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Table 220c
People with an inpatient discharge, by family income,a United States, 2003
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 7.4 0.2 11.0 0.5 9.1 0.4 6.8 0.3 5.8 0.3
Age 0-17 3.0 0.2 4.1 0.4 3.1 0.4 2.8 0.3 2.4 0.5
18-44 6.3 0.2 11.6 0.8 6.4 0.6 5.5 0.4 5.1 0.4
45-64 7.5 0.3 15.6 1.4 11.3 1.1 7.1 0.6 5.5 0.4
65 and over 19.5 0.7 24.4 2.1 21.5 1.6 19.3 1.4 16.1 1.3
Gender Male 5.7 0.3 8.3 0.7 7.1 0.6 5.3 0.4 4.7 0.4
Female 9.0 0.3 13.1 0.7 10.8 0.7 8.3 0.5 7.1 0.5
Race White, single race 7.5 0.2 11.4 0.7 9.0 0.5 7.2 0.4 5.9 0.3
Black, single race 8.0 0.4 10.5 1.0 10.0 1.0 5.2 0.6 6.9 1.3
Asian, single race 3.8 0.6 * * 6.6 1.9 * * 3.8 0.9
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 9.8 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 7.6 1.3 12.3 3.4 * * 7.9 2.0 * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 7.8 0.2 12.2 0.7 10.4 0.5 7.1 0.4 6.0 0.3
Non-Hispanic, White 7.9 0.3 13.5 0.9 10.6 0.7 7.7 0.4 6.1 0.3
Non-Hispanic, Black 8.1 0.4 10.5 1.0 10.2 1.0 5.2 0.6 6.9 1.3
Hispanic, all races 5.2 0.3 7.3 0.7 4.9 0.5 4.8 0.6 3.2 0.7
Educationb Less than high school 11.3 0.5 15.2 1.0 12.2 0.9 10.3 1.0 5.8 0.9
High school graduate 9.1 0.4 15.3 1.4 12.1 1.0 7.6 0.5 6.9 0.6
At least some college 7.6 0.3 13.2 1.6 9.5 1.2 7.9 0.6 6.6 0.4
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 5.2 0.2 8.4 1.1 5.8 0.6 5.2 0.3 4.7 0.3
Public only 10.2 0.5 12.1 0.7 9.4 0.8 6.6 1.1 * *
Uninsured 3.5 0.4 4.2 0.7 3.2 0.5 3.0 0.6 3.9 1.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 17.9 1.5 21.6 4.1 17.4 2.3 18.3 2.4 16.0 2.8
Medicare and private 19.4 1.1 27.0 4.6 23.2 2.9 19.8 1.7 15.5 1.6
Medicare and other public 25.0 2.4 25.6 2.8 25.3 3.9 21.6 5.1 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 6.3 0.2 9.0 0.6 7.8 0.6 5.8 0.4 5.4 0.4
Metropolitan-small 8.3 0.4 12.7 1.0 10.5 0.9 7.4 0.6 6.1 0.6
Micropolitan 9.0 0.7 12.6 1.8 10.1 1.2 8.2 1.1 7.4 1.1
Noncore-adjacent 9.9 1.0 15.7 2.7 10.3 2.1 9.4 1.5 6.2 1.4
Noncore-not adjacent 11.4 1.8 15.8 3.1 11.5 2.6 10.4 2.5 10.0 2.5
CSHCN Yes 5.3 0.6 9.2 1.4 6.0 1.3 4.5 1.1 * *
No 2.1 0.2 2.7 0.4 2.3 0.4 2.0 0.3 1.9 0.5
Preferred language English 7.3 0.2 11.7 0.6 9.2 0.5 6.7 0.3 5.8 0.3
Other 5.0 0.3 6.0 0.7 5.0 0.6 4.2 0.6 5.2 1.0
Born in U.S. Yes 7.3 0.2 11.2 0.5 8.9 0.5 6.8 0.3 5.7 0.3
No 5.6 0.4 7.0 0.9 5.5 0.7 4.2 0.6 6.4 0.9

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: 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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