Table. Characteristics of Nonbirth, Pediatric Hospitalizations in the United States, 2016 (N = 1 777 023).
| Patient characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| <1 | 447 906 (25.3) |
| 1-4 | 377 887 (21.3) |
| 5-12 | 448 666 (25.3) |
| 13-17 | 495 563 (28.0) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 863 941 (48.8) |
| Male | 913 082 (51.2) |
| Chronic medical condition | |
| None | 753 900 (42.6) |
| Noncomplex, chronic condition | 511 172 (28.9) |
| Complex, chronic condition | 504 951 (28.5) |
| Median income quartile by zip code | |
| 1st | 563 907 (31.9) |
| 2nd | 430 540 (24.3) |
| 3rd | 407 644 (23.0) |
| 4th | 341 711 (19.3) |
| Missing data | 26 161 (1.5) |
| Primary payer | |
| Government | 976 467 (55.1) |
| Private | 676 778 (38.2) |
| Self-pay, other payer, or missing data | 118 354 (6.7) |
| Race and ethnicitya | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 54 349 (3.1) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 283 687 (16.0) |
| Hispanic | 369 213 (20.9) |
| Native American | 16 500 (0.9) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 793 760 (44.8) |
| Otherb | 89 074 (5.0) |
| Missing data | 163 356 (9.2) |
| Elective hospitalization | 331 608 (18.7) |
| Accompanying ED record | 894 156 (50.5) |
| Transfer status | |
| Not a transfer | 1 465 707 (82.8) |
| Transferred inc | 296 355 (16.7) |
| Missing data | 8359 (0.5) |
| Discharge disposition | |
| Routine | 1 640 829 (92.7) |
| Transfer to another facility | 65 741 (3.7) |
| Home health | 49 283 (2.8) |
| AMA | 2710 (0.2) |
| Death | 9746 (0.6) |
| Unknown or missing data | 1491 (0.1) |
| LOS, median (IQR), d | 3 (1-5) |
Abbreviations: AMA, against medical advice; ED, emergency department; LOS, length of stay.
a
Race and ethnicity were self-identified by parents and families using each hospital’s classification system.
b
Other included both unlisted categories and more than 1 race and ethnicity.
c
Transferred in refers to transfer from another acute care hospital.