ryan.a.roemmich@mail.sprint.com writes:
> Does the planner make the choice based on a percentage?
Essentially (actually, it's a nonlinear cost model, so "percentage" is
too simplistic).
It sounds like the only solution available to you until 7.2 comes out
is to use a sledgehammer:
set enable_seqscan to off;
See the documentation.
regards, tom lane