Table 2 Selected Discharge Characteristics among Blacks vs. Whites
Characteristic | Total (N = 1,518,173) | Race | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Blacks (N = 948,666) | Whites (N = 569,507) | Â |
Survey Year | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   1996 | 171,253 | 95,546(10%) | 75,707 (13%) |  |
   1997 | 133,493 | 78,665 (8%) | 54,838 (10%) |  |
   1998 | 140,619 | 82,730 (9%) | 57,889 (10%) |  |
   1999 | 125,398 | 78,075 (8%) | 47,323 (8%) |  |
   2000 | 119,673 | 76,629 (8%) | 43,044 (8%) |  |
   2001 | 136,796 | 93,424 (10%) | 43,372 (8%) |  |
   2002 | 134,593 | 83,645 (9%) | 50,948 (9%) |  |
   2003 | 146,975 | 94,379 (10%) | 52,596 (9%) |  |
   2004 | 149,817 | 92,883 (10%) | 56,934 (10%) |  |
   2005 | 121,116 | 81,165 (9%) | 39,951 (7%) |  |
   2006 | 138,440 | 91,525 (9%) | 46,915 (8%) |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   18–34 | 360,605 | 224,644 (24%) | 135,961 (24%) |  |
   35–49 | 869,517 | 542,349 (57%) | 327,168 (57%) |  |
   50–64 | 258,741 | 164,579 (17%) | 94,162 (17%) |  |
   ≥ 65 | 29,310 | 17,094 (2%) | 12,216 (2%) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   Male | 1,014,194 | 562,565 (59%) | 451,629 (79%) |  |
   Female | 503,979 | 386,101 (41%) | 117,878 (21%) |  |
Insurance Status | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   Uninsured | 135,124 | 88,389 (9%) | 46,735 (8%) |  |
   Government | 994,492 | 662,787 (70%) | 331,705 (58%) |  |
   Private | 341,686 | 167,102 (18%) | 175,584 (31%) |  |
   Other insurance | 46,871 | 30,388 (3%) | 16,483 (3%) |  |
Any Opportunistic Infection (OI) | 406,661 | 255,988 (27%) | 150,673 (26%) | < 0.001 |
Preventable OI | 167,623 | 101,043 (11%) | 66,580 (12%) | < 0.001 |
Non-Preventable OI | 301,316 | 196,106 (21%) | 110,210 (19%) | < 0.001 |
Hepatitis B | 47,847 | 28,051 (3%) | 19,796 (3%) | < 0.001 |
Hepatitis C | 147,261 | 80,295 (8%) | 66,966(12%) | < 0.001 |
Substance Use | 421,591 | 285,133 (30%) | 136,458 (24%) | < 0.001 |
STIs | 79,243 | 54,123 (6%) | 25,120 (4%) | < 0.001 |