Table 219a People with an emergency room visit, by race, United States, 2003 |
|
|
|
|
Single race |
|
|
|
|
Total |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Multiple races |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
14.1 |
0.3 |
13.8 |
0.3 |
17.2 |
0.8 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
12.2 |
3.0 |
23.9 |
2.9 |
20.4 |
2.1 |
Age |
0-17 |
13.5 |
0.5 |
13.2 |
0.5 |
15.4 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18.5 |
2.9 |
18-44 |
13.4 |
0.4 |
13.1 |
0.4 |
17.3 |
1.3 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
20.8 |
5.0 |
18.2 |
3.0 |
45-64 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
18.2 |
1.2 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
20.2 |
0.8 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
21.4 |
2.8 |
16.5 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
13.2 |
0.4 |
13.0 |
0.4 |
15.3 |
0.9 |
7.1 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
25.6 |
4.4 |
21.0 |
2.9 |
Female |
15.0 |
0.4 |
14.6 |
0.4 |
18.9 |
1.1 |
7.6 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
22.2 |
4.1 |
19.9 |
2.9 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
21.8 |
0.8 |
21.9 |
1.0 |
22.3 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
37.6 |
5.6 |
Near poor/low |
17.3 |
0.6 |
17.1 |
0.7 |
19.0 |
1.2 |
9.6 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
22.3 |
4.9 |
Middle |
13.4 |
0.5 |
13.2 |
0.5 |
14.8 |
1.3 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18.6 |
3.7 |
High |
10.6 |
0.4 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
12.8 |
1.7 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
12.0 |
3.1 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
19.5 |
0.7 |
19.4 |
0.7 |
21.1 |
1.8 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
14.8 |
0.5 |
14.4 |
0.6 |
17.8 |
1.4 |
10.6 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
11.7 |
0.4 |
11.4 |
0.4 |
16.7 |
1.6 |
7.3 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18.3 |
4.1 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
11.7 |
0.3 |
11.5 |
0.4 |
14.7 |
1.0 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
23.7 |
4.6 |
17.3 |
2.5 |
Public only |
22.1 |
0.7 |
22.5 |
0.9 |
22.4 |
1.3 |
7.6 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
31.0 |
4.5 |
Uninsured |
11.7 |
0.7 |
11.5 |
0.8 |
13.7 |
1.6 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
19.8 |
1.4 |
20.1 |
1.5 |
18.2 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
19.2 |
1.1 |
19.0 |
1.2 |
20.5 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
27.2 |
2.6 |
27.6 |
3.2 |
27.7 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
12.7 |
0.3 |
12.2 |
0.4 |
17.1 |
1.0 |
7.2 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18.7 |
3.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
15.3 |
0.6 |
14.9 |
0.6 |
17.4 |
1.6 |
9.0 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
22.3 |
3.3 |
Micropolitan |
17.0 |
0.9 |
17.4 |
1.0 |
14.1 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
16.9 |
1.5 |
15.7 |
1.6 |
25.8 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
14.8 |
2.3 |
15.1 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
17.5 |
1.1 |
17.4 |
1.3 |
15.7 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
12.8 |
0.5 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
14.9 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
17.1 |
3.5 |
Preferred language |
English |
14.6 |
0.3 |
14.1 |
0.3 |
17.2 |
0.8 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
25.7 |
3.3 |
21.3 |
2.2 |
Other |
9.4 |
0.5 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
17.0 |
3.9 |
7.8 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
14.5 |
0.3 |
14.0 |
0.3 |
17.5 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
24.6 |
3.2 |
21.7 |
2.3 |
No |
10.2 |
0.5 |
10.5 |
0.6 |
12.9 |
2.3 |
8.2 |
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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