Table 9a. Adults age 18 and over who reported an emergency room visit in the past year,a by diagnosed diabetes status, United States, 2004

Total
With diabetes
Without diabetes

Total

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		22,928	220,403	14.5	0.3
Age	18-44	11,901	111,437	13.5	0.4
	45-64	7,280	71,924	12.5	0.5
	65 and over	3,747	37,042	21.4	0.8
Gender	Male	10,441	106,571	13.2	0.5
	Female	12,487	113,832	15.7	0.4
Race	White only	18,010	179,963	14.3	0.4
	Black only	3,310	25,367	18.3	0.7
	Other	1,608	15,073	10.8	0.9
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	17,433	192,562	14.9	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	12,726	153,477	14.8	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	3,213	24,664	18.2	0.7
	Hispanic, all races	5,495	27,841	11.9	0.6
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	12,193	136,146	11.9	0.4
	Public only	2,683	16,513	27.1	1.0
	Uninsured	4,305	30,702	10.6	0.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	1,092	10,713	22.9	1.6
	Medicare and private	1,933	21,587	20.1	1.0
	Medicare and other public	673	4,354	25.6	2.4
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	4,053	24,184	22.3	0.9
	Near poor/low	5,071	38,398	18.9	0.7
	Middle	6,673	69,769	14.2	0.6
	High	7,131	88,052	10.7	0.4
Educationc	Less than high school	6,397	42,639	19.1	0.7
	High school graduate	7,207	70,613	15.5	0.6
	At least some college	9,118	105,725	12.0	0.4
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	12,370	119,875	13.2	0.4
	Metropolitan-small	6,307	62,470	15.0	0.5
	Micropolitan	2,659	24,301	16.8	1.0
	Noncore	1,592	13,757	19.4	1.3
Preferred language	Other	4,356	23,856	9.2	0.6
	English	18,321	194,097	14.9	0.3

 

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With diabetes

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		1,620	13,810	23.0	1.3
Age	18-44	241	1,940	26.5	3.7
	45-64	730	6,147	21.1	1.8
	65 and over	649	5,722	23.9	2.0
Gender	Male	680	6,575	22.1	2.1
	Female	940	7,235	23.9	1.6
Race	White only	1,203	10,775	22.9	1.5
	Black only	315	2,058	26.4	3.2
	Other	102	977	17.2	4.1
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	1,252	12,087	23.0	1.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	852	9,135	23.1	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	308	2,023	25.4	3.2
	Hispanic, all races	368	1,723	23.6	3.3
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	551	5,627	17.7	1.9
	Public only	283	1,620	38.8	3.5
	Uninsured	137	841	22.1	4.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	162	1,555	22.8	3.7
	Medicare and private	305	3,104	24.2	2.9
	Medicare and other public	171	977	26.9	4.1
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	367	1,951	36.6	3.4
	Near poor/low	420	3,321	26.1	2.7
	Middle	441	3,993	21.8	2.2
	High	392	4,545	16.1	2.1
Educationc	Less than high school	620	4,068	28.1	2.4
	High school graduate	512	4,881	22.4	2.1
	At least some college	472	4,760	19.3	2.2
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	751	6,571	22.4	1.9
	Metropolitan-small	506	4,295	23.5	2.6
	Micropolitan	228	1,868	23.8	2.9
	Noncore	135	1,076	24.0	4.3
Preferred language	Other	254	1,314	14.3	2.5
	English	1,366	12,496	24.0	1.4

 

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Without diabetes

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		21,308	206,593	13.9	0.3
Age	18-44	11,660	109,497	13.3	0.4
	45-64	6,550	65,776	11.6	0.5
	65 and over	3,098	31,320	21.0	0.9
Gender	Male	9,761	99,996	12.6	0.4
	Female	11,547	106,596	15.2	0.4
Race	White only	16,807	169,188	13.7	0.4
	Black only	2,995	23,309	17.6	0.7
	Other	1,506	14,096	10.3	0.9
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	16,181	180,475	14.3	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	11,874	144,342	14.2	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2,905	22,641	17.6	0.7
	Hispanic, all races	5,127	26,118	11.1	0.6
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	11,642	130,519	11.7	0.4
	Public only	2,400	14,894	25.8	1.1
	Uninsured	4,168	29,860	10.3	0.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	930	9,157	23.0	1.7
	Medicare and private	1,628	18,482	19.4	1.0
	Medicare and other public	502	3,376	25.2	2.8
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	3,686	22,232	21.0	0.9
	Near poor/low	4,651	35,077	18.2	0.7
	Middle	6,232	65,776	13.7	0.6
	High	6,739	83,508	10.4	0.5
Educationc	Less than high school	5,777	38,571	18.2	0.7
	High school graduate	6,695	65,732	14.9	0.6
	At least some college	8,646	100,966	11.6	0.4
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	11,619	113,303	12.7	0.4
	Metropolitan-small	5,801	58,175	14.4	0.5
	Micropolitan	2,431	22,433	16.3	1.1
	Noncore	1,457	12,681	19.0	1.2
Preferred language	Other	4,102	22,542	8.9	0.6
	English	16,955	181,601	14.3	0.3

^a Adults with DSDIA53=1 are defined as with diabetes, DSDIA53=-1 as without diabetes.
^b 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.
^c 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.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source:  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. 

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