Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Children | |
|---|---|
| (n = 325,810) | |
| Age in 2008 (y)1 | 5.7 (2.5-8.4) |
| Membership duration (y)1 | 2.9 (1.0-6.1) |
| Medical encounters (n)1 | 20 (9-35) |
| Emergency | 0 (0-2) |
| Inpatient | 1 (1-1) |
| Stillbirth, neonatal death, or other non-live births (%) | 1.3 |
| Hispanic ethnicity (%) | 53.5 |
| Race (%) | |
| White | 69.5 |
| Black | 10.6 |
| Asian/PI2 | 9.7 |
| AIAN2 | 8.1 |
| Other race | 0.3 |
| Multiple races | 9.7 |
All data are given as median (25th - 75th percentile) or percent.
1 Age, membership duration, and number of medical encounters at Dec 31st, 2008
2 Asian/PI: Asian or Pacific Islander, AIAN: American Indian or Alaskan Native