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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 hoursa, United States, 2000-2001 and 2002-2003 |
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2002-2003 |
2000-2001 |
| Population group |
Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
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| Total |
|
2,540 |
26.9 |
1.2 |
2,125 |
25.9 |
1.2 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Gender |
Male |
1,174 |
26.2 |
1.3 |
1,002 |
25.0 |
1.5 |
| Female |
1,366 |
27.5 |
1.3 |
1,123 |
26.8 |
1.3 |
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| 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 |
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| Location |
MSA |
2,390 |
30.1 |
1.3 |
2,007 |
28.5 |
1.3 |
| Non-MSA |
150 |
11.8 |
2.1 |
118 |
13.7 |
2.1 |
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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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