Table 1.
Characteristics of patients discharged from the study hospital between 1/1/2011 and 12/30/2012 (N=19,249)
| Characteristic | Percent (n) |
|---|---|
| Age group, in years | |
| <2 | 33.4 (6436) |
| 2–4 | 16.7 (3220) |
| 5–12 | 27.0 (5189) |
| 13–18 | 20.2 (3894) |
| 19–21 | 2.7 (510) |
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| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 52.6 (10,121) |
| Hispanic | 16.4 (3165) |
| Black/African American | 7.0 (1355) |
| Other, multiracial, and unknown1 | 23.9 (4608) |
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| Language preferred for care | |
| English | 86.0 (16,559) |
| Spanish | 8.4 (1623) |
| Other2 | 5.5 (1067) |
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| Public Insurance (yes)3 | 47.0 (9041) |
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| Public Insurance, by preferred language4 | |
| English (n=16,559) | 40.6 (6727) |
| Spanish (n=1623) | 95.7 (1553) |
| Other (n=1067) | 71.3 (761) |
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| Asthma diagnosis | 10.1 (1946) |
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| Home distance from hospital | |
| <30 miles | 47.0 (9039) |
| 30–60 miles | 13.7 (2643) |
| 61–120 miles | 8.4 (1625) |
| >120 miles | 13.5 (2589) |
| Missing5 | 17.4 (3353) |
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| Medical Complexity (using PMCA) | |
| Non-chronic | 25.1 (4826) |
| Non-complex Chronic | 24.7 (4754) |
| Complex Chronic | 50.2 (9669) |
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| Length of stay in days (median, IQR) | 2.6 (1.2, 5.1) |
| By language | |
| English | 2.6 (1.2, 5.0) |
| Spanish | 2.6 (1.4, 5.8) |
| Other | 2.6 (1.3, 5.1) |
| By insurance type | |
| Public insurance | 2.7 (1.3, 5.8) |
| Private insurance | 2.5 (1.1, 4.8) |
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| Costs, US dollars (median, IQR) | |
| Total (n=19,255) | 12,842 (6550, 27,011) |
| Pharmacy (n=18,973) | 1029 (397, 3102) |
| Lab (n=16,240) | 733 (294, 1962) |
| Radiology (n=11,911) | 779 (301, 2113) |
This category includes 6.7% (of total) Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.3% multiracial, 1.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 4.8% other, and 5.2% refused/unknown.
This category includes 1.0% (of total) Somali, 0.8% Vietnamese, 0.7% Russian, 0.5% Chinese, 0.2% Amharic, and 0.2% sign language; the remaining 42 languages account for less than 0.15% each.
This category includes 0.4% of total receiving charity care and 0.1% self-pay; the remainder have some type of insurance coverage.
Values listed after each language reflect the number and percent of families with public insurance within each language-preference group
Missing distances were mostly due to home addresses listed as a post office box or private mailbox.