Table 13_2_1.2_2a
Emergency department visits triaged as urgent at which patients waited to see a physician for 1 hour or more, per 10,000 population, by race,a United States, 2008-2009
| |
|
Total |
White |
Black |
| Population group |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Total |
|
30.7 |
1.4 |
29.3 |
1.4 |
35.8 |
2.7 |
| Age |
0-17 |
28.9 |
2.1 |
28.7 |
2.0 |
31.0 |
4.5 |
| 18-44 |
32.9 |
1.8 |
31.7 |
1.8 |
36.3 |
3.2 |
| 45-64 |
32.0 |
1.7 |
29.7 |
1.8 |
39.7 |
3.7 |
| 65 and over |
26.2 |
1.9 |
24.9 |
2.0 |
36.2 |
5.0 |
| Gender |
Female |
31.9 |
1.6 |
30.4 |
1.6 |
37.0 |
2.9 |
| Male |
29.2 |
1.5 |
28.0 |
1.5 |
34.0 |
2.8 |
a. Race data were missing for 12.4 percent of visits triaged immediate or emergent. Missing race data were singly imputed.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.
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