Table 160b: Adults with not as much time as wanted with doctor, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

          Non-Hispanic
  All Hispanic White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                 
Total 30.1 0.9 42.2 2.5 27.5 1.1 29.2 2.1
                 
Age                
    18-44 32.83 1.21 44.83 2.98 29.23 1.59 33.19 2.84
    45-64 30.3 1.6 37.8 5.1 29.3 1.9 24.9 3.6
    65 and over 20.5 1.9 36.5 8.5 18.8 2.1 20.8 5.3
                 
Gender                
    Male 27.87 1.36 42.2 4.15 24.83 1.7 29.78 3.52
    Female 31.72 1.1 42.26 3.06 29.4 1.38 28.85 2.54
                 
Family income                
    < 100% of poverty level 37.3 2.8 39.0 5.3 36.9 4.2 23.5 4.2
    100-199% of poverty level 31.6 2.06 48.5 4.91 28.1 2.77 27.58 3.74
    200-399% of poverty level 31.16 1.71 44.49 5.58 28.68 2.08 33.54 4.33
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 27.9 1.6 27.4 6.0 26.5 1.9 28.1 5.2
                 
Education                
    Less than high school graduate 31.0 2.3 39.9 4.2 26.0 3.4 26.6 4.8
    High school graduate 28.3 1.6 42.3 4.7 25.0 1.9 31.4 3.7
    At least some college 30.94 1.14 45.27 4.04 29.13 1.4 28.68 2.91
                 
Residence location                
    Urban 32.8 1.4 41.0 3.3 29.7 2.1 29.9 2.7
    Suburban 30.1 1.3 44.5 4.1 27.9 1.5 28.6 3.8
    Rural 25.8 2.0 40.2 9.3 24.0 2.2 28.7 5.5
                 

*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.

Table 160c Table 160a

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