Table 3.
Percentage of US adultsa with a usual source of care living in urban areas (UAs) and non-urban areas (non-UAs) reporting positive perceptions of their degree of health decision-making autonomy
| Demographic characteristicsb | % Reporting provider “always” asks person to help make healthcare decisions |
% Reporting provider “always” gives person control of treatment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA | Non-UA | UA | Non-UA | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 51.2 | 51.8 | 48.9 | 49.7 |
| Female | 51.1 | 52.6 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 18–24 | 46.2 | 48.0 | 45.6 | 46.8 |
| 25–44 | 49.7 | 50.9 | 48.0 | 48.9 |
| 45–64 | 53.1 | 53.5 | 51.0 | 51.8 |
| ≥65 | 53.0 | 54.7 | 48.9 | 50.8 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 52.0 | 53.2 | 49.8 | 51.1 |
| Black | 50.2 | 50.4 | 47.7 | 47.1 |
| American Indian | 48.6 | 46.2 | 46.7 | 46.6 |
| Asian | 39.9 | 41.0 | 38.2 | 39.0 |
| Native Hawaiian | 35.9 | 36.1 | 44.5 | 37.2 |
| Multiple races | 43.6 | 43.2 | 38.8 | 38.5 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 44.9 | 46.0 | 41.7 | 42.6 |
| Not Hispanic | 51.9 | 52.9 | 49.8 | 50.8 |
| Family income | ||||
| Poor | 44.1 | 46.9 | 41.3 | 43.7 |
| Near poor | 54.0 | 56.4 | 52.0 | 54.2 |
| Low income | 49.1 | 50.4 | 47.0 | 47.8 |
| Middle income | 49.6 | 51.5 | 46.6 | 48.8 |
| High income | 53.7 | 54.1 | 52.2 | 52.6 |
| Completed high school | ||||
| Yes | 52.0 | 52.9 | 49.9 | 51.0 |
| No | 47.0 | 49.3 | 44.5 | 46.0 |
| Census region | ||||
| Northeast | 52.9 | 54.7 | 52.1 | 53.4 |
| Midwest | 52.5 | 52.8 | 50.0 | 50.7 |
| South | 53.8 | 54.2 | 51.0 | 51.5 |
| West | 44.2 | 46.0 | 42.0 | 43.7 |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Any private | 52.5 | 53.4 | 50.5 | 51.4 |
| Public | 46.1 | 48.7 | 42.6 | 45.4 |
| Uninsured | 46.7 | 48.0 | 44.8 | 46.0 |
| Total | 51.1 | 56.9 | 49.0 | 54.6 |
a
Estimates pertain to civilian, non-institutionalized adults in the US in 2002 (N = 212, 731, 642).
b
Italics denote differences in demographic characteristics for those living in UAs and non-UAs (P < 0.001).