Table 155b: Ethnicity- People not satisfied with quality of care received from provider, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

      Non-Hispanic    
  Total All races White Black Hispanic
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 22.0 0.5 21.5 0.5 20.8 0.6 20.6 1.2 26.5 1.3
                     
Age                    
    0-17 21.1 0.8 20.0 1.0 18.8 1.1 20.7 1.9 26.7 1.6
    18-44 25.9 0.7 25.5 0.7 25.3 0.8 22.0 1.4 28.6 1.7
    45-64 21.5 0.8 21.3 0.8 20.9 0.9 20.1 1.8 23.8 2.1
    65 and over 15.6 0.8 15.4 0.8 14.8 0.8 15.8 2.1 20.7 3.1
                     
Gender                    
    Male 22.1 0.6 21.6 0.6 21.0 0.7 19.2 1.4 26.2 1.5
    Female 21.9 0.6 21.3 0.6 20.6 0.6 21.6 1.4 26.9 1.4
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 24.9 1.3 24.7 1.6 22.4 1.8 23.9 2.6 25.6 2.4
    Near poor/low 22.8 1.0 22.1 1.1 21.9 1.3 19.4 2.4 25.9 1.9
    Middle 22.6 0.8 21.7 0.9 21.5 1.0 17.6 1.7 29.5 2.1
    High 20.5 0.7 20.3 0.7 19.7 0.7 22.3 2.3 23.8 2.8
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 22.1 0.9 20.8 1.0 20.4 1.2 20.6 2.0 27.6 1.8
    High school graduate 22.2 0.7 22.0 0.7 21.9 0.8 19.4 1.7 24.3 2.2
    At least some college 22.7 0.7 22.4 0.7 21.5 0.7 21.8 1.7 26.8 2.5
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 22.3 0.6 21.8 0.6 21.4 0.7 20.6 1.5 27.2 1.6
    Public only 26.1 1.4 25.3 1.7 24.5 2.0 21.4 2.3 28.6 2.3
    Uninsured 25.9 1.5 26.7 1.7 26.5 2.1 23.2 3.6 23.7 2.4
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 16.3 1.4 16.3 1.5 16.3 1.6 9.8 2.8 16.0 3.6
    Medicare and private 14.4 1.1 14.3 1.1 13.9 1.1 12.5 2.9 * *
    Medicare and other public 20.1 2.4 18.7 2.6 16.2 3.2 * * 26.3 5.4
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 23.7 0.7 22.9 0.8 22.2 0.9 22.4 1.6 28.2 1.5
    Metropolitan-small 20.5 0.9 20.2 0.9 19.6 1.0 18.5 2.4 24.2 2.6
    Micropolitan 19.0 1.4 19.1 1.4 19.2 1.5 13.2 3.9 17.6 3.1
    Noncore-adjacent 19.0 2.1 19.2 2.2 19.0 2.2 * * * *
    Noncore-rural 21.4 3.5 21.5 3.5 21.6 3.4 * * * *
                     
CSHCN                    
    Yes 21.1 1.4 20.3 1.5 20.4 1.7 17.5 3.1 26.9 3.3
    No 21.0 0.9 19.8 1.0 18.3 1.1 21.5 1.9 26.7 1.7
                     

aNegative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

bLess than high school graduate refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

cSee MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

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

Key: CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

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

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Table 155c Table 155a

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