Table 3. Hospital inpatient servicesa—Median and mean expenses per person with expense and distribution of expenses by source of payment: United States, 2000 Expense per person Percent distribution of total expenses by source with an expense of payment Percent Total Population Population with expenses Out of Private characteristic (in thousands) expense Median Mean (in millions) pocket insuranceb Medicare Medicaid Otherc Total 278,406 7.6 $5,195 $10,917 $230,229 2.2 40.7 35.9 9.8 11.4 Age in years Under 65 243,624 5.9 4,372 9,437 136,609 2.9 59.4 8.6 15.7 13.4 Under 6 24,126 5.2 3,367 7,517 9,494 *3.7 62.9 *0.1 *26.0 *7.3 6-17 48,405 2.0 — — — — — — — — 18-44 109,021 6.8 4,128 7,080 52,452 4.0 55.0 *7.6 20.4 13.0 45-64 62,072 7.8 6,491 14,175 68,577 1.8 62.6 11.2 9.0 *15.4 65 and over 34,782 19.0 9,160 14,157 93,620 1.2 13.3 75.7 1.3 8.5 Sex Male 135,882 5.9 6,695 14,676 116,831 1.9 40.9 33.8 9.3 14.1 Female 142,524 9.2 4,556 8,638 113,398 2.5 40.5 38.0 10.4 8.6 Race/ethnicity White and other 209,401 7.9 5,249 10,928 181,305 2.1 41.3 37.7 7.9 11.0 Black 35,049 7.7 5,339 12,386 33,238 *1.7 36.4 29.8 16.4 15.7 Hispanic 33,955 5.3 4,320 8,644 15,686 4.5 42.6 27.4 18.4 7.1 Health insurance statusd Under age 65: Any private 182,658 5.4 4,925 9,675 94,781 2.7 85.7 2.9 *2.6 *6.1 Public only 28,622 12.4 3,761 8,729 31,068 *1.6 *0.0 28.8 61.1 8.4 Uninsured 32,344 3.5 3,426 *9,603 *10,760 *8.0 *0.0 *0.0 *0.0 92.0 Age 65 and over: Medicare only 11,515 17.4 7,263 12,962 25,926 *1.8 *0.0 85.2 *0.0 13.0 Medicare and private 19,570 18.8 10,370 15,018 55,122 1.1 22.7 70.7 *0.0 *5.5 Medicare and other public 3,568 25.9 — — — — — — — — Poverty statuse Poor 32,053 11.3 4,377 10,956 39,565 2.4 *12.9 34.8 34.5 15.4 Near-poor 12,196 9.8 4,370 8,631 10,311 *1.9 9.2 54.7 *23.1 *11.1 Low income 37,059 10.1 4,590 9,820 36,720 2.7 28.2 50.1 9.3 *9.7 Middle income 90,343 7.2 5,630 10,821 70,036 2.2 48.4 34.4 3.4 11.6 High income 106,754 5.7 6,477 12,120 73,597 1.9 58.9 28.1 *1.2 *10.0 Expense per person Percent distribution of total expenses by source with an expense of payment Percent Total Population Population with expenses Out of Private characteristic (in thousands) expense Median Mean (in millions) pocket insuranceb Medicare Medicaid Otherc Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) MSA 226,861 7.2 $5,349 $11,234 $184,037 2.2 39.7 35.4 10.5 12.3 Non-MSA 51,545 9.1 4,678 9,814 46,192 2.4 44.5 37.6 7.4 8.0 Census region Northeast 52,636 7.3 5,430 11,147 42,993 2.4 39.9 38.8 12.5 *6.4 Midwest 64,536 8.1 5,548 11,757 61,606 1.3 35.3 37.3 *11.0 *15.1 South 97,373 8.3 5,039 11,000 88,487 2.5 41.1 36.2 8.0 12.2 West 63,861 6.2 4,680 9,407 37,143 2.6 49.7 29.1 9.4 9.3 Perceived health status Excellent 87,890 3.7 4,185 6,667 21,726 6.4 59.3 17.3 9.8 *7.3 Very good 93,499 5.3 4,680 7,818 38,559 3.3 55.0 26.2 8.8 *6.7 Good 67,922 8.2 4,561 9,554 53,393 1.8 51.3 25.9 9.2 11.8 Fair 20,666 20.2 6,158 14,239 59,554 1.3 30.2 51.1 *9.4 *8.1 Poor 7,720 36.4 8,876 18,067 50,724 1.1 23.7 43.5 12.4 *19.4 aRoom and board and all hospital diagnostic and laboratory expenses associated with the basic facility charge, payments for separately billed physician inpatient services, and emergency room expenses incurred immediately prior to inpatient stays are included. Expenses for newborns who left the hospital on the same day as the mother are included in the mother’s record. bPrivate insurance includes TRICARE (Armed-Forces-related coverage). cOther includes payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs (except TRICARE); other Federal sources (Indian Health Service, military treatment facilities, and other care provided by the Federal Government); various State and local sources (community and neighborhood clinics, State and local health departments, and State programs other than Medicaid); Workers’ Compensation; various unclassified sources (e.g., automobile, homeowner’s, or other liability insurance, and other miscellaneous or unknown sources); Medicaid payments reported for persons who were not reported as enrolled in the Medicaid program at any time during the year; and private insurance payments reported for persons without any reported private health insurance coverage during the year. dUninsured refers to persons uninsured during the entire year. Public and private health insurance categories refer to individuals with public or private insurance at any time during the period; individuals with both public and private insurance and those with TRICARE (Armed-Forces-related coverage) are classified as having private insurance. ePoor—persons in families with income less than 100 percent of the poverty line, including those whose losses exceeded their earnings, resulting in negative income; near-poor—persons in families with income from 100 percent to less than 125 percent of the poverty line; low income—persons in families with income from 125 percent to less than 200 percent of the poverty line; middle income—persons in families with income from 200 percent to less than 400 percent of the poverty line; high income—persons in families with income at or over 400 percent of the poverty line. —Less than 100 sample cases. *Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30 percent. Note: Restricted to civilian noninstitutionalized population. Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding. Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000.