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Study Population by Patient Demographic Characteristics, All VHA Users in 2004 |
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| N (%) |
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| All Users |
Users with SR race/ethnicity |
Users with SR and OR race/ethnicity |
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| Total |
4,814,175 |
1,890,649 |
988,277 |
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| Age |
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| < 55 |
1,321,901 (27.46) |
517,268 (27.36) |
251,083 (25.41) |
| 55 – 64 |
1,164,843 (24.20) |
493,638 (26.11) |
258,052 (26.11) |
| 65 – 74 |
1,067,405 (22.17) |
409,489 (21.66) |
219,427 (22.20) |
| 75 – 84 |
1,061,298 (22.05) |
396,189 (20.96) |
216,433 (21.90) |
| 85 and over |
198,728 (4.13) |
74,065 (3.92) |
43,282 (4.38) |
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| Sex |
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| Male |
4,425,937 (91.94) |
1,785,358 (94.43) |
938,471 (94.96) |
| Female |
388,233 (8.06) |
105,291 (5.57) |
49,806 (5.04) |
| Unknown |
5 (0.00) |
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| Region |
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| Northeast |
768,974 (15.97) |
300,152 (15.88) |
156,537 (15.84) |
| Midwest |
1,070,858 (22.24) |
417,123 (21.06) |
219,503 (22.21) |
| South |
1,976,662 (41.06) |
845,155 (44.70) |
443,063 (44.83) |
| West |
997,679 (20.72) |
328,217 (17.36) |
169,174 (17.12) |
| Unknown |
2 (0.00) |
2 (0.00) |
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| Race, New Standards§ |
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| White |
1,497,743 (31.11) |
1,497,743 (79.22) |
769,661 (77.88) |
| Black or African American |
314,564 (6.53) |
314,564 (16.64) |
180,007 (18.21) |
| AIAN |
7,986 (0.17) |
7,986 (0.42) |
3,737 (0.38) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
31,310 (0.65) |
31,310 (1.66) |
14,262 (1.44) |
| Multiracial |
13,135 (0.27) |
13,135 (0.69) |
7,347 (0.74) |
| By OB and PROXY |
1,314 (0.03) |
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| Inconsistent |
5,203 (0.11) |
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| Missing or Unknown |
2,942,920 (61.13) |
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| Ethnicity, New Standards |
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| Hispanic |
100,727 (2.09) |
100,727 (5.33) |
57,085 (5.78) |
| Non-Hispanic |
1,743,996 (36.23) |
1,577,729 (83.45) |
815,150 (82.48) |
| Unknown |
2,969,452 (61.68) |
212,193 (11.22) |
116,042 (11.74) |
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* SR indicates self-reported; OR, observer-recorded; AIAN, American Indian or Alaska Native; OB, observation; PROXY, proxy report. §The percentages in the last two columns do not add up to 100% due to those who identified themselves as Hispanic but did not report a valid race value. | |||
Sohn et al. Population Health Metrics 2006 4:7 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-4-7 |
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