Table 159c: Income - Adults not involved as much as wanted in decisionmaking, 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 23.6 0.8 30.5 2.7 25.6 2.0 24.3 1.6 19.8 1.4
                     
Age                    
    18-44 26.9 1.2 29.4 3.5 28.1 2.5 27.4 2.2 22.5 2.1
    45-64 22.5 1.4 37.9 5.7 24.5 4.1 22.2 2.9 19.9 2.3
    65 and over 15.8 1.7 23.8 5.5 16.6 4.8 17.3 3.6 * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 24.2 1.3 37.2 5.4 29.7 3.6 25.2 2.6 19.6 2.0
    Female 23.1 1.0 27.6 3.0 23.0 2.2 23.7 2.0 20.1 1.9
                     
Ethnicity                    
    Non-Hispanic 34.4 2.4 40.9 5.4 32.4 4.4 36.5 5.5 18.6 4.7
    Hispanic 22.4 0.9 27.5 3.1 24.7 2.2 23.2 1.7 19.9 1.5
                     
Race                    
    White 21.6 0.9 29.9 3.5 23.7 2.4 22.6 1.9 18.1 1.6
    Black or African American 26.5 2.0 23.0 3.9 25.0 3.7 28.6 4.1 21.7 4.6
    Asian 41.3 3.4 60.1 10.6 41.6 9.5 47.9 6.6 35.2 5.6
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native 38.4 9.4 * * * * * * * *
                     
Education                    
    Less than high school graduate 28.2 2.3 35.8 4.5 25.8 4.3 23.2 5.2 * *
    High school graduate 21.7 1.5 24.7 4.2 25.1 3.2 22.9 2.7 14.4 3.1
    At least some college 23.5 1.1 30.1 5.1 26.0 3.0 25.6 2.1 21.0 1.6
                     
Residence location                    
    Urban 24.9 1.3 30.3 3.7 25.4 2.9 23.5 2.6 21.3 2.4
    Suburban 23.2 1.2 33.9 5.1 27.0 3.3 23.3 2.4 20.8 2.0
    Rural 22.7 1.9 26.8 5.5 23.8 4.1 27.6 3.7 12.5 3.4
                     

*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 159d Table 159b

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