Table 226
Emergency department visits where the patient was seen by an intern/resident only, by racea, United States, 2001-2002
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   2.1 0.4 1.4 0.2 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Age 0-17 1.9 0.4 1.5 0.3 2.8 0.8 * * * * * * * *
18-44 2.4 0.6 1.5 0.3 * * * * * * * * * *
45-64 2.2 0.5 1.4 0.3 * * * * * * * * * *
65 and over 1.3 0.2 0.9 0.2 3.4 0.9 * * * * * * * *
                               
Gender Female 2.0 0.5 1.3 0.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Male 2.2 0.4 1.5 0.3 4.2 1.2 5.4 1.4 * * * * * *
                               
Payment source Private 1.6 0.3 1.3 0.3 3.0 0.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare 1.1 0.2 0.8 0.2 2.6 0.7 * * * * * * * *
Medicaid 2.6 0.6 1.5 0.3 4.6 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 3.7 1.6 2.2 0.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Unknown 2.0 0.5 1.8 0.5 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Location MSA 2.3 0.5 1.6 0.3 4.5 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Non-MSA 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 2.3 2.0 * * * * * * * *
                               

a Total percent is the percent of all emergency department visits where the only provider type seen was a resident or intern.

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

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area; SE: Standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

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