Table T9_2_1_4-2a

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 9_2_1_4.2a
People who had a hospital emergency room visit in the calendar year,^a by race, United States, 2009
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		13.5	0.3	13.3	0.3	17.5	0.6	6.3	0.6	9.9	2.2	20.7	3.3	15.6	1.9
Age	0–17	13.3	0.5	13.2	0.6	15.3	1.0	6.6	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.5	2.0
	18–44	13.3	0.5	13.2	0.5	16.6	0.9	5.6	0.9	DSU	DSU	16.7	4.0	15.2	2.7
	45–64	12.1	0.4	11.6	0.5	18.5	1.2	4.7	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	17.0	0.8	16.6	0.8	22.8	2.0	10.7	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	12.4	0.3	12.2	0.4	16.0	0.8	6.4	1.0	DSU	DSU	19.5	4.2	11.6	2.0
Gender	Female	14.6	0.4	14.3	0.5	18.7	0.8	6.2	0.9	DSU	DSU	21.1	3.4	19.5	2.9
Family income^b	Negative/poor	20.8	0.9	20.5	1.1	23.1	1.3	8.0	1.7	DSU	DSU	32.3	7.1	25.3	3.5
	Near poor/low	15.8	0.7	15.5	0.8	18.8	1.3	5.5	1.4	DSU	DSU	22.3	3.7	23.9	4.5
	Middle	12.8	0.4	12.6	0.5	17.1	1.1	5.9	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	9.3	2.1
	High	10.3	0.4	10.6	0.5	10.3	1.0	6.9	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.9	3.4
Education,^c age 18 and over	Less than high school	17.2	0.8	17.0	0.9	21.1	1.4	5.9	1.7	DSU	DSU	19.5	4.9	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	15.7	0.6	15.0	0.7	19.8	1.1	8.3	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.8	4.4
	At least some college	11.1	0.4	11.0	0.4	15.2	1.0	6.1	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.8	2.7
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	11.3	0.4	11.1	0.4	15.0	0.9	5.1	0.8	DSU	DSU	11.7	2.3	10.8	2.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	17.8	0.7	17.5	0.9	22.0	1.3	5.9	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.7	4.6
Health insurance, ages 0–64	Any private	11.3	0.3	11.4	0.4	13.9	0.8	4.8	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	12.2	2.0
	Public only	23.4	0.8	23.7	1.1	24.8	1.4	9.7	2.3	DSU	DSU	22.8	5.4	21.6	4.9
	Uninsured	10.8	0.6	10.5	0.7	12.8	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	16.5	1.0	16.4	1.1	19.9	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	16.9	1.2	16.4	1.3	25.1	3.7	12.9	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	20.9	2.3	20.0	2.8	25.6	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	13.1	0.3	12.8	0.4	17.7	0.6	6.4	0.7	10.0	2.3	21.3	3.5	14.8	2.0
	Large central metro	12.5	0.4	11.9	0.5	17.4	0.9	6.3	1.0	DSU	DSU	12.1	2.1	17.6	3.7
	Large fringe metro	13.2	0.7	13.3	0.8	16.7	1.3	5.4	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.8	3.4
	Medium metro	13.5	0.8	12.9	0.8	19.4	1.3	7.4	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.9	3.0
	Small metro	14.2	1.0	13.7	1.0	18.4	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	15.7	0.7	15.7	0.7	15.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	21.2	5.7	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	15.8	0.9	15.7	0.9	16.3	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	15.8	1.2	16.0	1.4	14.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	14.1	0.3	13.7	0.4	17.6	0.6	6.5	0.9	DSU	DSU	22.0	3.7	15.4	1.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	9.1	0.5	9.7	0.6	14.4	2.5	5.6	0.9	DSU	DSU	7.6	2.0	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	11.7	0.3	11.5	0.3	15.1	0.6	6.0	0.7	DSU	DSU	16.1	2.9	13.7	2.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	29.2	1.3	29.0	1.6	31.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	29.3	1.5	28.4	1.7	31.3	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	29.9	1.7	27.7	1.9	37.6	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.2	0.3	11.1	0.4	14.8	0.7	5.2	0.7	DSU	DSU	11.4	2.2	12.8	2.5
U.S. born	Yes	14.1	0.3	13.7	0.4	17.8	0.6	6.9	1.3	DSU	DSU	21.2	3.6	15.7	1.9
U.S. born	No	8.6	0.5	9.3	0.7	12.3	1.7	5.8	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using five age groups: 0–17, 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over.

^b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.

^d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

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; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T9_2_1_4-2a: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_facilitators_barriers/T9_2_1_4-2a.html