Table 163b: Adults who believe they would have gotten better care if different race/ethnicity, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

          Non-Hispanic
  All Hispanic White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                 
Total 5.2 0.3 14.5 1.6 1.4 0.3 16.4 1.6
                 
Age                
    18-44 6.3 0.5 16.4 2.0 1.8 0.5 15.4 2.0
    45-64 5.0 0.6 10.1 2.7 * * 20.3 3.3
    65 and over 2.2 0.5 * * * * * *
                 
Gender                
    Male 5.4 0.6 13.1 2.3 2.0 0.5 16.8 2.7
    Female 5.1 0.4 15.7 2.2 0.9 0.3 16.0 1.9
                 
Family income                
    < 100% of poverty level 9.0 1.3 13.7 2.8 * * 13.9 3.6
    100-199% of poverty level 7.5 1.0 20.8 3.8 * * 16.7 3.2
    200-399% of poverty level 4.2 0.6 * * * * 15.1 3.2
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 2.9 0.5 * * * * 17.1 4.0
                 
Education                
    Less than high school graduate 9.6 1.3 18.1 2.9 * * 16.5 3.9
    High school graduate 3.9 0.5 11.1 2.4 * * 11.8 2.5
    At least some college 4.9 0.4 13.7 2.6 1.3 0.4 20.3 2.5
                 
Residence location                
    Urban 7.9 0.7 15.6 2.2 * * 18.4 2.2
    Suburban 3.7 0.4 12.6 2.4 * * 12.5 2.6
    Rural 4.6 0.8 * * * * 19.4 4.5
                 

*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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