Table 4 Demographic and community characteristics of total sample and by discharge type
Total (270,325) | ACS Condition (34,195) | Non-ACS Condition (236,130) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | P-value* | |
County served by a Free Clinic | 76.9 | 75.8 | 77.0 | Reference |
No Free Clinic | 23.1 | 24.2 | 23.0 | < 0.001 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 47.3 | 47.5 | 47.2 | Reference |
Male | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.8 | 0.325 |
Age | ||||
18 to 29 | 24.7 | 16.3 | 26.0 | Reference |
30 to 39 | 21.8 | 17.7 | 22.4 | < 0.001 |
40 to 49 | 26.9 | 30.1 | 26.5 | < 0.001 |
50 to 64 | 25.0 | 33.5 | 23.7 | < 0.001 |
> 65 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | < 0.001 |
Race | ||||
White | 33.6 | 27.7 | 34.5 | Reference |
Black | 17.6 | 23.6 | 16.7 | < 0.001 |
Asian | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | < 0.001 |
Native American | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.788 |
Other | 7.9 | 4.0 | 8.5 | < 0.001 |
Missing | 38.7 | 43.3 | 38.0 | < 0.001 |
FQHC(s) in County | 52.2 | 49.8 | 52.5 | Reference |
No FQHCs | 47.9 | 50.2 | 47.5 | < 0.001 |
Mean | Mean | Mean | ||
Beds per 1000 pop | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | < 0.001 |
MDs per 10,000 pop | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | < 0.001 |
Percent Minority | 33.2 | 33.8 | 33.1 | < 0.001 |
Percent Living in Poverty | 14.8 | 15.1 | 14.8 | < 0.001 |
Percent w/o Insurance | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.7 | < 0.001 |