Table 1.
Patient Characteristics by Racial/Ethnic Group for Children under 16
| Total (% or Mean) | Non-Hispanic White (% or Mean) | Non-Hispanic Black (% or Mean) | Hispanic (% or Mean) | Other Race (% or Mean) | p- Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100.0 | 51.2 | 24.8 | 20.4 | 3.6 | — |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 53.3 | 54.2 | 51.9 | 52.2 | 57.1 | .12 |
| Female | 46.7 | 45.8 | 48.1 | 47.8 | 42.9 | |
| Age | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | <.001 |
| Payment source | ||||||
| Private insurance | 36.9 | 47.1 | 26.1 | 23.4 | 42.2 | <.001 |
| Medicaid/SCHIP | 45.7 | 37.5 | 55.9 | 55.7 | 35.8 | |
| Other/unknown | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 10.3 | |
| Uninsured | 9.8 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 14.9 | 11.7 | |
| Geographic region | ||||||
| Northeast | 16.5 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 19.9 | 18.0 | <.001 |
| Midwest | 22.0 | 26.7 | 22.1 | 12.0 | 11.6 | |
| South | 46.5 | 42.2 | 60.9 | 44.3 | 20.0 | |
| West | 15.0 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 23.8 | 50.4 | |
| Metropolitan status | ||||||
| MSA | 85.3 | 79.3 | 90.7 | 93.4 | 87.7 | .002 |
| Non-MSA | 14.7 | 20.7 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 12.3 | |
| Hospital ownership | ||||||
| Nonprofit organization | 70.5 | 74.0 | 70.7 | 61.6 | 70.4 | <.001 |
| Government | 15.7 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 13.9 | 18.6 | |
| Proprietary | 13.8 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 24.5 | 11.0 | |
| Pediatric share of ED visits | ||||||
| <25% | 57.4 | 64.5 | 49.4 | 48.6 | 61.3 | <.001 |
| 25–<75% | 29.1 | 25.8 | 30.7 | 35.4 | 29.8 | |
| ≥75% | 13.5 | 9.7 | 19.9 | 16.0 | 8.9 | |
| Triage status | ||||||
| Immediate | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.8 | .003 |
| 1–14 minutes | 8.4 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 9.9 | |
| 15–60 minutes | 34.4 | 34.4 | 37.3 | 30.5 | 36.7 | |
| >1–2 hours | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 23.2 | 26.6 | |
| >2–24 hours | 15.0 | 16.2 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 7.8 | |
| Unknown/no triage | 13.1 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 19.0 | 16.3 | |
Data from NHAMCS 2005–2006 weighted to be nationally representative.