Table 162a: Adults who report that they or family member got sick due to doctor or hospital mistake, 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	9.9	0.5	9.7	0.7	9.9	1.2	7.8	1.8	*	*	*	*
Age
18-44	11.0	0.8	11.0	1.0	10.9	1.7	6.8	2.0	*	*	*	*
45-64	10.7	1.0	10.3	1.2	10.2	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
65 and over	4.6	0.9	4.9	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	9.2	0.8	9.0	1.0	7.3	1.7	8.6	2.6	*	*	*	*
Female	10.5	0.7	10.2	0.9	11.9	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income
< 100% of poverty level	10.6	1.6	11.4	2.3	8.3	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
100-199% of poverty level	10.9	1.4	10.9	1.7	9.8	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
200-399% of poverty level	9.6	1.0	9.4	1.2	9.6	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
≥ 400% of poverty level	10.3	1.1	9.1	1.2	12.7	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education
Less than high school graduate	10.0	1.4	10.2	1.8	9.1	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	8.7	1.0	8.6	1.1	10.6	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
At least some college	10.7	0.7	10.3	0.9	9.8	1.6	7.9	2.0	*	*	*	*
Residence location
Urban	11.4	0.9	10.9	1.2	12.4	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Suburban	8.9	0.8	8.7	0.9	7.8	2.1	8.3	2.3	*	*	*	*
Rural	9.9	1.3	10.2	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^*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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