TABLE 2.
Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Samples in 2016 and 2019
| 2016 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 143 306 (53.6) | 119 610 (53) |
| Age, y | 3 (0–12) | 2 (0–13) |
| Race | ||
| White | 111 500 (44.8) | 96 856 (45) |
| Black | 52 651 (21.2) | 45 984 (21.4) |
| Hispanic | 60 767 (24.4) | 50 916 (23.7) |
| Asian American or Pacific Islander, Native American, other | 23 768 (9.6) | 21 280 (9.9) |
| Number of diagnoses | 4 (2–6) | 4 (3–7) |
| HRISK score | 0.71 (0.54–1.16) | 0.72 (0.5–1.13) |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 93 701 (35.1) | 77 596 (34.4) |
| Public | 156 261 (58.5) | 131 994 (58.6) |
| Uninsured | 8491 (3.2) | 8569 (3.8) |
| Other | 8748 (3.3) | 7089 (3.1) |
| Median income percentile | ||
| 0–25th | 94 203 (35.6) | 77 964 (35) |
| 25th–50th | 64 456 (24.4) | 55 465 (24.9) |
| 50th–75th | 59 523 (22.5) | 51 372 (23) |
| 75th–100th | 46 147 (17.5) | 38 301 (17.1) |
| Hospital type | ||
| Rural | 20 587 (7.7) | 13 352 (5.9) |
| Urban nonteaching | 39 605 (14.8) | 19 479 (8.6) |
| Urban teaching | 149 986 (56.1) | 136 694 (60.6) |
| Freestanding children’s | 57 344 (21.4) | 56 003 (24.8) |
| Hospital region | ||
| Northeast | 51 632 (19.3) | 39 280 (17.4) |
| Midwest | 54 374 (20.3) | 47 833 (21.2) |
| South | 100 788 (37.7) | 86 761 (38.5) |
| West | 60 728 (22.7) | 51 654 (22.9) |
| Transfer in | 31 923 (12) | 37 419 (16.6) |
| Transfer out | 5765 (2.2) | 5593 (2.5) |
Values are presented as n () or median (25th–75th percentile). HRISK, hospitalization resource intensity score for kids.