Table 4.
Payer Distribution (Percentages) for Industrial Injury Hospitalizations in New York, Using All Payer Fields (N = 19,894)
| Characteristic | Payer Categorya | p‐valueb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Only (N = 8,927) | WC and Other Insurance (N = 3,872) | Other Insurance Only (N = 4,734) | No Insurance (N = 2,361) | ||
| Overall | 44.9 | 19.5 | 23.8 | 11.9 | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 46.3 | 18.9 | 21.9 | 12.9 | <.001 |
| Female | 34.9 | 23.3 | 37.1 | 4.8 | |
| Age | |||||
| 16–24 | 49.2 | 13.2 | 19.8 | 17.8 | <.001 |
| 25–34 | 51.3 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 15.8 | |
| 35–44 | 48.0 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 12.9 | |
| 45–54 | 42.9 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 9.5 | |
| 55–64 | 40.8 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 6.5 | |
| 65 and older | 17.1 | 20.1 | 61.0 | 1.8 | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non‐Latino White | 43.2 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 7.2 | <.001 |
| Latino/Hispanic | 51.6 | 10.2 | 20.8 | 17.4 | |
| Black/African‐American | 43.1 | 17.4 | 24.8 | 14.8 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 41.3 | 11.4 | 28.1 | 19.2 | |
| Other/multiple | 45.2 | 14.7 | 19.5 | 20.6 | |
| Unknown/missing | 46.6 | 13.8 | 26.0 | 13.6 | |
| Injury severity | |||||
| Minor (AIS 1–2) | 46.3 | 18.6 | 22.7 | 12.4 | <.001 |
| Severe (AIS 3–6) | 38.7 | 23.0 | 28.6 | 9.8 | |
California and Colorado were excluded because only one payer field was available.
a
Payer categories are mutually exclusive; constructed from all three available payer fields.
b
Pearson's chi‐squared test of independence.
AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; WC, workers' compensation.