Opinions on care quality in non-profit and for-profit US hospitals 2017 by ethnicity

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Alexander Kunst,
Dec 20, 2019
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in March 2017, by age. U.S. adults were asked if they think that treatment in a for-profit hospital is better than in a non-profit hospital. According to the results, 30 percent of White or Caucasian respondents believe that there is no difference in quality of treatment, compared to 17 percent of Black or African American respondents.

Treatment quality in for-profit vs. non-profit hospitals according to U.S. adults as of 2017, by ethnicity

CharacteristicAsian Black or African American Hispanic American or Latino White/Caucasian Would rather not say Other
Much better in for-profit hospitals 11% 12% 15% 8% 0% 11%
A bit better in for-profit hospitals 26% 12% 15% 13% 0% 21%
No difference in quality of treatment 23% 17% 29% 30% 25% 18%
A bit better in non-profit hospitals 5% 10% 11% 6% 13% 4%
Much better in non-profit hospitals 5% 5% 2% 4% 0% 7%
Don't know 30% 45% 29% 39% 63% 39%
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Release date

April 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 2-7, 2017

Number of respondents

1,043 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Do you think that treatment in for-profit hospitals is better than in non-profit hospitals?" (single pick)

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