%0 Journal Article %T Quickstats: percentage of adults aged ≥18 years with two or more visits to an emergency department in the previous 12 months, by home ownership and age group - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2015 %J MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report %D 2016 %V 65 %N 27 %P 700-700 %X

In 2015, the percentage of adults that visited an emergency department two or more times in the previous 12 months was higher among renters (9.5%) than among homeowners (5.4%). A higher percentage of homeowners aged ≥65 years (7.3%) visited the emergency department two or more times during the previous 12 months compared with homeowners aged 40–64 years (4.3%). Compared with renters aged 18–39 years (8.3%), the percentage of renters who visited the emergency department two or more times in the previous 12 months was higher among renters aged 40–64 years (10.8%) and ≥65 years (12.0%). Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2015 data. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.

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%G en %I U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention %@ 0149-2195 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6527a5