Table 2 Distribution of key Geographic, Racial and Health Insurance Coverage Variables in the NAMCS data set 2005
From: Estimate of the direct and indirect annual cost of bacterial conjunctivitis in the United States
VARIABLE OF INTEREST | NUMBER (N = 4,016,544) | PERCENTAGE (%) |
|---|---|---|
Geographic Location | Â | Â |
South | 1,250,438 | 31.13% |
Midwest | 1,129,668 | 28.13% |
West | 912,634 | 22.72% |
Northeast | 723,804 | 18.02% |
Racial Distribution | Â | Â |
White | 3,391,138 | 84.43% |
Asian | 384,943 | 9.58% |
Black | 188,948 | 4.70% |
Other | 51,515 | 1.29% |
Insurance Coverage | Â | Â |
Private insurance | 2,484,655 | 61.86% |
Medicaid/SCHIP* | 718,271 | 17.88% |
Medicare | 451,384 | 11.24% |
Other | 362,234 | 9.02% |