Table 201b People with an inpatient discharge in the past year, by ethnicity, United States, 2002 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic (all races) |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
7.3 |
0.2 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
8.1 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
Age |
0-17 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
18-44 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
7.5 |
0.7 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
45-64 |
7.9 |
0.3 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
7.8 |
0.4 |
11.1 |
1.0 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
65 and over |
19.4 |
0.7 |
19.8 |
0.7 |
19.8 |
0.8 |
21.4 |
1.9 |
14.5 |
2.2 |
Gender |
Male |
5.7 |
0.2 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
Female |
8.9 |
0.3 |
9.2 |
0.3 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
10.3 |
0.7 |
7.2 |
0.5 |
Family incomea |
Negative or poor |
10.7 |
0.5 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
12.4 |
0.8 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
7.8 |
0.7 |
Near poor/low |
9.3 |
0.5 |
10.5 |
0.6 |
11.6 |
0.8 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
Middle |
6.9 |
0.3 |
7.3 |
0.3 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
High |
5.7 |
0.2 |
5.8 |
0.2 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
Educationb |
Less than high school graduate |
12.3 |
0.5 |
14.1 |
0.6 |
14.9 |
0.7 |
13.7 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
High school graduate |
8.9 |
0.3 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
9.1 |
0.9 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
At least some college |
7.1 |
0.3 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
7.1 |
0.3 |
9.1 |
0.9 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
5.1 |
0.2 |
5.2 |
0.2 |
5.2 |
0.2 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
Public only |
10.6 |
0.5 |
11.3 |
0.7 |
13.0 |
0.9 |
10.2 |
1.1 |
8.7 |
0.8 |
Uninsured |
3.4 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
20.7 |
1.3 |
21.3 |
1.3 |
21.9 |
1.5 |
18.7 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
18.4 |
0.8 |
18.6 |
0.8 |
18.8 |
0.9 |
17.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
23.4 |
2.0 |
24.4 |
2.4 |
22.3 |
2.9 |
32.6 |
4.5 |
19.3 |
3.2 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
6.5 |
0.2 |
7.0 |
0.2 |
7.1 |
0.3 |
7.7 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
0.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
7.9 |
0.4 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
8.9 |
0.9 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
Micropolitan |
8.8 |
0.6 |
8.9 |
0.6 |
9.1 |
0.7 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
7.9 |
2.1 |
Noncore-adjacent |
10.2 |
1.1 |
10.4 |
1.1 |
10.6 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
7.2 |
2.0 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
8.9 |
1.1 |
9.0 |
1.1 |
9.2 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
4.5 |
0.5 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
No |
2.0 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
Preferred language |
English |
7.2 |
0.2 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
7.8 |
0.5 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
Other |
5.6 |
0.4 |
5.3 |
0.7 |
7.5 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
5.7 |
0.4 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
7.2 |
0.2 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
7.9 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
0.4 |
No |
5.8 |
0.4 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
5.8 |
0.5 |
a Negative or 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 graduate 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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