2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.107a

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Table 1.107a
Deaths per 1,000 admissions with pneumonia as principal diagnosis (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers to another hospital), age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		69.8	0.2	76.5	0.2
Age	18-44	17.6	0.4	19.7	0.4
	45-64	37.6	0.4	41.0	0.4
	65 and over	87.3	0.3	95.6	0.3
	65-69	51.1	0.7	56.9	0.7
	70-74	62.4	0.7	66.5	0.6
	75-79	73.7	0.6	80.3	0.6
	80-84	91.8	0.7	100.0	0.6
	85 and over	119.2	0.6	131.4	0.6
Gender	Male	74.2	0.3	81.0	0.3
Gender	Female	65.5	0.3	71.9	0.3
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	65.5	1.1	70.3	1.0
	$25,000-$34,999	74.1	0.5	77.3	0.5
	$35,000-$44,999	69.8	0.4	76.3	0.4
	$45,000 or more	68.1	0.3	76.8	0.3
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	66.7	0.3	74.8	0.3
	Metropolitan-small	69.0	0.4	78.6	0.4
	Micropolitan	78.0	0.7	79.1	0.7
	Noncore	78.5	0.8	77.2	0.7
Expected payment source	Private insurance	75.9	0.8	80.8	0.8
	Medicare	68.6	0.2	75.7	0.2
	Medicaid	68.3	1.1	74.7	1.0
	Other insurance	97.5	2.1	102.6	2.0
	Uninsured/self-pay/no charge	80.9	1.9	82.6	2.2
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	78.2	0.5	82.2	0.5
	Midwest	62.5	0.5	68.4	0.5
	South	69.8	0.4	78.2	0.4
	West	69.7	0.5	76.4	0.5
Ownership/control of hospital	Private, not-for-profit	69.4	0.3	76.6	0.3
	Private, for-profit	65.0	0.6	73.0	0.6
	Public	77.6	0.6	79.8	0.6
Teaching status of hospital	Teaching	71.2	0.5	73.8	0.4
Teaching status of hospital	Non-teaching	69.4	0.3	77.5	0.3
Location of hospital	Metropolitan-large	66.7	0.3	74.9	0.3
	Metropolitan-small	68.9	0.4	78.3	0.4
	Micropolitan	79.0	0.7	79.8	0.7
	Noncore	82.7	0.9	76.2	0.9
Bed size of hospital	Less than 100	77.1	0.6	78.6	0.5
	100-299	69.2	0.3	76.8	0.3
	300-499	65.7	0.4	74.9	0.4
	500 or more	70.7	0.6	75.8	0.6

^a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and all patients refined (APR)-diagnosis related group (DRG) risk of mortality score. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender and APR-DRG risk of mortality score; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age and APR-DRG risk of mortality score.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.