Treatment quality in for-profit vs. non-profit hospitals US opinions by ethnicity 2017 | Statista

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

Characteristic	Asian	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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April 2017

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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

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

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