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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Mar 7;60(2):139–145.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.01.016

Table 1.

Characteristics of the population (N = 21,662)

Characteristic Percent
Age in years
 12 and under 6
 13–19 7
 20–49 59
 50–69 21
 70 and older 7
Gender (male) 43
Race or ethnicity
 Caucasian 49
 Black 25
 Hispanic 21
 Other 5
Language
 English 90
 Spanish 8
 Other 2
Triage acuity
 Emergent 15
 Urgent 51
 Non-urgent 34
Disposition
 Admitted 16
 Discharged 71
 Left without full treatment 13
Mode of arrival
 Ambulatory 87
 Ambulance 13
Payer source
 Self-pay declared 43
 Private insurance 20
 Public insurance 24
 Medicare 13