Table 4.
Changes in Emergency Room Visits among Adults, by Total Sample and Race/Ethnicity and Gender Group, 2006–2014
| 2014 vs. 2006 | 2014 vs. 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2012 | 2014 | Unadjusted Difference | Adjusted Difference | Unadjusted Difference | Adjusted Difference | |
| % | % | % | % Points | % Points | % Points | % Points | |
| Total sample | 20.4 | 19.3 | 18.5 | −1.9*** | −1.8*** | −0.8 | −0.7 |
| White men | 19.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | −2.0** | −2.2** | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| White women | 22.1 | 21.0 | 19.1 | −3.0*** | −2.3*** | −1.9* | −1.5* |
| Hispanic men | 14.8 | 13.6 | 13.6 | −1.2 | −2.7 | 0.0 | −0.5 |
| Hispanic women | 19.0 | 21.0 | 19.2 | 0.2 | −0.8 | −1.8 | −2.3* |
| Black men | 23.4 | 21.3 | 22.2 | −1.2 | −0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Black women | 27.4 | 30.5 | 30.1 | 2.7 | 3.0* | −0.4 | −0.7 |
| Asian men | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.0 | −1.1 | −2.0 | −0.6 | −0.3 |
| Asian women | 13.0 | 10.4 | 10.8 | −2.2 | −3.5 | 0.4 | −0.4 |
Notes: *p ≤ .05, **p ≤ .01, ***p ≤ .001. Percentages and percentage change estimates refer to each group having 1 or more emergency room visits in the past year. The controls for the regression‐adjusted differences include age, education, citizenship, marital status, work status, health insurance, self‐reported health status, serious psychological distress, alcohol use, and usual source of care.