Table 1 Demographic and hospital characteristics of inpatient drug-detoxification hospitalizations for patients aged≥12 years: 2003–2011 Nationwide Inpatient Samples

Mean of age, years

38.29–39.29

35.91–38.57

38.17–41.71

Age group, years

 12–17

(0.45–1.18)

(0.57–2.48)

(0.17–1.63)

 18–25

(12.82–15.17)

(11.16–19.72)

(11.65–18.83)

 26–34

(21.54–23.54)

(22.90–27.05)

(19.46–27.01)

 35–49

(43.45–46.58)

(42.32–51.20)

(33.03–41.13)

 50–64

(15.21–17.32)

(9.21–12.92)

(18.38–26.50)

 65+

(1.36–1.76)

(0.83–1.99)

(1.71–3.37)

Sex

 Male

(63.97–66.55)

(60.03–65.92)

(61.52–67.98)

 Female

(33.34–35.89)

(33.85–39.62)

(31.96–38.38)

Race/Ethnicity

 White, non-Hispanic

(41.18–48.41)

(34.68–54.90)

(42.42–65.13)

 Black, non-Hispanic

(17.78–24.05)

(9.80–21.14)

(17.69–39.36)

 Hispanic

(7.69–12.00)

(5.10–12.74)

(5.03–11.33)

 Asian/Pacific-Islander/Native-American

(0.52–0.87)

(0.21–0.55)

(0.47–2.10)

 Other races, non-Hispanic

(2.80–5.27)

(1.59–11.11)

(1.81–8.09)

 Unknown^a

(13.46-20.72)

(12.83–38.47)

(1.72–10.77)

Household income

 Lowest quartile

(33.55–39.36)

(25.96–41.43)

(26.23–41.67)

 2nd quartile

(19.46–22.11)

(21.17–29.23)

(17.64–25.00)

 3rd quartile

(17.28–20.26)

(16.26–24.96)

(17.47–24.13)

 Highest quartile

(15.96–19.49)

(13.29–21.82)

(15.16–24.47)

Primary expected payer

 Medicare

(11.10–12.74)

(8.45–14.67)

(10.85–17.92)

 Medicaid

(36.03–43.87)

(19.99–39.28)

(30.77–50.76)

 Private

(20.44–25.18)

(21.43–37.64)

(15.95–28.91)

 Self-pay

(15.78–21.62)

(11.64–31.22)

(10.19–28.85)

 Other payers

(5.48–8.32)

(6.34–20.02)

(3.48–10.30)

Hospital region

 Northeast

(38.66–49.51)

(26.61–58.53)

(23.99–51.78)

 Midwest

(16.44–25.12)

(11.21–35.08)

(8.62–34.25)

 South

(21.12–29.38)

(14.38–34.35)

(20.13–45.64)

 West

(8.60–12.81)

(8.65–23.92)

(7.25–23.90)

Hospital location

 Rural

(5.36–9.07)

(4.90–22.17)

(2.70–9.27)

 Urban

(90.80–94.52)

(77.83–95.10)

(90.61–97.22)

Detoxification procedure array

 Primary procedure

(95.74–97.10)

(94.85–97.73)

(94.65–98.14)

 Secondary procedure

(2.90–4.26)

(2.27–5.15)

(1.86–5.35)

Detoxification and treatment

 Drug detoxification-only

(84.58–89.85)

(68.08–88.01)

(79.32–93.88)

 Drug detoxification plus rehabilitation

(10.15–15.42)

(11.99–31.92)

(6.12–20.68)

Discharge status^b

 Routine discharge

(75.23–78.00)

(76.04–81.80)

(69.62–79.72)

 Transfer to further treatment

(8.41–10.57)

(4.92–9.30)

(8.91–17.44)

 Discharges against medical advice (DAMA)

(12.69–14.72)

(11.29–16.33)

(10.00–15.05)