Table 6

Differences in number of ED visits or total outpatient visits with respect to insurance type*

Insurance type (patients may have more than one type)ED visitsTotal outpatient visits
Private insuranceNSNS
Medicare or MedicaidNSNS
Self-pay (all but two of the self-pay did not have another type of insurance)p value 0.03p value <0.001
Self-pay 1.0±2.9 (0)Self-pay 1.3±3.2 (0)
Not self-pay 1.6±3.5 (1)Not self-pay 4.0±6.5 (1)
Other (other includes just other or other in combination with Medicare and/or Medicaid)NSp value 0.01
Other 8.1±9.2 (6)
Not other 3.2±5.8 (1)
  • * Survey questions 12 and 14.

  • Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon test used to compare number of visits between patients with and without the insurance type.

  • ED, emergency department.