Table 162c: Income - Adults who report that they or family member got sick due to doctor or hospital mistake, by family income, United States, 2001

  Total < 100% of poverty level 100-199% of poverty level 200-399% of poverty level ≥ 400% of poverty level
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 9.9 0.5 10.6 1.6 10.9 1.4 9.6 1.0 10.3 1.1
                     
Age                    
    18-44 11.0 0.8 11.9 2.3 11.2 1.7 9.9 1.4 13.7 1.7
    45-64 10.7 1.0 * * 11.9 3.0 11.5 2.0 8.3 1.5
    65 and over 4.6 0.9 * * * * * * * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 9.2 0.8 10.8 2.6 8.3 1.9 8.6 1.5 9.7 1.5
    Female 10.5 0.7 10.5 2.1 12.9 1.9 10.5 1.4 11.0 1.5
                     
Ethnicity                    
    Non-Hispanic 6.9 1.1 * * * * * * 5.3 1.6
    Hispanic 10.2 0.6 12.2 2.1 11.6 1.6 9.3 1.1 10.5 1.1
                     
Race                    
    White 9.7 0.7 11.4 2.3 10.9 1.7 9.4 1.2 9.1 1.2
    Black or African American 9.9 1.2 8.3 2.2 9.8 2.4 9.6 2.5 12.7 3.8
    Asian 7.8 1.8 * * * * * * * *
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native * * * * * * * * * *
                     
Education                    
    Less than high school graduate 10.0 1.4 11.4 2.8 12.0 3.0 * * * *
    High school graduate 8.7 1.0 9.2 2.7 10.9 2.3 9.0 1.7 * *
    At least some college 10.7 0.7 11.2 3.1 10.3 2.0 10.3 1.4 10.9 1.2
                     
Residence location                    
    Urban 11.4 0.9 11.5 2.5 11.0 2.0 11.0 1.8 13.9 2.1
    Suburban 8.9 0.8 11.2 2.9 9.0 2.1 8.9 1.5 9.3 1.4
    Rural 9.9 1.3 * * 13.8 3.2 9.3 2.4 * *
                     

*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 162d Table 162b

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