TABLE 1—
Demographic Characteristics of Uninsured Children (N = 223) Presenting to 4aUS Emergency Departments in 2001 and 2002
| Control, % (No.) (n = 108) | Intervention, % (No.) (n = 115) | |
| Median age, y | 9.1 | 6.8 |
| Male gender | 53 (57) | 48 (55) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 10 (11) | 15 (17) |
| Non-White | 90 (97) | 85 (98) |
| African American | 48 (52) | 57 (66) |
| Hispanic | 32 (35) | 20 (23) |
| Other | 9 (10) | 8 (9) |
| Parent’s educational level | ||
| ≤8th grade | 8 (9) | 10 (11) |
| Some high school | 27 (29) | 21 (24) |
| High school graduate | 64 (69) | 70 (80) |
| Annual household income, $ | ||
| <20 000 | 75 (80) | 79 (90) |
| ≥20 000 | 25 (26) | 21 (24) |
| Household public assistance | ||
| Any form of public aid listed below | 32 (35) | 34 (39) |
| Welfare payments | 11 (12) | 8 (9) |
| Supplemental security income | 13 (14) | 8 (9) |
| Medicaid | 13 (14) | 14 (16) |
| Food stamps | 18 (19) | 16 (18) |
| Public housing | 6 (7) | 2 (2) |
Note. There were no significant differences in demographic characteristics between control and intervention cohorts (all P > .05).
aOne of 5 original sites was unable to achieve state-level follow-up, reducing effective site sample to 4.