Table 220b
People with an inpatient discharge, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
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Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
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Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
7.4 |
0.2 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
7.9 |
0.3 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
| Age |
0-17 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
| 18-44 |
6.3 |
0.2 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
| 45-64 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
11.2 |
1.1 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
| 65 and over |
19.5 |
0.7 |
19.8 |
0.8 |
19.9 |
0.9 |
20.0 |
2.1 |
14.8 |
1.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
5.7 |
0.3 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
| Female |
9.0 |
0.3 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
11.0 |
0.5 |
12.2 |
0.7 |
13.5 |
0.9 |
10.5 |
1.0 |
7.3 |
0.7 |
| Near poor/low |
9.1 |
0.4 |
10.4 |
0.5 |
10.6 |
0.7 |
10.2 |
1.0 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
| Middle |
6.8 |
0.3 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
5.2 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
| High |
5.8 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
11.3 |
0.5 |
12.9 |
0.7 |
13.6 |
0.8 |
12.4 |
1.2 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
| High school graduate |
9.1 |
0.4 |
9.6 |
0.4 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
9.6 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
| At least some college |
7.6 |
0.3 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
7.9 |
0.4 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
| Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
5.2 |
0.2 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
| Public only |
10.2 |
0.5 |
10.9 |
0.7 |
12.1 |
0.9 |
10.1 |
1.0 |
8.0 |
0.6 |
| Uninsured |
3.5 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
17.9 |
1.5 |
17.9 |
1.6 |
18.4 |
1.8 |
17.2 |
3.9 |
17.3 |
3.3 |
| Medicare and private |
19.4 |
1.1 |
19.7 |
1.1 |
19.8 |
1.2 |
18.4 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
25.0 |
2.4 |
26.2 |
2.9 |
26.1 |
3.8 |
28.0 |
5.4 |
19.8 |
3.4 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
6.3 |
0.2 |
6.6 |
0.2 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
7.6 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
| Metropolitan-small |
8.3 |
0.4 |
8.6 |
0.5 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
| Micropolitan |
9.0 |
0.7 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
6.9 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
9.9 |
1.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
10.5 |
1.2 |
6.5 |
1.4 |
8.4 |
2.0 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
11.4 |
1.8 |
11.6 |
1.8 |
12.0 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
5.3 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
6.9 |
1.4 |
| No |
2.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
| Preferred language |
English |
7.3 |
0.2 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
| Other |
5.0 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
4.9 |
0.3 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
7.3 |
0.2 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
7.9 |
0.4 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
| No |
5.6 |
0.4 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
8.7 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
5.2 |
0.4 |
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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: 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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