TABLE 5.
Predicted Annual Medical Care Expenditures for Non-Hispanic Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics, Adjusted for Age, Sex, and Health Status (model 1)
| Type or Location of Services | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of Expenditures/Racial or Ethnic Group | Inpatient Hospital Stays | Office-Based Visits | Hospital Outpatient Visits | Prescription Medications | Home Health/Equipment | Total |
| Public | ||||||
| Whites | $2073 | $546 | $349 | $161b,d | $292b,c | $3421 |
| Blacks | $2157 | $554 | $413 | $259b | $559b | $3943 |
| Hispanics | $2295 | $628 | $306 | $327d | $545c | $4100 |
| Private | ||||||
| Whites | $441d | $299b,d | $207b,d | $655b,d | $142b,d | $1744b,d |
| Blacks | $341 | $140b,e | $106b | $402b | $38b | $1027b |
| Hispanics | $220d | $202d,e | $82d | $389d | $66d | $960d |
| Overall | ||||||
| Whites | $2514 | $845a | $556d | $816b | $434 | $5165 |
| Blacks | $2499 | $694a | $519 | $661b | $597 | $4970 |
| Hispanics | $2515 | $830 | $389d | $716 | $611 | $5060 |
a
p < .05 for test of difference between whites and blacks.
b
p < .01 for test of difference between whites and blacks.
c
p < .05 for test of difference between whites and Hispanics.
d
p < .01 for test of difference between whites and Hispanics.
e
p < .05 for test of difference between blacks and Hispanics.