Table 200a
People with an emergency room visit in the past year, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                               
Total   14.1 0.3 14.0 0.3 16.3 0.7 6.3 0.9 14.7 3.2 15.9 2.6 19.5 1.8
                               
Age 0-17 13.5 0.4 13.6 0.5 14.0 1.0 7.9 1.9 * * * * 15.5 2.5
18-44 13.4 0.4 13.2 0.4 16.5 1.1 5.1 1.0 * * 14.6 3.4 20.8 3.3
45-64 12.6 0.4 12.1 0.4 17.1 1.3 6.6 1.4 * * * * * *
65 and over 20.2 0.7 20.3 0.8 22.1 2.1 * * * * * * * *
                               
Gender Male 13.1 0.3 13.2 0.4 14.6 1.0 6.4 1.2 * * 14.4 4.1 17.5 2.8
Female 15.0 0.3 14.8 0.4 17.8 0.8 6.3 1.2 * * 17.5 3.1 21.3 2.5
                               
Family incomeb Negative or poor 20.3 0.7 20.3 0.9 21.3 1.4 * * * * 17.6 4.0 30.4 4.5
Near poor/low 17.2 0.7 17.4 0.7 18.1 1.4 7.1 2.1 * * * * 17.8 4.1
Middle 13.6 0.4 13.7 0.5 14.2 1.1 8.1 1.8 * * 18.2 4.7 16.4 2.9
High 10.9 0.3 11.2 0.4 11.6 1.3 5.0 0.9 * * * * 17.3 3.2
                               
Educationb Less than high school graduate 18.8 0.6 18.3 0.7 21.6 1.4 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 15.3 0.5 15.1 0.5 18.0 1.5 * * * * 16.2 4.0 * *
At least some college 11.4 0.4 11.6 0.4 13.5 1.1 5.9 1.1 * * * * 13.0 2.9
                               
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 12.1 0.3 12.2 0.3 13.7 0.9 5.7 0.9 * * 10.6 2.8 16.9 2.3
Public only 21.6 0.8 21.7 0.9 21.8 1.5 * * * * * * 25.2 4.4
Uninsured 10.6 0.6 10.5 0.7 12.0 1.5 * * * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 21.4 1.3 21.9 1.5 22.1 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 18.9 0.9 19.0 0.9 18.1 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 25.3 2.2 24.8 2.7 29.0 3.7 * * * * * * * *
                               
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 13.0 0.3 12.9 0.4 15.3 0.9 6.4 0.9 * * 14.9 3.4 19.0 2.5
Metropolitan-small 14.5 0.4 14.3 0.5 17.3 1.2 * * * * * * 19.1 3.0
Micropolitan 17.7 0.9 17.5 0.9 20.4 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 15.8 1.3 15.3 1.4 22.9 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 15.4 1.8 15.3 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
CSHCN Yes 18.6 1.0 17.9 1.1 22.8 2.7 * * * * * * * *
No 12.3 0.5 12.5 0.5 12.1 1.1 6.8 2.0 * * * * 12.4 2.6
                               
Preferred language English 14.4 0.3 14.2 0.3 16.3 0.8 6.5 1.3 * * 16.8 2.8 19.2 1.9
Other 9.7 0.5 10.6 0.6 9.3 2.2 5.9 1.1 * * * * * *
                               
Born in U.S. Yes 14.5 0.3 14.2 0.3 16.7 0.8 6.7 1.6 * * 16.7 2.7 19.7 1.9
No 9.4 0.5 10.6 0.6 8.7 2.0 6.0 1.0 * * * * * *
                               

a Negative or 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 graduate 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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