Table 6_2_3-1
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2006 | 2000 | ||||
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Population group | Ratea | SE | Ratea | SE | |
Total | 160.6 | 0.8 | 204.0 | 0.6 | |
Age | 10–14 | 207.5 | 15.6 | 250.2 | 12.9 |
15–17 | 130.1 | 3.1 | 177.1 | 2.6 | |
18–24 | 133.2 | 1.2 | 167.8 | 1.1 | |
25–34 | 193.0 | 1.2 | 239.2 | 1.0 | |
35–54 | 131.7 | 2.0 | 176.8 | 1.6 | |
Median income of patient's ZIP code | First quartile (lowest income) | 133.1 | 1.5 | 175.0 | 1.4 |
Second quartile | 149.4 | 1.5 | 193.3 | 1.3 | |
Third quartile | 169.0 | 1.5 | 212.1 | 1.3 | |
Fourth quartile (highest income) | 191.2 | 1.5 | 227.5 | 1.2 | |
Location of patient residence | Large central metropolitan | 157.9 | 1.4 | 198.3 | 1.1 |
Large fringe metropolitan | 177.0 | 1.6 | 218.7 | 1.2 | |
Medium metropolitan | 172.5 | 1.7 | 216.6 | 1.7 | |
Small metropolitan | 149.3 | 2.4 | 198.8 | 2.1 | |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) | 139.8 | 2.3 | 174.2 | 2.2 | |
Noncore (nonmetro) | 130.3 | 3.1 | 191.2 | 2.7 | |
Expected payment source | Private insurance | 184.9 | 1.0 | 222.8 | 0.8 |
Medicare | 157.4 | 12.3 | 110.0 | 10.0 | |
Medicaid | 127.2 | 1.2 | 166.6 | 1.2 | |
Other insurance | 144.0 | 5.0 | 190.3 | 4.5 | |
Uninsured/self-pay/no charge | 167.7 | 3.9 | 185.9 | 3.3 | |
Region of inpatient treatment | Northeast | 176.5 | 2.3 | 217.3 | 1.7 |
Midwest | 179.9 | 1.5 | 221.7 | 1.3 | |
South | 147.1 | 1.3 | 204.9 | 1.1 | |
West | 153.3 | 1.5 | 176.6 | 1.3 | |
Ownership/control of hospital | Private, not for profit | 167.7 | 0.9 | 213.3 | 0.8 |
Private, for profit | 130.2 | 1.9 | 160.7 | 1.8 | |
Public | 161.6 | 2.0 | 196.1 | 1.9 | |
Teaching status of hospital | Teaching | 177.5 | 1.3 | 239.4 | 1.2 |
Nonteaching | 152.3 | 0.9 | 187.9 | 0.8 | |
Location of hospital | Large central metropolitan | 162.0 | 1.3 | 202.1 | 1.1 |
Large fringe metropolitan | 171.5 | 1.8 | 215.2 | 1.3 | |
Medium metropolitan | 171.0 | 1.6 | 218.6 | 1.6 | |
Small metropolitan | 146.9 | 2.3 | 203.8 | 1.9 | |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) | 134.7 | 2.4 | 162.4 | 2.2 | |
Noncore (nonmetro) | 137.3 | 4.4 | 184.8 | 3.6 | |
Bed size of hospital | Less than 100 | 140.9 | 2.0 | 170.7 | 1.9 |
100–299 | 148.2 | 1.3 | 189.5 | 1.0 | |
300–499 | 165.1 | 1.4 | 214.6 | 1.3 | |
500 or more | 190.0 | 1.7 | 238.3 | 1.4 |
a Rates are adjusted by age and comorbidities. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by comorbidities only.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.