Table 188 Emergency department visits in which the patient left without being seen,a by race, United States, 2004-2005 |
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 |
|
1.97 |
0.12 |
1.82 |
0.13 |
2.53 |
0.23 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
0-17 |
2.03 |
0.22 |
2.16 |
0.29 |
1.80 |
0.29 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18-44 |
2.60 |
0.18 |
2.31 |
0.18 |
3.56 |
0.39 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
1.44 |
0.13 |
1.26 |
0.13 |
1.96 |
0.32 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
0.75 |
0.11 |
0.75 |
0.12 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
1.97 |
0.14 |
1.82 |
0.15 |
2.60 |
0.29 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
1.96 |
0.14 |
1.82 |
0.15 |
2.48 |
0.27 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Payment source |
Private |
1.50 |
0.13 |
1.32 |
0.13 |
2.28 |
0.35 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare |
0.92 |
0.13 |
0.87 |
0.14 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicaid |
1.84 |
0.17 |
1.97 |
0.23 |
1.67 |
0.24 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
3.05 |
0.28 |
2.78 |
0.30 |
3.95 |
0.60 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence location |
MSA |
2.17 |
0.13 |
2.05 |
0.14 |
2.67 |
0.24 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Non-MSA |
0.71 |
0.16 |
0.68 |
0.17 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
a Total percent is the percent of all emergency department visits where the patient left before being seen.
* 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; 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.