Table 220a
People with an inpatient discharge, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 7.4 0.2 7.5 0.2 8.0 0.4 3.8 0.6 * * 9.8 2.9 7.6 1.3
Age 0-17 3.0 0.2 2.9 0.3 3.2 0.5 * * * * * * 5.2 1.4
18-44 6.3 0.2 6.2 0.3 7.6 0.7 3.0 0.7 * * * * 8.2 2.4
45-64 7.5 0.3 7.1 0.4 11.1 1.1 3.8 1.1 * * * * * *
65 and over 19.5 0.7 19.6 0.8 19.9 2.0 12.9 3.6 * * * * * *
Gender Male 5.7 0.3 5.8 0.3 5.6 0.6 3.9 0.9 * * * * 5.5 1.5
Female 9.0 0.3 9.1 0.3 10.1 0.6 3.6 0.6 * * * * 9.2 2.0
Family incomea Negative/poor 11.0 0.5 11.4 0.7 10.5 1.0 * * * * * * 12.3 3.4
Near poor/low 9.1 0.4 9.0 0.5 10.0 1.0 6.6 1.9 * * * * * *
Middle 6.8 0.3 7.2 0.4 5.2 0.6 * * * * * * 7.9 2.0
High 5.8 0.3 5.9 0.3 6.9 1.3 3.8 0.9 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 11.3 0.5 11.5 0.6 12.3 1.2 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 9.1 0.4 8.9 0.5 9.5 0.8 9.2 2.3 * * * * * *
At least some college 7.6 0.3 7.8 0.4 9.0 0.9 2.7 0.7 * * * * * *
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 5.2 0.2 5.1 0.2 5.8 0.6 3.6 0.6 * * * * 6.3 1.8
Public only 10.2 0.5 10.5 0.6 10.1 1.0 * * * * * * 12.8 3.0
Uninsured 3.5 0.4 3.4 0.4 4.6 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 17.9 1.5 18.4 1.6 17.1 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 19.4 1.1 19.5 1.2 18.2 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 25.0 2.4 24.4 2.9 28.4 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 6.3 0.2 6.3 0.3 7.6 0.5 3.8 0.6 * * * * 6.7 1.6
Metropolitan-small 8.3 0.4 8.1 0.5 9.7 0.9 * * * * * * 9.0 2.6
Micropolitan 9.0 0.7 9.4 0.7 6.8 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 9.9 1.0 10.3 1.2 6.5 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 11.4 1.8 11.8 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 5.3 0.6 5.3 0.7 6.4 1.5 * * * * * * * *
No 2.1 0.2 2.0 0.2 2.0 0.4 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 7.3 0.2 7.4 0.3 7.6 0.4 2.9 0.7 * * 10.5 3.2 7.5 1.4
Other 5.0 0.3 5.2 0.4 * * 4.2 0.9 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 7.3 0.2 7.2 0.3 7.9 0.4 * * * * 10.7 3.2 7.8 1.4
No 5.6 0.4 6.5 0.5 * * 3.8 0.7 * * * * * *

a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

b Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

c See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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