Table 159a: Adults not involved as much as wanted in decisionmaking, by race, United States, 2001

  Total White Black or African American Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                         
Total 23.6 0.8 21.6 0.9 26.5 2.0 41.3 3.4 * * 38.4 9.4
                         
Age                        
    18-44 26.9 1.2 24.8 1.4 27.6 2.6 40.5 4.2 * * * *
    45-64 22.5 1.4 21.5 1.7 22.3 3.4 43.2 7.0 * * * *
    65 and over 15.8 1.7 13.6 1.8 29.7 5.9 * * * * * *
                         
Gender                        
    Male 24.2 1.3 22.4 1.6 28.6 3.4 37.5 5.2 * * * *
    Female 23.1 1.0 21.1 1.2 25.2 2.4 44.3 4.4 * * * *
                         
Family income                        
    < 100% of poverty level 30.5 2.7 29.9 3.5 23.0 3.9 60.1 10.6 * * * *
    100-199% of poverty level 25.6 2.0 23.7 2.4 25.0 3.7 41.6 9.5 * * * *
    200-399% of poverty level 24.3 1.6 22.6 1.9 28.6 4.1 47.9 6.6 * * * *
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 19.8 1.4 18.1 1.6 21.7 4.6 35.2 5.6 * * * *
                         
Education                        
    Less than high school graduate 28.2 2.3 25.8 2.9 29.3 4.6 * * * * * *
    High school graduate 21.7 1.5 20.0 1.7 26.1 3.4 47.6 9.6 * * * *
    At least some college 23.5 1.1 21.6 1.2 25.7 2.8 36.7 3.8 * * * *
                         
Residence location                        
    Urban 24.9 1.3 23.6 1.7 23.5 2.3 43.4 5.6 * * * *
    Suburban 23.2 1.2 20.7 1.3 28.8 3.7 40.9 4.5 * * * *
    Rural 22.7 1.9 21.3 2.0 30.6 5.6 * * * * * *
                         

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; 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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