People with an inpatient discharge in the past year, by educationa, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 8.9 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| 45-64 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.4 | |
| 65 and over | 19.4 | 0.7 | 23.5 | 1.2 | 17.9 | 1.2 | 16.8 | 1.1 | |
| Gender | Male | 6.8 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Female | 10.8 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 0.4 | |
| Race | White, single race | 8.9 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| Black, single race | 10.3 | 0.6 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 0.8 | |
| Asian, single race | 4.2 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | 5.1 | 1.0 | |
| NHOPI,single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | 7.8 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 9.7 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 9.1 | 0.2 | 14.1 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 9.2 | 0.3 | 14.9 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.3 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 10.3 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 0.9 | |
| Hispanic (all races) | 6.8 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative or poor | 14.5 | 0.7 | 15.2 | 1.1 | 15.0 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 1.5 |
| Near poor/low | 12.0 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 1.2 | |
| Middle | 8.4 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 0.5 | |
| High | 6.4 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 6.0 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Public only | 19.2 | 1.0 | 19.3 | 1.5 | 19.0 | 1.6 | 19.2 | 2.3 | |
| Uninsured | 3.6 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 20.7 | 1.3 | 24.6 | 2.4 | 17.9 | 2.4 | 18.1 | 2.4 |
| Medicare and private | 18.4 | 0.8 | 22.5 | 2.0 | 17.8 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 1.3 | |
| Medicare and other public | 23.1 | 1.9 | 24.7 | 2.4 | 19.7 | 3.9 | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 8.0 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| Metropolitan-small | 9.5 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 0.6 | |
| Micropolitan | 10.3 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 1.5 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 0.9 | |
| Noncore-adjacent | 12.0 | 1.4 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | |
| Noncore-not adjacent | 10.4 | 1.3 | 16.0 | 2.1 | 9.6 | 2.2 | * | * | |
| Preferred language | English | 8.7 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Other | 6.8 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 1.0 | |
| Born in U.S. | Yes | 8.9 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| No | 6.2 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.7 | |
a 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.
b 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.
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; SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.