Here are 75 statistics on demographics of patients spending one or more nights at a hospital based on data from across the United States in the CDC report "Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey, 2014."
Percentages are based on the all people in that demographic.
All people in the U.S.
One night in the hospital: 5.5 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.7 percent
Men
One night in the hospital: 4.5 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.9 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.6 percent
Women
One night in the hospital: 6.5 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.7 percent
Under 12 years old
One night in the hospital: 5.6 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.5 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.4 percent
12 years old to 17 years old
One night in the hospital: 1.6 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.2 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.1 percent
18 years old to 44 years old
One night in the hospital: 4.7 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.6 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.4 percent
45 years old to 64 years old
One night in the hospital: 5.1 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1.2 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 1.1 percent
65 years or older
One night in the hospital: 10.9 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 2.6 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 1.7 percent
White
One night in the hospital: 5.6 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.9 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.6 percent
Black or African American
One night in the hospital: 5.5 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1.4 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 1.2 percent
Hispanic or Latino
One night in the hospital: 4.8 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.9 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.6 percent
Less than high school education
One night in the hospital: 7.2 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1.7 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 1.6 percent
Bachelor's degree or higher
One night in the hospital: 5.7 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.9 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.5 percent
Family income under $35,000
One night in the hospital: 6.6 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1.4 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 1.3 percent
Family income $35,000 to $49,000
One night in the hospital: 5.2 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1.2 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.6 percent
Family income $100,000 or more
One night in the hospital: 4.6 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.6 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.3 percent
Private insurance (under 65 years old)
One night in the hospital: 4.3 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.5 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.3 percent
Medicaid (under 65 years old)
One night in the hospital: 7.6 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1.8 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 1.8 percent
Uninsured (under 65 years old)
One night in the hospital: 3.1 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.4 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.4 percent
Medicare and Medicaid (65 years or older)
One night in the hospital: 13.9 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 4.3 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 4.4 percent
Medicare only (65 years old)
One night in the hospital: 10.5 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 2.3 percent
Three nights in the hospital: .15 percent
Northeastern region
One night in the hospital: 5.5 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.9 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.6 percent
Midwestern region
One night in the hospital: 5.9 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.7 percent
Southern region
One night in the hospital: 5.5 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 1 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.8 percent
Western region
One night in the hospital: 5 percent
Two nights in the hospital: 0.8 percent
Three nights in the hospital: 0.6 percent