Table 4.

Simulation Values for Rural and Urban Uninsured

Simulation Variable	Value	Rural	Urban
Distance to nearest ED	25th percentile	1.31	1.33
	75th percentile	12.98	4.43
Distance to nearest public hospital	25th percentile	6.71	4.71
	75th percentile	34.38	23.12
Distance to nearest BPHC provider	25th percentile	13.35	2.35
	75th percentile	44.68	15.66
No. of EDs within 5 miles (urban)/10 miles (rural)	25th percentile	0	1
	75th percentile	1	4
No. of public hospitals within 5 miles (urban)/10 miles (rural)	25th percentile	0	0
	75th percentile	1	1
No. of BPHC providers within 5 miles (urban)/10 miles (rural)	25th percentile	0	0
	75th percentile	1†	3
Primary care doctors per 1,000	25th percentile	0.26	0.46
	75th percentile	0.49	0.74
HMO penetration rate	25th percentile	*	0.22
	75th percentile	*	0.43
HMO index of competition	25th percentile	*	0.67
	75th percentile	*	0.83
Percent uninsured	25th percentile	*	0.15
	75th percentile	*	0.25
Local health and hospital expenditures	25th percentile	*	307
(per low-income population)	75th percentile		900

^*Not applicable.

^†80th percentile value; 75th is identical to 25th.

ED, emergency department; BPHC, Bureau of Primary Healthcare; HMO, Health Maintenance Organization.