Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of adult patients by intentionality for prescription opioid poisonings from 2006 – 2011 (N = 259,093)
| Characteristic | Unintentional n (%) |
Intentional n (%) |
Undetermined n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 138,603 (53.50) | 68,641 (26.5) | 51,849 (20.0) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 65,574 (47.31) | 30,916 (45.04) | 26,908 (51.90) |
| Female | 73,005 (52.67)↑ | 37,717 (54.95)↑ | 24,932 (48.09) |
| Payer | |||
| Medicare | 50,463 (36.41)↑ | 12,733 (18.55) | 13,504 (26.04) |
| Medicaid | 27,734 (20.01) | 14,771 (21.52) | 12,064 (23.27) |
| Private insurance | 31,261 (22.55) | 20,106 (29.29)↑ | 11,086 (21.38) |
| Self-pay | 21,462 (15.48) | 15,921 (23.19) | 11,732 (22.63) |
| Other/No charge | 7,182 (5.18) | 4,838 (7.05) | 3,282 (6.33) |
| Income ‡ | |||
| 1st quartile | 38,567 (27.83) | 18,996 (27.67) | 16,312 (3.15) |
| 2nd quartile | 39,149 (28.25) | 19,871 (28.95) | 15,105 (29.13) |
| 3rd quartile | 32,937 (23.76) | 16,242 (23.66) | 11,449 (22.08) |
| 4th quartile | 23,552 (16.99)↓ | 11,513 (16.77)↓ | 7,445 (14.36) |
| Type of ED Event | |||
| Treated & Released | 57,049 (41.16) | 27,768 (40.45) | 23,687 (45.68) |
| Admitted | 79,109 (57.08)↑ | 35,829 (52.20)↑ | 25,458 (49.10) |
Estimates are weighted numbers of visits
Percentages are column percentages
Numbers may not add to 100% due to missing data
↑
Significantly higher (p < .05) than all other categories
↓
Significantly lower (p < .05) than all other categories
‡
Estimated median household income of residents in the patient's ZIP Code; 1st quartile = ≤ $38,999; 2nd quartile = $39,000–$47,999; 3rd quartile $48,000–$62,999; 4th quartile ≥ $63,000.