Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Untransformed Time Series Data by study group, SC Medicaid ACSC discharges^± 2002–2006.

Study Group	Pre-Disaster		Post-Disaster
	N (months)	Mean * (SD)	N (months)	Mean* (SD)
Direct	36	10.8 (4.4)	24	7.0 (3.2)
Indirect	36	30.0 (6.8)	12	28.0 (6.1)

Data source: South Carolina Office of Research and Statistics. * Mean = Monthly Mean Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions. ^± All ACSC discharge diagnosis combined for: Grand mal seizures, convulsions, severe ear, nose, and throat infections, bacterial pneumonia, cellulitis, skin grafts, gastroenteritis, kidney and urinary infection, dehydration, dental conditions, pelvic inflammatory disease, and hypoglycemia, tuberculosis, asthma, angina, diabetes, nutritional deficiencies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and hypertension.