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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Failure of psychiatric referrals from the pediatric emergency department

 

Enhanced Referral (n = 33)

Simple Referral (n = 23)

P Value

Child Age (mean yrs (Std Dev))

10.7 (4.3)

10.3 (4.2)

.73

Race

   

Caucasian

14 (42%)

12 (52%)

 

African American

17 (52%)

10 (44%)

 

Other

2 (6%)

1 (4%)

.52

Insurance Status

   

Medicaid

18 (54%)

10 (43%)

 

Commercial

0

1 (4%)

 

HMO

13 (40%)

8 (35%)

 

Other (Self, none)

2 (6%)

4 (17%)

.45

Sex n (%)

   

Male

22 (67%)

12 (52%)

 

Female

11 (33%)

11(48%)

.41