Table 2.
Demographics of Deaf by Emergency Department use (number of times) in the past 36 months.
| Emergency Department Use
|
Chi-square p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| None (n = 118) | Once or more (n = 82) | ||
| Age | 0.036 | ||
| 18 – 39 years | 40.68% (48) | 32.93% (27) | |
| 40 – 59 years | 41.53% (49) | 58.54% (48) | |
| 60 + years | 17.8% (21) | 8.54% (7) | |
| Gender | 0.426 | ||
| Female | 49.15% (58) | 54.88% (45) | |
| Male | 50.85% (60) | 45.12% (37) | |
| Race | 0.152 | ||
| White | 90.29% (93) | 81.94% (59) | |
| Black | 6.80% (7) | 9.72% (7) | |
| Asian | 0.97% (1) | 6.94% (5) | |
| Other/Mixed | 1.94% (2) | 1.39% (1) | |
| Ethnicity | 1.00* | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 97.06% (99) | 97.18% (69) | |
| Hispanic | 2.94% (3) | 2.82% (2) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.204 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 89.22% (91) | 80.28% (57) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 6.86% (7) | 9.86% (7) | |
| Hispanic/Other/Mixed | 3.92% (4) | 9.86% (7) | |
| Smoking Status | 0.151 | ||
| Current | 5.41% (4) | 14.75% (9) | |
| Prior | 18.92% (14) | 21.31% (13) | |
| Never | 75.68% (56) | 63.93% (39) | |
| Education | 0.5 | ||
| College degree or above | 11.54% (6) | 10.53% (4) | |
| Some college | 55.77% (29) | 44.74% (17) | |
| High school or less | 32.69% (17) | 44.74% (17) | |
| Insurance | 0.017* | ||
| None | 0.85% (1) | 1.22% (1) | |
| Medicare | 10.17% (12) | 14.63% (12) | |
| Medicaid | 19.49% (23) | 35.37% (29) | |
| Private | 69.49% (82) | 48.78% (40) | |
*
Fisher’s exact test. Column percentages reported for deaf and hearing.