A majority of respondents believed that, compared with ten years ago, there is somewhat more or much more awareness of racial inequalities in psychiatric care among psychiatrists in general (N=272 of 368, 74%). Less than one-fifth of respondents felt that awareness has remained the same (N=69 of 368, 19%), and only 7% (N=27 of 368) felt that awareness has decreased. Most felt that psychiatrists, compared with other types of physicians, are more aware of racial disparities in health care. Specifically, 275 of 365 respondents (75%) believed that psychiatrists are somewhat or much more aware than physicians in other fields, whereas 64 of 365 respondents (18%) felt that psychiatrists are no more or less aware. Only 26 of 365 (7%) felt that psychiatrists are somewhat or much less aware than physicians in other fields. Beliefs about disparities
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