Table 234a People with an inpatient discharge, 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 |
|
7.4 |
0.2 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6.5 |
1.2 |
Age |
0-17 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18-44 |
6.2 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
7.3 |
1.9 |
45-64 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
7.9 |
0.4 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
20.4 |
0.8 |
20.8 |
0.9 |
23.3 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
5.7 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
9.1 |
0.3 |
9.4 |
0.3 |
8.8 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
8.0 |
1.6 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
9.9 |
0.5 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
9.7 |
0.4 |
10.2 |
0.5 |
9.8 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
8.7 |
2.5 |
Middle |
6.7 |
0.4 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
6.0 |
0.3 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
11.2 |
0.5 |
11.3 |
0.6 |
11.7 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
15.2 |
4.0 |
High school graduate |
9.5 |
0.4 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
7.9 |
0.3 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
7.9 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
5.2 |
0.2 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
9.9 |
0.5 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
13.4 |
3.1 |
Uninsured |
2.8 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
19.9 |
1.3 |
19.2 |
1.4 |
31.5 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
20.4 |
1.1 |
21.0 |
1.2 |
15.8 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
22.5 |
2.2 |
24.6 |
2.7 |
26.9 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
6.5 |
0.2 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
7.9 |
0.4 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
8.5 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
8.3 |
2.1 |
Micropolitan |
9.3 |
0.7 |
9.6 |
0.8 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
9.3 |
0.8 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
9.2 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
12.3 |
1.3 |
12.7 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
4.7 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
7.4 |
0.2 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6.6 |
1.2 |
Other |
5.0 |
0.3 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
* |
* |
3.0 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
22.3 |
0.8 |
23.1 |
0.9 |
21.0 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
24.2 |
1.0 |
25.3 |
1.2 |
22.6 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
6.2 |
0.2 |
6.4 |
0.2 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
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: 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.