Table 133b: Adults who report very little or no choice in source of care, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

          Non-Hispanic
  All Hispanic White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 48.5 0.9 57.7 2.3 46.4 1.2 48.8 2.2
                 
Age                
    18-44 51.5 1.3 57.4 2.7 50.3 1.7 46.9 2.9
    45-64 50.3 1.7 56.3 5.1 48.5 2.1 53.1 4.1
    65 and over 35.3 2.2 65.3 8.1 31.7 2.5 49.0 6.5
                 
Gender                
    Male 47.8 1.4 60.5 3.5 45.4 1.9 46.9 3.7
    Female 49.1 1.2 55.3 3.0 47.2 1.5 50.1 2.7
                 
Family income                
    < 100% of poverty level 58.1 2.8 53.0 5.1 59.5 4.3 50.7 5.3
    100-199% of poverty level 53.8 2.2 61.0 4.5 51.5 3.0 51.9 4.1
    200-399% of poverty level 50.3 1.8 57.5 4.9 49.2 2.2 47.9 4.5
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 43.0 1.7 53.9 6.7 41.0 2.0 51.4 5.7
                 
Education                
    Less than high school graduate 51.7 2.4 61.8 3.8 43.2 3.7 57.3 5.2
    High school graduate 47.7 1.7 54.0 4.3 47.6 2.1 44.1 3.7
    At least some college 48.0 1.2 56.7 3.9 46.1 1.5 48.9 3.2
                 
Residence location                
    Urban 50.7 1.5 57.7 3.1 47.9 2.2 52.7 2.8
    Suburban 47.3 1.4 55.8 3.7 45.2 1.7 43.8 4.1
    Rural 47.9 2.2 65.5 8.6 47.4 2.4 48.2 5.9
                 

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: Standard error

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Commonwealth Fund Health Care Quality Survey.

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