2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 3.7

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Table 3.7
Percent of emergency department visits where patient was admitted to the hospital or transferred to other facility whose emergency department visit was greater than or equal to 6 hours^a, United States, 2000-2001 and 2002-2003

		2002-2003			2000-2001
Population group		Number	Percent	Standard error	Number	Percent	Standard error

Total		2,540	26.9	1.2	2,125	25.9	1.2

Age	0-17	142	17.7	2.2	139	19.4	2.3
	18-44	730	30.3	1.8	624	28.4	1.6
	45-64	695	28.6	1.6	561	27.0	1.9
	65 and over	973	25.8	1.3	801	25.4	1.4

Race	White	1,894	25.8	1.2	1,528	24.4	1.4
	Black	562	33.6	2.4	538	34.5	1.8
	Asian	64	26.4	4.4	53	20.8	3.6
	American Indian/Alaska Native	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

Gender	Male	1,174	26.2	1.3	1,002	25.0	1.5
Gender	Female	1,366	27.5	1.3	1,123	26.8	1.3

Payment source	Private	809	27.9	1.4	689	27.3	1.5
	Medicare	917	25.6	1.4	733	24.8	1.5
	Medicaid	420	27.9	2.2	368	28.4	2.1
	Uninsured	265	30.1	2.6	217	25.2	2.5
	Unknown	129	23.2	3.3	118	21.9	3.1

Location	MSA	2,390	30.1	1.3	2,007	28.5	1.3
Location	Non-MSA	150	11.8	2.1	118	13.7	2.1

^a The NHAMCS ED question is "Visit Disposition" where disposition is admit to hospital, or admit to ICU/CCU, or transfer to other facility.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

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