Table 169b: Adults who do not use printed material for health information, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

          Non-Hispanic
  All Hispanic White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                 
Total 23.0 0.8 37.7 2.2 20.6 1.0 22.8 1.8
                 
Age                
    18-44 22.7 1.0 34.7 2.5 19.9 1.4 22.7 2.4
    45-64 20.5 1.3 43.3 4.8 18.4 1.6 17.7 2.9
    65 and over 27.6 2.0 45.8 8.4 25.2 2.3 35.0 5.9
                 
Gender                
    Male 28.1 1.3 39.2 3.3 26.6 1.6 26.0 3.2
    Female 18.7 0.9 36.4 2.9 15.6 1.1 20.4 2.1
                 
Family income                
    < 100% of poverty level 31.2 2.5 44.6 4.9 26.0 3.8 26.5 4.3
    100-199% of poverty level 26.4 1.9 40.3 4.3 24.0 2.6 20.8 3.3
    200-399% of poverty level 19.8 1.4 32.5 4.7 18.9 1.7 16.7 3.5
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 14.8 1.3 14.7 4.2 14.7 1.5 17.5 4.3
                 
Education                
    Less than high school graduate 43.4 2.3 54.6 3.8 39.2 3.6 37.0 4.9
    High school graduate 26.4 1.5 32.8 3.7 24.9 1.9 25.6 3.3
    At least some college 15.2 0.9 20.9 3.2 14.2 1.1 14.6 2.2
                 
Residence location                
    Urban 24.2 1.2 38.6 3.0 19.2 1.7 25.4 2.5
    Suburban 20.9 1.1 34.5 3.4 19.4 1.4 20.0 3.2
    Rural 26.0 1.9 46.6 8.4 24.4 2.1 20.6 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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