Table 1 Demographic characteristics for Medicaid violence-related hospital visits for 1999–2012.
Characteristic | All violence, N = 332,293a | Interpersonal violence, N = 327,577a | Self-inflicted violence, N = 17,271a |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Female | 187,636 (56%) | 183,586 (56%) | 10,864 (63%) |
Male | 144,657 (44%) | 143,991 (44%) | 6407 (37%) |
Age group | |||
0–24 years | 114,350 (34%) | 111,990 (34%) | 6388 (37%) |
25–44 years | 116,002 (35%) | 113,468 (35%) | 7590 (44%) |
45–64 years | 74,731 (22%) | 74,495 (23%) | 3070 (18%) |
65+ years | 27,210 (8.2%) | 27,624 (8.4%) | 223 (1.3%) |
Climate region | |||
Northeast | 63,450 (19%) | 62,771 (19%) | 2438 (14%) |
Northern Rockies and Plains | 9647 (2.9%) | 9738 (3.0%) | 216 (1.3%) |
Northwest | 8493 (2.6%) | 8869 (2.7%) | 165 (1.0%) |
Ohio Valley | 80,384 (24%) | 80,451 (25%) | 2636 (15%) |
South | 42,644 (13%) | 43,336 (13%) | 1463 (8.5%) |
Southeast | 75,062 (23%) | 69,105 (21%) | 8540 (49%) |
Southwest | 13,789 (4.1%) | 14,606 (4.5%) | 469 (2.7%) |
Upper Midwest | 29,074 (8.7%) | 28,741 (8.8%) | 1219 (7.1%) |
West | 9750 (2.9%) | 9960 (3.0%) | 125 (0.7%) |
Poverty quintilesb | |||
1 | 23,775 (7.2%) | 23,293 (7.1%) | 1333 (7.7%) |
2 | 54,506 (16%) | 53,421 (16%) | 3041 (18%) |
3 | 72,815 (22%) | 71,489 (22%) | 4129 (24%) |
4 | 82,823 (25%) | 81,679 (25%) | 4331 (25%) |
5 | 98,374 (30%) | 97,695 (30%) | 4437 (26%) |
Educational attainment quintilesb | |||
1 | 36,958 (11%) | 36,430 (11%) | 1976 (11%) |
2 | 58,888 (18%) | 57,533 (18%) | 3711 (21%) |
3 | 73,235 (22%) | 71,992 (22%) | 4035 (23%) |
4 | 80,566 (24%) | 79,826 (24%) | 3858 (22%) |
5 | 82,646 (25%) | 81,796 (25%) | 3691 (21%) |
Non-white quintilesb | |||
1 | 17,386 (5.2%) | 17,106 (5.2%) | 881 (5.1%) |
2 | 38,015 (11%) | 37,213 (11%) | 2164 (13%) |
3 | 63,335 (19%) | 61,754 (19%) | 4067 (24%) |
4 | 86,804 (26%) | 85,183 (26%) | 5161 (30%) |
5 | 126,753 (38%) | 126,321 (39%) | 4998 (29%) |
