Table. Demographic Characteristics Among Survivors of Nonfatal Firearm Injuries by e-Coded External Cause From 2005 to 2015.
| Characteristic | Assault (n = 56 367) | Self-inflicted (n = 1372) | Unintentional (n = 19 316) | Undetermined (n = 4030) | Total (N = 81 085) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, ya | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 26.8 (10.7) | 42.3 (18.6) | 28.9 (13.8) | 26.5 (11.1) | 27.5 (11.9) | <.001 |
| Median (IQR) | 24.0 (19-32) | 41.0 (26-55) | 24.0 (19-35) | 23.0 (19-32) | 24.0 (19-33) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Women | 5513 (9.8) | 248 (18.1) | 2217 (11.5) | 416 (10.4) | 8394 (10.4) | <.001 |
| Men | 50 753 (90.2) | 1124 (81.9) | 17 087 (88.5) | 3603 (89.6) | 72 567 (89.6) | |
| Payer status | ||||||
| Medicare | 1383 (2.5) | 213 (15.5) | 825 (4.3) | 115 (2.9) | 2536 (3.1) | <.001 |
| Government—low income | 20 852 (37.0) | 322 (23.5) | 5263 (27.2) | 1263 (31.3) | 27 700 (34.2) | |
| Private or work-based | 14 752 (26.2) | 519 (37.8) | 6406 (33.2) | 1015 (25.2) | 22 692 (28) | |
| Self-pay | 18 553 (32.9) | 300 (21.9) | 6563 (34) | 1563 (38.8) | 26 979 (33.3) | |
| Other, not reported, or invalid | 826 (1.5) | 18 (1.3) | 259 (1.3) | 74 (1.8) | 1177 (1.5) | |
| Disposition | ||||||
| Routine | 46 034 (81.7) | 502 (36.6) | 15 830 (82.0) | 3212 (79.7) | 65 578 (80.9) | <.001 |
| Inpatient care transfer | 5089 (9) | 573 (41.8) | 2043 (10.6) | 502 (12.5) | 8207 (10.1) | |
| Skilled nursing or resident care facility | 397 (0.7) | 56 (4.1) | 106 (0.5) | 23 (0.6) | 582 (0.7) | |
| Intermediate care | 139 (0.2) | 5 (0.4) | 35 (0.2) | 6 (0.1) | 185 (0.2) | |
| Children’s hospital or cancer center | 65 (0.1) | 7 (0.5) | 42 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 118 (0.1) | |
| Against medical advice | 1004 (1.8) | 10 (0.7) | 363 (1.9) | 82 (2) | 1459 (1.8) | |
| Law enforcement or prison | 1651 (2.9) | 36 (2.6) | 291 (1.5) | 72 (1.8) | 2050 (2.5) | |
| Other | 1988 (3.5) | 183 (13.3) | 606 (3.1) | 129 (3.2) | 2906 (3.6) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 7456 (13.5) | 817 (62.2) | 4991 (26.8) | 645 (16.6) | 13 909 (17.6) | <.001 |
| Black | 18 355 (33.3) | 85 (6.5) | 4623 (24.8) | 1258 (32.5) | 24 321 (30.8) | |
| Hispanic | 25 423 (46.1) | 316 (24.1) | 7657 (41.2) | 1662 (42.9) | 35 058 (44.4) | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 1665 (3) | 36 (2.7) | 595 (3.2) | 145 (3.7) | 2441 (3.1) | |
| Native American, Alaska Native | 145 (0.3) | 4 (0.3) | 90 (0.5) | 18 (0.5) | 257 (0.3) | |
| Other | 2099 (3.8) | 55 (4.2) | 651 (3.5) | 147 (3.8) | 2952 (3.7) | |
| Unspecified weapon type | 38 260 (67.9) | 548 (39.9) | 13 765 (71.3) | 3319 (82.4) | 55 892 (68.9) | <.001 |
| Income quartile | ||||||
| 0-25th | 16 081 (28.5) | 225 (16.4) | 4361 (22.6) | 887 (22) | 21 554 (26.6) | <.001 |
| 25-50th | 14 947 (26.5) | 278 (20.3) | 4910 (25.4) | 1183 (29.4) | 21 318 (26.3) | |
| 50-75th | 14 573 (25.9) | 382 (27.8) | 5331 (27.6) | 1106 (27.4) | 21 392 (26.4) | |
| 75-100th | 10 759 (19.1) | 487 (35.5) | 4700 (24.3) | 854 (21.2) | 16 800 (20.7) | |
| Residence | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 55 992 (99.3) | 1279 (93.2) | 18 712 (96.9) | 3970 (98.5) | 79 953 (98.6) | <.001 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 375 (0.7) | 93 (6.8) | 604 (3.1) | 60 (1.5) | 1132 (1.4) | |
| Length of stay, median (IQR), db | 4.0 (2-9) | 8.0 (3-17) | 4.0 (1-7) | 3.0 (1-7) | 4.0 (2-8) | <.001 |
| Injury Severity Score, median (IQR) | 4 (1-9) | 9 (1-16) | 1 (1-4) | 5 (1-5) | 6 (1-9) | <.001 |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
a
Does not include individuals aged 100 years or older.
b
Measured only for those individuals who were admitted, not those released from the emergency department.