Table 17_1_7-2

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 17_1_7.2
Emergency department visits per 100 population,^a by race,^b United States, 2007-2008
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		40.4	1.5	36.7	1.7	75.8	4.9	17.5	2.3	99.7	29.0	34.3	10.2	DSU	DSU
														DSU	DSU
Age	0-17	37.1	2.2	33.8	2.2	62.9	5.8	20.3	2.9	74.5	20.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	44.5	1.8	39.9	2.1	87.0	5.7	15.1	1.8	110.3	31.3	32.9	8.7	DSU	DSU
	45-64	33.1	1.3	29.0	1.5	71.5	5.3	15.2	2.8	DSU	DSU	26.7	7.9	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	50.1	1.9	48.0	2.2	81.8	7.3	27.6	6.5	DSU	DSU	39.9	11.7	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	37.9	1.4	34.6	1.6	71.4	4.6	17.6	2.4	DSU	DSU	31.4	9.3	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	42.9	1.6	38.7	1.9	79.7	5.4	17.4	2.3	113.6	31.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Population used for rate calculation is U.S. Census Bureau estimated civilian noninstitutional population on July 1, 2007, and July 1, 2008.

^b Race data were missing for 15.5% of total visits included in this table. Missing race data were imputed, and standard errors were inflated as described in "2007 NAMCS Microdata File Documentation," ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/NAMCS/doc07.pdf.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 17_1_7-2: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/17_utilization/T17_1_7-2.html