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How much of this in influenced by the base rate of partisanship among medical doctors? 50 years ago, both Republicans and Democrats were equally likely to hold
by jeffbee 2y ago
How much of this in influenced by the base rate of partisanship among medical doctors? 50 years ago, both Republicans and Democrats were equally likely to hold a prestigious occupation, but now, along with the yawning educational gap, there is a huge gap in prestigious occupations favoring people with liberal political beliefs. If I hear about a doctor who advertises their service on "conservativeprofessionals dot com" I think I would be right to wonder if they were some kind of disbarred chiropractor hawking steroids and horse drugs.
- derbOac 2y agoI think there's been a number of studies showing that overall political identification among physicians and providers is pretty balanced in the US, but it varies a lot by specialty area, so that some areas tend to have providers that are fairly politically conservative, and other areas tend to have providers that are politically liberal (in the US sense).
- jeffbee 2y agoDoctors as a population are "pretty balanced" I guess but they are an entire SD to the left of the general American population. But my main point was wouldn't a doctor advertising their services specifically to a conservative audience be a huge red flag? Has anyone ever heard of doctors hanging out their shingle on "wokedoctors dot com"? Note, this wasn't one of the hypotheticals offered in the study.