TABLE 2.
Patient and Hospital Characteristics for US Children With and Without CCCs, 2006
| Characteristics | No CCC (N = 6 157 546), Proportion (95% CI), % | 1 CCC (N = 590 617), Proportion (95% CI), % | Multiple CCCs (N = 103 236), Proportion (95% CI), % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | |||
| Age, y | |||
| 0–2 | 78.6 (77.9–79.2) | 51.1 (49.9–52.3) | )58.5 (57.0–59.9) |
| 3–5 | 2.8 (2.7–3.0) | 8.7 (8.1–9.3) | 7.8 (7.1–8.5) |
| 6–12 | 6.1 (5.8–6.4) | 18.2 (17.3–19.1) | 16.1 (15.3–17.0) |
| 13–18 | 11.5 (12.2–12.9) | 22.0 (21.3–22.7) | 17.6 (16.8–18.4) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 49.8 (49.6–49.9) | 53.4 (53.1–53.6) | 53.8 (53.3–54.4) |
| Female | 50.2 (50.1–50.4) | 46.6 (46.4–46.9) | 46.2 (45.6–46.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Latino white | 51.3 (49.7–52.9) | 50.2 (47.5–53.0) | 50.0 (46.5–53.6) |
| Non-Latino black | 14.2 (13.4–15.1) | 19.3 (17.6–21.0) | 16.6 (14.8–18.3) |
| Latino | 24.6 (22.9–26.3) | 21.4 (18.7–24.2) | 23.7 (19.8–27.5) |
| Other | 9.9 (9.1–10.7) | 9.0 (7.9–10.1) | 9.7 (8.3–11.2) |
| Payer | |||
| Private | 47.5 (46.2–48.7) | 46.2 (44.3–48.2) | 42.5 (40.1–45.0) |
| Public | 44.4 (43.3–45.5) | 45.9 (44.2–47.6) | 50.0 (47.9–52.2) |
| Self-pay | 5.1 (4.7–5.5) | 3.0 (2.5–3.4) | 2.0 (1.4–2.5) |
| Other | 3.0 (2.7–3.3) | 4.9 (3.7–6.1) | 5.5 (3.7–7.2) |
| Hospital | |||
| Location | |||
| Rural | 12.2 (11.6–12.8) | 4.1 (3.4–4.9) | 2.2 (1.2–3.3) |
| Urban | 87.8 (87.2–88.4) | 95.9 (95.1–96.6) | 97.8 (96.7–98.8) |
| Region | |||
| Northeast | 17.0 (15.8–18.3) | 17.6 (13.9–21.3) | 15.1 (10.6–19.6) |
| Midwest | 21.7 (20.4–23.0) | 22.7 (17.8–27.5) | 24.8 (18.0–31.5) |
| South | 38.0 (36.2–39.7) | 37.0 (31.8–42.2) | 34.3 (27.6–41.1) |
| West | 23.3 (21.8–24.7) | 22.7 (17.8–27.7) | 25.8 (18.9–32.7) |
| Teaching status | |||
| Nonteaching | )48.8 (47.1–50.4) | 21.8 (18.9–24.6) | 14.5 (11.0–17.9) |
| Teaching | 51.2 (49.6–52.9) | 78.2 (75.3–81.1) | 85.5 (82.1–89.0) |
| NACHRI designation | |||
| Nonchildren's | 79.2 (76.5–81.8) | 39.3 (35.2–43.3) | 27.2 (23.2–31.0) |
| Children's | 20.8 (18.2–23.4) | 60.7 (56.7–64.7) | 72.8 (69.0–76.7) |