Table 1 Summary of sociodemographic variables and ED visits in the past 12 months among adults in the national sample of the NSDUH
Sample Characteristic | Training Dataset: 2017 | Validation Dataset: 2018 | Additional Validation Dataset: 2015 | Additional Validation Dataset: 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | Weighted % | Count | Weighted % | Count | Weighted % | Count | Weighted % | |
AGE GROUP | ||||||||
18–20 | 4992 | 5.2 | 5125 | 5.2 | 5306 | 5.4 | 4912 | 5.2 |
21–25 | 8848 | 8.7 | 8512 | 8.5 | 9247 | 9.0 | 8748 | 9.0 |
25–29 | 3989 | 7.3 | 3868 | 7.1 | 4081 | 7.1 | 3948 | 7.2 |
30–34 | 4797 | 8.7 | 4926 | 9.0 | 5003 | 8.7 | 4803 | 8.7 |
35–49 | 11,214 | 24.7 | 11,688 | 24.6 | 11,169 | 24.9 | 11,361 | 24.8 |
50–64 | 4997 | 25.3 | 4938 | 25.0 | 5157 | 25.7 | 5241 | 25.5 |
65 or Older | 3717 | 20.2 | 3969 | 20.7 | 3598 | 19.2 | 3612 | 19.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||
Male | 19,987 | 48.3 | 20,169 | 48.3 | 19,828 | 48.2 | 19,853 | 48.2 |
Female | 22,567 | 51.7 | 22,857 | 51.7 | 23,733 | 51.8 | 22,772 | 51.8 |
RACE/ETHNICITY | ||||||||
Non-Hispanic White | 25,870 | 63.8 | 25,834 | 63.4 | 26,025 | 64.7 | 25,969 | 64.4 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 5230 | 11.9 | 5400 | 11.9 | 5502 | 11.8 | 5474 | 11.8 |
Non-Hispanic Other | 4286 | 8.2 | 4327 | 8.4 | 4386 | 7.9 | 4110 | 8.1 |
Hispanic | 7168 | 16.1 | 7465 | 16.3 | 7648 | 15.6 | 7072 | 15.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||
Completed 6th grade or less | 632 | 2.0 | 678 | 2.3 | 798 | 2.4 | 735 | 2.5 |
Completed 7th – 9th grades | 1228 | 3.2 | 1219 | 3.1 | 1521 | 3.9 | 1216 | 3.3 |
Completed 10th – 12th grades | 3535 | 7.0 | 3540 | 6.9 | 3980 | 7.8 | 3538 | 7.0 |
Completed High School or Higher | 37,159 | 87.7 | 37,589 | 87.7 | 37,262 | 85.9 | 37,136 | 87.1 |
FAMILY INCOME | ||||||||
< $20,000 | 8370 | 16.1 | 8118 | 15.7 | 9703 | 17.9 | 8939 | 17.0 |
$20,000–$49,999 | 13,321 | 29.5 | 13,139 | 29.4 | 14,015 | 30.0 | 13,493 | 30.0 |
$50,000–$74,999 | 6704 | 15.9 | 6672 | 15.5 | 6770 | 16.6 | 6543 | 15.9 |
≥ $75,000 | 14,159 | 38.5 | 15,097 | 39.3 | 13,073 | 35.5 | 13,650 | 37.1 |
MARITAL STATUS | ||||||||
Married | 17,653 | 51.9 | 17,929 | 51.6 | 18,046 | 52.7 | 17,471 | 51.7 |
Never Married | 19,235 | 28.9 | 19,286 | 28.9 | 19,053 | 27.1 | 19,112 | 28.5 |
Divorced, Separated, or Widowed | 5666 | 19.2 | 5811 | 19.5 | 6462 | 20.2 | 6042 | 19.8 |
INSURANCE STATUS | ||||||||
Covered by Health Insurance | 37,790 | 90.5 | 38,097 | 90.1 | 38,104 | 89.4 | 37,755 | 90.5 |
Not Covered | 4764 | 9.5 | 4929 | 9.9 | 5457 | 10.6 | 4870 | 9.5 |
EMERGENCY DEPT. VISITS* | ||||||||
< 3 Visits | 39,707 | 94.0 | 40,185 | 94.2 | 40,600 | 94.2 | 39,726 | 94.1 |
3+ Visits | 2013 | 4.2 | 1942 | 4.0 | 2127 | 4.0 | 2006 | 4.0 |
Missing data | 834 | 1.8 | 899 | 1.8 | 834 | 1.8 | 893 | 1.9 |