists: About half (53%) have a positive view, compared with majorities of white (68%) and Hispanic (67%) adults.
Black adults less likely than whites to have a positive  | view of medical doctors  | %ff U.S. adults who say they have a mostly positive view of  | Medical research  | scientists  | Medical doctors  | U.S. adults  | 72  | .66  | I 55 58 .62 63 .66 .66 67  | Boomer Rep/lean Postgrad Some College and HS and Hispanic younger Gen Women college or White Black folder grad uate Men less Rep Xer I 63 68  | 72  | Men  | 71  | 72  | Women  | I .62  | White  | .68  | 75  | I 68  | I 67  | Millennial and younger  | 69  | I 63  | 70  | I .66  | Ba by Boomer and folder  | 75  | .69  | Postgrad uate  | 81  | 82  | College grad  | 81  | 78  | Some college  | 73  | I .66  | I 55  | HS or less  | I 63  | Rep/lean Rep  | 69  | I 58  | Dem/lean Dem  | 75  | 75  | Note: Respondents who gave other responses or who did not give an answer are not shown  | Whites and blacks include those who report being only one race and ware non-Hispanic  | Hispanics are of any race.  | Source: Survey conducted April 29- May 5, 2020.  | "Trust in Medical Scientists Has Grown in U.S., but Mainly Among Democrats  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 