Demographic information on study participants
| Patient characteristics 328 patients in dataset, 292 (89%) consented | Frequency (%) or mean±SD | ED summary characteristics (based on Jan–June 2010, for demographic comparison of study population with ED population as a whole) |
| Age, years | ||
| 1–18–30 | 86 (30%) | 30% |
| 3–31–40 | 54 (19%) | 17% |
| 4–41–50 | 53 (18%) | 16% |
| 5–51–65 | 47 (16%) | 19% |
| 6–65 and older | 49 (17%) | 17% |
| Female | 156 (53%) | 56% |
| Race | ||
| African-American | 76 (26%) | 36% |
| Caucasian | 200 (69%) | 58% |
| Asian | 1 (0.3%) | <1% |
| Hispanic | 9 (3%) | 4% |
| Other | 5 (2%) | 2% |
| Employed | ||
| Full time | 85 (29%) | |
| Part time | 39 (13%) | |
| None | 168 (58%) | |
| Employer offers health insurance | 81/124 (65%) | |
| Receive employers insurance | 53/81 (65%) | |
| Self pay for insurance offered through employment | 41/53 (77%) | |
| Have regular doctor (PCP) | 214 (73%) | |
| Own a cellular telephone | 223 (76%) | |
| Housing | ||
| Own a home | 118 (41%) | |
| Rent a home | 48 (17%) | |
| Rent apartment | 77 (27%) | |
| Other | 25 (9%) | |
| No response | 24 (6%) | |
| Education | ||
| No high school | 5 (1.7%) | |
| Some high school | 55 (19%) | |
| Graduated high school | 171 (59%) | |
| Graduated college | 48 (17%) | |
| Advanced degree | 8 (3%) | |
| No response | 5 (<1%) | |
| Income, US$ | ||
| 0–<40K | 196 (71%) | |
| 4–40K–60K | 31 (11%) | |
| 6–60K–80K | 19 (7%) | |
| 8–80K–100K | 9 (3%) | |
| 1–>100K | 21 (8%) | |
| No response | 16 (6%) | |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 127 (44%) | 49% |
| Medicare and/or medicaid | 131 (45%) | 37% |
| Self-pay | 47 (16%) | 13% |
| Other | 21 (7%) | 1% |
ED, emergency department; PCP, primary care physician.