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Table 162d: Education - Adults who report that they or family member got sick due to doctor or hospital mistake, by education, United States, 2001
| |
Total |
Less than high school graduate |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
9.9 |
0.5 |
10.0 |
1.4 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-44 |
11.0 |
0.8 |
13.6 |
2.6 |
10.1 |
1.4 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
| 45-64 |
10.7 |
1.0 |
11.3 |
2.7 |
9.9 |
1.8 |
11.2 |
1.4 |
| 65 and over |
4.6 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6.2 |
1.7 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
9.2 |
0.8 |
8.1 |
1.9 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
10.1 |
1.1 |
| Female |
10.5 |
0.7 |
11.6 |
2.0 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
11.2 |
1.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
6.9 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
8.7 |
2.5 |
7.8 |
1.7 |
| Hispanic |
10.2 |
0.6 |
12.2 |
1.9 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
10.8 |
0.8 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
9.7 |
0.7 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
8.6 |
1.1 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
| Black or African American |
9.9 |
1.2 |
9.1 |
2.7 |
10.6 |
2.3 |
9.8 |
1.6 |
| Asian |
7.8 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
7.9 |
2.0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Family income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| < 100% of poverty level |
10.6 |
1.6 |
11.4 |
2.8 |
9.2 |
2.7 |
11.2 |
3.1 |
| 100-199% of poverty level |
10.9 |
1.4 |
12.0 |
3.0 |
10.9 |
2.3 |
10.3 |
2.0 |
| 200-399% of poverty level |
9.6 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
9.0 |
1.7 |
10.3 |
1.4 |
| ≥ 400% of poverty level |
10.3 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
10.9 |
1.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Residence location |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
11.4 |
0.9 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
10.4 |
1.8 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
| Suburban |
8.9 |
0.8 |
10.3 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
9.6 |
1.0 |
| Rural |
9.9 |
1.3 |
11.4 |
2.9 |
9.5 |
2.2 |
9.5 |
2.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*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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