Table 1.
Weighted Demographic, Patient and Hospital-Related Descriptive Statistics of Children and Adolescents in the ED for Injuries Reasons, ages 8–17 years
| Self-Harm Visits (n = 66895) | Assault Visits (n =176125) | Undetermined Intent Visits (n = 24144) | Unintentional Injury Visits (n = 4244589) | Weighted F or X2 value | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 15.3(1.6) | 14.7(2.2) | 14.3(2.5) | 12.9(2.8) | 28353.0 | <.001 |
| Female, % | 68.5 | 34.7 | 45.3 | 39.4 | 5767.6 | <.001 |
| Insurance, % | 6068.2 | <.001 | ||||
| Private | 50.4 | 37.7 | 56.2 | 55.6 | ||
| Medical Assistance | 36.9 | 43.4 | 30.8 | 30.8 | ||
| Self-Pay | 8.0 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 9.0 | ||
| Other | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | ||
| Household Income by zip, % | 3519.4 | <.001 | ||||
| $1–$38,999 | 23.4 | 38.8 | 27.5 | 27.1 | ||
| $39,000–$48,999 | 30.6 | 27.6 | 24.0 | 28.5 | ||
| $49,000–63,999 | 24.2 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 22.4 | ||
| >$63,000 | 21.9 | 14.2 | 30.1 | 22.1 | ||
| Region, % | 1443.1 | <.001 | ||||
| Northeast | 19.2 | 24.3 | 35.9 | 22.2 | ||
| Midwest | 27.6 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 23.3 | ||
| South | 29.5 | 34.9 | 29.7 | 36.3 | ||
| West | 23.7 | 19.7 | 14.8 | 18.1 | ||
| Rurality, % | 5177.6 | <.001 | ||||
| Large central metropolitan | 22.7 | 34.7 | 25.0 | 20.8 | ||
| Large fringe metropolitan | 22.0 | 20.8 | 24.6 | 24.9 | ||
| Medium metropolitan | 24.0 | 20.0 | 26.1 | 21.5 | ||
| Small metropolitan | 11.9 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 10.4 | ||
| Micropolitan | 12.2 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 13.6 | ||
| Neither metropolitan nor micropolitan | 7.1 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 9.3 | ||
| Trauma hospital, % | 39.8 | 42.3 | 29.2 | 32.9 | 1866.5 | <.001 |
| Weekend, % | 24.4 | 24.6 | 28.5 | 30.3 | 830.3 | <.001 |
| Disposition, % | 9.3e04 | <.001 | ||||
| Discharged | 48.2 | 91.6 | 83.1 | 95.6 | ||
| Transfer to other facility | 31.1 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 1.9 | ||
| Inpatient hospitalization on-site | 19.1 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Total charges, mean (SD) | 2089.7(1885.8) | 1626(2075.8) | 1919.6(1978.9) | 1152.1(1599.6) | 3302.1 | <.001 |