Table 1.
Demographic and hospital characteristics of patients, NIS 2000 to 2003a
| Characteristic | No ARF | ARF | ARF-D | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | |
| Discharges (n [%]) | 12,998,534 (97.4) | 2,418,016 (96.6) | 323,116 (2.4) | 76,812 (3.1) | 30,254 (0.2) | 9010 (0.4) |
| Mean age (yr) | 59.8 | 50.5 | 71.7 | 63.3 | 66.9 | 58.0 |
| Female (%) | 59.9 | 63.7 | 46.7 | 49.9 | 42.0 | 47.6 |
| Insurance type (%) | ||||||
| Medicare | 50.0 | 35.7 | 73.9 | 58.5 | 66.0 | 51.8 |
| Medicaid | 7.9 | 25.1 | 4.6 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 20.5 |
| private | 35.8 | 28.2 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 23.7 | 20.2 |
| self-pay | 3.3 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| Median income (%)b | ||||||
| <$25,000 | 2.6 | 18.9 | 3.2 | 21.4 | 2.9 | 21.7 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 20.2 | 30.5 | 22.7 | 29.5 | 21.4 | 28.3 |
| $35,000 to $44,999 | 23.6 | 25.3 | 27.1 | 24.8 | 27.1 | 25.7 |
| ≥$45,000 | 38.3 | 25.3 | 47.0 | 24.3 | 48.5 | 24.3 |
| Hospital region (%)c | ||||||
| Northeast | 27.3 | 25.1 | 31.4 | 23.0 | 29.3 | 23.9 |
| Midwest | 17.7 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 12.1 |
| South | 38.5 | 52.7 | 37.1 | 53.9 | 34.5 | 51.5 |
| West | 16.5 | 10.1 | 16.1 | 9.8 | 21.1 | 12.5 |
| Hospital size (%) | ||||||
| small | 12.2 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| medium | 25.3 | 27.1 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 22.4 | 22.9 |
| large | 62.4 | 63.3 | 65.7 | 67.4 | 70.1 | 69.2 |
| Hospital location (%) | ||||||
| rural | 15.5 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
| urban | 84.5 | 92.0 | 89.7 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 95.8 |
| Teaching hospital (%) | 38.5 | 57.5 | 43.2 | 60.7 | 47.4 | 60.7 |
a
All results except for number of discharges were calculated with the use of sampling weights.
b
Median income excludes data from 2003, when reported income quartile cut points were changed.
c
Northeast states include CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, and RI; Midwest states include IA, IN, KS, MI, MO, SD, and WI; South states include FL, MD, NC, SC, TN, TX, and VA; West states include AZ, CA, CO, HI, and UT.