Table 1.

Insurance effect on psychiatric boarding in the emergency department.

		Boarder
		Yes	No	Total
Insurance status
Private	Count	94	26	120
	% within insurance status	78.3%	21.7%	100%
	% within boarder	17.2%	20.8%	17.9%
	% of total	14.0%	3.9%	17.9%
Medicare/medicaid	Count	224	88	312
	% within insurance status	71.8%	28.2%	100%
	% within boarder	41.0%	70.4%	46.5%
	% of total	33.4%	13.1%	46.5%
Self-pay	Count	228	11	239
	% within insurance status	95.4%	4.6%	100%
	% within boarder	41.8%	8.8%	35.6%
	% of total	34.0%	1.6%	35.6%
Total	Count	546	125	671
	% within insurance status	81.4%	18.6%	100%
	% within boarder	100%	100%	100%
	% of total	81.4%	18.6%	100%