Table 233A_b
People with an emergency room visit, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
14.1 |
0.3 |
14.5 |
0.3 |
14.6 |
0.3 |
16.4 |
0.6 |
11.6 |
0.5 |
| Age |
0-17 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
13.3 |
0.6 |
13.9 |
0.7 |
12.3 |
1.0 |
11.1 |
0.7 |
| 18-44 |
13.5 |
0.4 |
13.9 |
0.5 |
13.7 |
0.6 |
17.4 |
1.0 |
11.3 |
0.7 |
| 45-64 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
12.6 |
0.5 |
12.1 |
0.6 |
17.7 |
1.1 |
11.3 |
1.0 |
| 65 and over |
21.4 |
0.8 |
21.6 |
0.9 |
21.8 |
1.0 |
23.2 |
2.5 |
18.2 |
2.0 |
| Gender |
Male |
13.4 |
0.4 |
13.9 |
0.4 |
14.2 |
0.5 |
14.5 |
0.9 |
10.4 |
0.6 |
| Female |
14.7 |
0.3 |
15.0 |
0.4 |
15.0 |
0.4 |
18.0 |
0.8 |
12.9 |
0.7 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
19.4 |
0.7 |
21.1 |
0.9 |
21.1 |
1.3 |
21.3 |
1.3 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
| Near poor/low |
17.5 |
0.6 |
19.2 |
0.7 |
19.9 |
0.8 |
19.7 |
1.6 |
12.0 |
1.0 |
| Middle |
13.7 |
0.5 |
14.1 |
0.5 |
14.6 |
0.6 |
14.4 |
1.3 |
10.9 |
0.9 |
| High |
10.9 |
0.4 |
11.0 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
0.4 |
9.5 |
1.1 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
19.1 |
0.7 |
21.4 |
0.9 |
22.5 |
1.1 |
19.9 |
1.5 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
| High school graduate |
15.5 |
0.6 |
16.2 |
0.6 |
15.8 |
0.7 |
19.2 |
1.3 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
| At least some college |
12.0 |
0.4 |
12.0 |
0.4 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
16.2 |
1.3 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
| Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
11.9 |
0.3 |
12.0 |
0.3 |
12.0 |
0.4 |
14.7 |
1.0 |
10.5 |
0.7 |
| Public only |
20.8 |
0.7 |
22.1 |
0.8 |
24.6 |
1.3 |
18.6 |
1.3 |
17.2 |
1.2 |
| Uninsured |
10.7 |
0.6 |
12.5 |
0.9 |
12.8 |
1.1 |
14.4 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
0.6 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
22.9 |
1.6 |
23.3 |
1.6 |
23.5 |
1.9 |
26.0 |
3.9 |
18.0 |
3.8 |
| Medicare and private |
20.1 |
1.0 |
20.1 |
1.0 |
20.3 |
1.1 |
17.4 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
25.6 |
2.4 |
26.9 |
2.9 |
29.4 |
3.8 |
30.8 |
4.9 |
20.2 |
3.1 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
12.7 |
0.3 |
13.1 |
0.4 |
13.3 |
0.5 |
15.4 |
0.8 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
| Metropolitan-small |
14.8 |
0.5 |
14.9 |
0.5 |
14.7 |
0.6 |
18.2 |
1.2 |
13.8 |
1.2 |
| Micropolitan |
17.0 |
0.8 |
17.4 |
0.9 |
17.3 |
1.1 |
17.8 |
2.3 |
12.0 |
2.1 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
17.9 |
1.3 |
18.7 |
1.3 |
18.2 |
1.5 |
20.2 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
2.0 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
17.1 |
2.2 |
16.9 |
2.3 |
16.8 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
18.1 |
1.1 |
18.5 |
1.3 |
18.0 |
1.6 |
20.8 |
2.8 |
16.1 |
2.0 |
| No |
11.8 |
0.5 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
13.0 |
0.8 |
10.3 |
1.0 |
10.5 |
0.8 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
14.6 |
0.3 |
14.7 |
0.3 |
14.5 |
0.4 |
16.2 |
0.7 |
13.8 |
0.8 |
| Other |
9.2 |
0.5 |
7.6 |
0.9 |
10.5 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
10.0 |
0.6 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
27.3 |
1.0 |
27.3 |
1.1 |
26.8 |
1.3 |
32.4 |
2.6 |
27.9 |
2.8 |
| Complex activities |
30.1 |
1.3 |
30.1 |
1.4 |
29.7 |
1.6 |
36.1 |
2.7 |
30.7 |
3.4 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
11.8 |
0.3 |
12.1 |
0.3 |
12.0 |
0.4 |
14.8 |
0.7 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.
* 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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