Table 233A_d
People with an emergency room visit, by education,a United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
14.5 |
0.3 |
19.1 |
0.7 |
15.5 |
0.6 |
12.0 |
0.4 |
| Age |
18-44 |
13.5 |
0.4 |
16.8 |
0.8 |
14.7 |
0.8 |
11.4 |
0.6 |
| 45-64 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
19.4 |
1.2 |
13.5 |
0.8 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
| 65 and over |
21.5 |
0.8 |
23.9 |
1.5 |
21.1 |
1.3 |
20.1 |
1.5 |
| Gender |
Male |
13.2 |
0.5 |
16.2 |
0.9 |
14.7 |
0.8 |
10.9 |
0.7 |
| Female |
15.7 |
0.4 |
22.1 |
0.9 |
16.2 |
0.7 |
12.9 |
0.5 |
| Race |
White, single race |
14.3 |
0.4 |
19.3 |
0.8 |
14.9 |
0.6 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
| Black, single race |
18.3 |
0.7 |
19.8 |
1.5 |
19.0 |
1.3 |
16.7 |
1.3 |
| Asian, single race |
6.5 |
0.9 |
10.6 |
3.1 |
10.1 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
19.0 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
20.0 |
2.6 |
25.6 |
4.5 |
23.7 |
5.1 |
12.4 |
3.0 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
14.9 |
0.3 |
21.4 |
0.9 |
16.2 |
0.6 |
12.0 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
14.8 |
0.4 |
22.5 |
1.1 |
15.8 |
0.7 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
18.2 |
0.7 |
19.9 |
1.5 |
19.2 |
1.3 |
16.2 |
1.3 |
| Hispanic |
11.9 |
0.6 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
22.3 |
1.0 |
25.2 |
1.3 |
20.5 |
1.7 |
20.0 |
1.9 |
| Near poor/low |
19.0 |
0.7 |
19.9 |
1.2 |
18.6 |
1.1 |
18.4 |
1.4 |
| Middle |
14.2 |
0.6 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
14.8 |
0.9 |
12.5 |
0.8 |
| High |
10.6 |
0.5 |
13.2 |
1.6 |
12.2 |
0.9 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
11.9 |
0.4 |
15.3 |
1.1 |
13.8 |
0.6 |
10.3 |
0.5 |
| Public only |
27.1 |
1.0 |
30.2 |
1.6 |
23.5 |
1.5 |
27.1 |
2.3 |
| Uninsured |
10.6 |
0.7 |
12.5 |
1.1 |
10.4 |
1.1 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
22.9 |
1.6 |
25.7 |
2.7 |
21.7 |
2.4 |
21.3 |
3.1 |
| Medicare and private |
20.1 |
1.0 |
21.8 |
2.0 |
20.4 |
1.8 |
19.1 |
1.7 |
| Medicare and other public |
26.2 |
2.5 |
26.5 |
2.8 |
23.7 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
13.2 |
0.4 |
16.8 |
0.9 |
14.8 |
0.8 |
11.0 |
0.5 |
| Metropolitan-small |
15.0 |
0.5 |
21.4 |
1.3 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
11.8 |
0.8 |
| Micropolitan |
16.8 |
1.0 |
21.7 |
2.2 |
15.1 |
1.2 |
15.8 |
1.6 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
19.9 |
1.5 |
22.1 |
2.2 |
19.4 |
2.3 |
18.8 |
3.1 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
18.0 |
3.0 |
21.5 |
5.0 |
15.3 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
14.9 |
0.3 |
21.7 |
0.8 |
15.9 |
0.6 |
12.1 |
0.5 |
| Other |
9.2 |
0.6 |
10.7 |
0.8 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
27.3 |
1.0 |
29.0 |
1.6 |
27.2 |
1.5 |
26.1 |
1.8 |
| Complex activities |
30.2 |
1.3 |
33.4 |
1.8 |
30.0 |
2.0 |
27.3 |
2.2 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
11.8 |
0.3 |
15.4 |
0.7 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
a 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.
b 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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.
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