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Table 80 (page 2 of 3). Emergency department visits within the past 12 months among adults aged 18 and over,
by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997–2013
Updated data when available, Excel, PDF, more data years, and standard errors: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2014.htm#080.
[Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population]
One or more
emergency
department visits
Two or more
emergency
department visits
Characteristic 1997 2000 2010 2013 1997 2000 2010 2013
Health insurance status
at the time of interview 6,7 Percent of adults with emergency department visits 1
18–64 years:
Insured. ............................... 18.8 19.5 20.8 18.1 6.1 6.4 7.5 6.5
Private .............................. 16.9 17.6 17.4 14.1 4.7 5.1 5.2 3.9
Medicaid ............................. 37.6 42.2 40.2 38.0 19.7 21.0 21.1 19.0
Uninsured. ............................. 20.0 19.3 21.3 18.5 7.5 6.9 8.9 8.1
Health insurance status
prior to interview 6,7
18–64 years:
Insured continuously all 12 months ............ 18.3 19.0 20.2 17.4 5.8 6.1 7.1 6.1
Uninsured for any period up to 12 months ....... 25.5 28.2 26.0 26.6 9.4 10.3 12.5 11.3
Uninsured more than 12 months. ............. 18.9 17.3 20.6 17.1 7.1 6.4 8.1 7.6
Percent of poverty level and health
insurance status prior to interview 5,6,7
18–64 years:
Below 100%:
Insured continuously all 12 months .......... 30.2 31.6 35.2 33.3 14.7 15.4 18.3 16.5
Uninsured for any period up to 12 months ..... 34.1 43.7 34.2 37.5 16.1 18.1 16.5 20.4
Uninsured more than 12 months ............ 20.8 20.5 23.4 21.7 8.1 9.1 11.7 11.4
100%–199%:
Insured continuously all 12 months .......... 24.5 25.5 26.1 23.6 8.9 10.2 10.8 10.3
Uninsured for any period up to 12 months ..... 28.7 27.7 29.7 28.5 12.3 11.7 15.6 11.5
Uninsured more than 12 months ............ 19.0 17.4 21.2 17.2 8.3 6.4 7.8 7.9
200%–399%:
Insured continuously all 12 months .......... 17.5 19.5 19.6 16.6 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.5
Uninsured for any period up to 12 months ..... 21.6 24.6 25.4 23.7 6.6 7.3 12.2 9.1
Uninsured more than 12 months ............ 16.8 15.6 17.6 14.5 5.9 4.5 5.7 4.5
400% or more:
Insured continuously all 12 months .......... 14.9 15.5 15.9 12.6 3.7 3.7 4.5 3.1
Uninsured for any period up to 12 months ..... 18.0 20.1 12.5 14.2 *3.1 6.4 * *
Uninsured more than 12 months ............ 19.1 15.8 19.4 *8.4 * *5.2 * *
Disability measure 3,8
Any basic actions difficulty or complex
activity limitation .......................... 30.8 32.0 34.9 32.4 13.5 14.6 16.8 16.4
Any basic actions difficulty .................. 30.5 32.4 35.0 32.7 13.5 14.9 17.2 16.8
Any complex activity limitation ............... 39.7 41.5 43.8 41.0 19.9 21.2 24.5 23.1
No disability .............................. 14.5 15.3 16.1 13.4 3.7 3.9 4.4 3.4
Geographic region 3
Northeast. ............................... 19.5 20.0 22.6 19.9 6.9 6.2 8.4 6.6
Midwest................................. 19.3 20.1 22.3 20.0 6.2 6.9 8.2 7.6
South .................................. 20.9 21.2 22.1 19.2 7.3 7.6 8.0 7.4
West ................................... 17.7 18.6 18.9 16.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.4
Location of residence 3,9
Within MSA .............................. 19.1 19.6 20.8 18.3 6.4 6.6 7.5 6.6
Outside MSA ............................. 21.5 22.5 25.5 22.2 7.8 7.8 9.8 8.8
See footnotes at end of table.
260 Trend Tables Health, United States, 2014