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Table 233A_c
People with an emergency room visit, by family income,a United States, 2004
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   14.1 0.3 19.4 0.7 17.5 0.6 13.7 0.5 10.9 0.4
Age 0-17 12.8 0.5 14.3 1.0 14.0 0.8 12.2 0.8 11.8 0.9
18-44 13.5 0.4 21.6 1.2 16.8 1.0 12.7 0.8 9.8 0.6
45-64 12.5 0.5 22.0 1.6 19.0 1.4 12.2 0.9 9.4 0.6
65 and over 21.4 0.8 25.4 2.5 23.0 1.4 22.7 1.3 17.6 1.5
Gender Male 13.4 0.4 16.9 1.0 16.2 0.8 13.6 0.6 10.8 0.5
Female 14.7 0.3 21.4 0.9 18.6 0.9 13.7 0.6 10.9 0.5
Race White, single race 14.0 0.3 18.7 0.9 17.4 0.7 14.0 0.5 11.2 0.4
Black, single race 16.4 0.6 21.3 1.3 19.8 1.6 14.3 1.3 9.6 1.1
Asian, single race 6.5 0.8 * * 7.9 1.6 5.4 1.4 6.5 1.0
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 19.0 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Multiple races  18.4 2.0 24.7 4.4 23.7 4.4 17.2 3.5 * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 14.5 0.3 21.1 0.9 19.2 0.7 14.1 0.5 11.0 0.4
Non-Hispanic, White  14.6 0.3 21.1 1.3 19.9 0.8 14.6 0.6 11.5 0.4
Non-Hispanic, Black  16.4 0.6 21.3 1.3 19.7 1.6 14.4 1.3 9.5 1.1
Hispanic  11.6 0.5 14.3 1.1 12.0 1.0 10.9 0.9 8.8 1.0
Educationb Less than high school 19.1 0.7 25.2 1.3 19.9 1.2 16.7 1.0 13.2 1.6
High school graduate 15.5 0.6 20.5 1.7 18.6 1.1 14.8 0.9 12.2 0.9
At least some college 12.0 0.4 20.0 1.9 18.4 1.4 12.5 0.8 9.8 0.5
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 11.9 0.3 19.3 1.7 15.4 0.8 12.4 0.5 10.1 0.4
Public only 20.8 0.7 21.4 0.9 21.6 1.2 18.9 1.7 11.2 3.1
Uninsured 10.7 0.6 12.6 1.3 11.7 1.1 9.2 1.2 9.2 1.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 22.9 1.6 29.5 4.9 23.8 2.8 22.3 2.6 19.2 3.3
Medicare and private 20.1 1.0 21.8 3.7 22.1 2.1 23.0 1.9 16.6 1.6
Medicare and other public 25.6 2.4 26.2 3.4 25.2 3.4 23.8 5.0 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 12.7 0.3 18.0 1.0 15.4 0.8 12.4 0.6 10.2 0.5
Metropolitan-small 14.8 0.5 21.6 1.4 18.7 1.2 14.7 0.7 10.6 0.7
Micropolitan  17.0 0.8 19.8 1.8 21.5 1.3 15.8 1.3 13.6 1.3
Noncore-adjacent 17.9 1.3 20.3 2.9 19.2 2.5 17.3 2.4 15.3 2.8
Noncore-not adjacent 17.1 2.2 19.3 3.8 22.2 3.9 11.0 2.6 20.0 5.1
CSHCN Yes  18.1 1.1 20.1 2.5 21.4 2.1 17.9 2.0 14.7 2.1
No 11.8 0.5 13.2 1.0 12.6 0.8 11.1 0.9 11.1 1.0
Language spoken most often at home English 14.6 0.3 21.5 0.9 19.3 0.7 14.1 0.5 11.1 0.4
Other 9.2 0.5 10.5 1.0 9.6 0.8 9.2 0.9 6.9 1.2
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 27.3 1.0 32.6 2.2 33.0 1.8 26.0 1.7 19.4 1.9
Complex activities 30.1 1.3 35.6 2.2 32.9 2.4 27.7 2.3 23.0 2.9
Neither basic nor complex activities 11.8 0.3 17.5 1.0 14.3 0.7 11.8 0.6 9.7 0.5

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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.  Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.

* 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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