Table 3.10
Percent of emergency department visits where patient was admitted to the hospital or transferred to other facility whose emergency department visit was greater than or equal to 6 hours,a United States, 2000-2001 and 2004-2005 |
| Population group |
2004-2005 |
2000-2001 |
| Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
27.2 |
1.3 |
25.9 |
1.2 |
| Age |
0-17 |
18.4 |
2.0 |
19.4 |
2.3 |
| 18-44 |
30.8 |
1.6 |
28.4 |
1.6 |
| 45-64 |
29.2 |
1.7 |
27.0 |
1.9 |
| 65 and over |
25.7 |
1.6 |
25.4 |
1.4 |
| Race |
White only |
26.5 |
1.4 |
24.4 |
1.4 |
| Black only |
29.9 |
1.7 |
34.5 |
1.8 |
| Asian only |
35.2 |
4.1 |
20.8 |
3.6 |
| AI/AN only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Multiple races |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Gender |
Male |
25.7 |
1.4 |
25.0 |
1.5 |
| Female |
28.7 |
1.5 |
26.8 |
1.3 |
| Payment source |
Private |
26.5 |
1.5 |
27.3 |
1.5 |
| Medicare |
25.4 |
1.7 |
24.8 |
1.5 |
| Medicaid |
29.0 |
2.1 |
28.4 |
2.1 |
| Uninsured |
32.1 |
2.5 |
25.2 |
2.5 |
| Location |
MSA |
29.7 |
1.4 |
28.5 |
1.3 |
| Non-MSA |
11.4 |
2.1 |
13.7 |
2.1 |
a The NHAMCS ED question is "Visit Disposition" where disposition is admit to hospital, or admit to ICU/CCU, or transfer to other facility.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; MSA: metropolitan statistical area.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.
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