Table 162b: Adults who report that they or family member got sick due to doctor or hospital mistake, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

          Non-Hispanic
  All Hispanic White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                 
Total 9.9 0.5 6.9 1.1 9.9 0.7 10.3 2.9
                 
Age                
    18-44 11.0 0.8 6.5 1.3 11.5 1.1 11.4 1.8
    45-64 10.7 1.0 9.6 2.7 10.5 1.2 10.0 2.6
    65 and over 4.6 0.9 * * 4.9 1.1 * *
                 
Gender                
    Male 9.2 0.8 6.3 1.7 9.1 1.0 7.9 1.9
    Female 10.5 0.7 7.4 1.4 10.6 0.9 12.0 1.8
                 
Family income                
    < 100% of poverty level 10.6 1.6 * * 12.9 2.8 8.7 2.4
    100-199% of poverty level 10.9 1.4 * * 11.6 1.9 10.3 2.5
    200-399% of poverty level 9.6 1.0 * * 9.1 1.3 10.1 2.6
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 10.3 1.1 5.3 1.6 9.3 1.2 13.4 3.9
                 
Education                
    Less than high school graduate 10.0 1.4 * * 11.7 2.4 * *
    High school graduate 8.7 1.0 8.7 2.5 8.5 1.2 10.3 2.4
    At least some college 10.7 0.7 7.8 1.7 10.5 0.9 10.2 1.7
                 
Residence location                
    Urban 11.4 0.9 8.7 1.8 11.5 1.4 12.9 1.9
    Suburban 8.9 0.8 4.1 0.9 9.0 1.0 8.0 2.2
    Rural 9.9 1.3 * * 10.3 1.5 * *
                 

*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.

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