Demographic Characteristics of Patients Admitted to the Hospital by Rural or Urban Residence, 2008 and 2013
| 2008 | P Value | 2013 | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban (%) | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Rural (%) | |||
| Unweighted discharges (n) | 3,206,376 (52.0) | 1,206,566 (19.8) | <.001 | 2,870,054 (52.4) | 1029,410 (18.8) | <.001 |
| Weighted discharges (N) | 15,795,128 (53.1) | 5,916,858 (19.9) | <.001 | 14,350,107 (52.4) | 5,146,547 (18.8) | <.001 |
| Age (years) | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| 0 to 17 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 18 to 35 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 7.9 | ||
| 36 to 50 | 17.6 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 13.1 | ||
| 51 to 64 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 24.6 | 24.1 | ||
| 65 to 74 | 16.3 | 19.5 | 17.6 | 21.2 | ||
| 75+ | 27.9 | 30.1 | 26.1 | 29.0 | ||
| Sex | .674 | .505 | ||||
| Female | 46.3 | 53.9 | 52.4 | 52.4 | ||
| Male | 53.7 | 46.1 | 47.6 | 47.6 | ||
| Payer | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| Medicare | 46.3 | 54.1 | 48.3 | 56.9 | ||
| Medicaid | 12.1 | 10.9 | 15.0 | 11.6 | ||
| Private | 32.8 | 26.4 | 26.8 | 22.1 | ||
| Uninsured | 8.8 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 9.4 | ||
| Number of chronic conditions | <.626 | <.001 | ||||
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | ||
| 1 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 6.4 | ||
| 2 | 24.6 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 8.2 | ||
| 3 to 4 | 13.7 | 27.1 | 22.1 | 21.9 | ||
| 5+ | 46.1 | 46.0 | 56.4 | 59.1 | ||
| Length of stay (days) | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| 0 to 2 | 36.8 | 37.7 | 36.5 | 35.8 | ||
| 3 to 4 | 35.3 | 37.4 | 36.5 | 38.9 | ||
| 5 to 7 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 8 to 14 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 10.9 | ||
| >14 days | 5.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | ||
| Income quartile | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| 1 (lowest income) | 20.5 | 52.1 | 22.2 | 49.5 | ||
| 2 | 21.0 | 36.8 | 20.4 | 37.4 | ||
| 3 | 26.4 | 9.6 | 26.4 | 11.6 | ||
| 4 (highest income) | 32.1 | 1.5 | 31.0 | 1.5 | ||