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Table 175b: Persons with an inpatient discharge, by ethnicity, United States, 2001
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Non-Hispanic |
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Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
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| Total |
7.5 |
0.2 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
7.5 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
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| Age |
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| 0-17 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
| 18-44 |
6.2 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
6.5 |
0.7 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
| 45-64 |
7.8 |
0.4 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
7.8 |
0.4 |
10.4 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
| 65 and over |
19.7 |
0.8 |
20.0 |
0.8 |
20.5 |
0.8 |
18.7 |
2.1 |
15.4 |
2.4 |
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| Gender |
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| Male |
5.6 |
0.2 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
| Female |
9.3 |
0.3 |
9.5 |
0.3 |
9.8 |
0.4 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
7.8 |
0.5 |
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| Family incomea |
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| Negative or poor |
9.5 |
0.5 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
11.7 |
0.8 |
8.4 |
0.9 |
7.1 |
0.8 |
| Near poor/low |
10.0 |
0.5 |
11.0 |
0.5 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
8.4 |
1.0 |
6.1 |
0.6 |
| Middle |
7.6 |
0.3 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
8.6 |
0.4 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
| High |
5.6 |
0.3 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
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| Educationb (age 18 and over) |
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| Less than high school graduate |
11.8 |
0.5 |
13.2 |
0.6 |
13.9 |
0.7 |
11.5 |
1.1 |
7.9 |
0.7 |
| High school graduate |
9.4 |
0.4 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
10.3 |
0.5 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
| At least some college |
7.5 |
0.3 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
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| Insurance coverage |
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| Under age 65 |
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| Any private |
5.4 |
0.2 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
| Public only |
10.4 |
0.6 |
11.0 |
0.8 |
12.6 |
1.1 |
9.1 |
1.1 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
| Uninsured |
3.4 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
| Age 65 and over |
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| Medicare only |
19.9 |
1.3 |
20.3 |
1.4 |
21.3 |
1.6 |
14.0 |
2.6 |
14.0 |
3.5 |
| Medicare and private |
19.8 |
1.0 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
20.3 |
1.0 |
19.5 |
4.3 |
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| Medicare and other public |
19.6 |
2.2 |
19.6 |
2.4 |
19.0 |
2.7 |
22.9 |
4.4 |
19.8 |
4.6 |
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| Residence locationc |
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| Metropolitan-large |
6.6 |
0.3 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
7.3 |
0.4 |
7.0 |
0.6 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
| Metropolitan-small |
8.1 |
0.4 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
8.4 |
0.4 |
8.0 |
0.9 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
| Micropolitan |
9.4 |
0.5 |
9.6 |
0.6 |
9.5 |
0.6 |
10.4 |
1.5 |
7.3 |
1.1 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
9.2 |
0.8 |
9.5 |
0.8 |
9.6 |
0.8 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
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| Noncore-rural |
10.2 |
2.0 |
10.1 |
2.0 |
10.6 |
2.0 |
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| CSHCN |
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| Yes |
5.2 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
7.4 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
| No |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
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aNegative or 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.
bLess than high school graduate 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.
cSee 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: CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.
Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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