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Table 233A_a
People with an emergency room visit, by race, United States, 2004
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   14.1 0.3 14.0 0.3 16.4 0.6 6.5 0.8 * * 19.0 3.0 18.4 2.0
Age 0-17 12.8 0.5 13.2 0.6 12.1 1.0 6.5 1.5 * * * * 15.7 2.6
18-44 13.5 0.4 13.1 0.5 17.7 1.0 4.8 0.9 * * 21.1 4.5 22.4 3.9
45-64 12.5 0.5 12.0 0.5 17.5 1.1 6.6 1.6 * * * * 17.4 3.8
65 and over 21.4 0.8 21.6 0.9 23.2 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 13.4 0.4 13.4 0.4 14.5 0.9 6.8 1.2 * * 20.5 5.0 18.0 2.9
Female 14.7 0.3 14.6 0.4 18.1 0.8 6.1 1.2 * * 17.4 3.9 18.7 2.6
Family incomea Negative/poor 19.4 0.7 18.7 0.9 21.3 1.3 * * * * * * 24.7 4.4
Near poor/low 17.5 0.6 17.4 0.7 19.8 1.6 7.9 1.6 * * * * 23.7 4.4
Middle 13.7 0.5 14.0 0.5 14.3 1.3 5.4 1.4 * * * * 17.2 3.5
High 10.9 0.4 11.2 0.4 9.6 1.1 6.5 1.0 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 19.1 0.7 19.3 0.8 19.8 1.5 10.6 3.1 * * * * 25.6 4.5
High school graduate 15.5 0.6 14.9 0.6 19.0 1.3 10.1 2.8 * * * * 23.7 5.1
At least some college 12.0 0.4 11.9 0.5 16.7 1.3 4.5 0.8 * * * * 12.4 3.0
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 11.9 0.3 11.8 0.4 14.8 1.0 6.2 0.9 * * * * 15.3 2.4
Public only 20.8 0.7 21.5 0.9 18.7 1.3 * * * * 26.5 5.4 31.3 4.1
Uninsured 10.7 0.6 10.5 0.7 14.2 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 22.9 1.6 23.1 1.8 26.0 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 20.1 1.0 20.2 1.0 17.7 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 25.6 2.4 26.8 2.8 31.0 4.9 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 12.7 0.3 12.6 0.4 15.4 0.8 6.4 0.8 * * * * 16.1 2.9
Metropolitan-small 14.8 0.5 14.5 0.5 18.3 1.2 * * * * * * 18.1 2.9
Micropolitan 17.0 0.8 16.9 1.0 17.7 2.3 * * * * * * 23.9 6.3
Noncore-adjacent 17.9 1.3 17.3 1.4 20.2 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 17.1 2.2 16.8 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 18.1 1.1 17.8 1.3 20.5 2.7 * * * * * * * *
No 11.8 0.5 12.3 0.6 10.2 0.9 6.3 1.6 * * * * 14.6 2.8
Language spoken most often at home English 14.6 0.3 14.4 0.3 16.3 0.7 7.5 1.2 * * 20.4 3.3 18.7 2.0
Other 9.2 0.5 10.1 0.6 15.3 4.1 5.1 0.8 * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 27.3 1.0 26.7 1.2 33.2 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 30.1 1.3 29.4 1.5 37.4 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 11.8 0.3 11.7 0.4 14.8 0.7 5.5 0.8 * * 18.0 4.4 16.2 2.6

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: 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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