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Table 118A
Asthma admissions (excluding patients with cystic fibrosis or anomalies of the respiratory system, obstetric admissions, and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 18 and over, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2004
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
White Black API
Ratea SE Ratea SE Ratea SE Ratea SE Ratea SE
Total   121.2 2.7 91.1 1.7 304.1 16.6 82.3 7.4 177.9 16.0
Age 18-44 75.9 2.0 58.5 1.2 195.1 10.9 20.3 3.0 60.0 5.6
45-64 149.4 3.7 106.9 2.2 419.5 23.3 62.1 7.1 202.7 20.5
65 and over 212.0 4.9 169.2 3.9 428.8 26.6 287.5 25.5 454.1 41.2
Age 65-69 187.6 4.7 144.2 3.9 425.3 26.5 143.7 18.8 337.3 31.2
70-74 204.5 5.7 152.8 4.1 472.1 34.6 289.4 29.1 456.9 47.0
75-79 220.4 5.7 176.0 4.9 425.2 29.6 342.4 39.0 571.1 53.1
80-84 244.7 6.8 201.3 5.8 456.9 39.0 513.5 59.0 596.8 62.2
85 and over 235.3 7.6 206.5 6.8 345.5 32.4 424.4 53.9 485.8 54.6
Gender Male 71.3 1.9 50.2 1.1 203.9 12.7 72.6 6.8 104.3 9.7
Female 166.5 3.6 128.4 2.4 396.1 20.8 89.9 8.7 240.7 21.8
Median income of patient's ZIP Code Less than $25,000 296.5 37.2 147.3 13.3 393.8 39.5 95.3 22.9 * *
$25,000-$34,999 181.6 7.1 130.3 4.5 365.2 25.9 117.1 16.3 199.7 20.8
$35,000-$44,999 119.0 3.6 97.3 3.0 269.2 17.9 99.2 13.2 149.8 13.2
$45,000 or more 88.2 2.7 76.0 2.3 234.4 15.8 71.1 8.3 134.9 11.0
Location of patient residence Metropolitan-large 138.0 5.8 93.8 3.5 339.1 26.1 72.4 6.9 206.3 22.7
Metropolitan-small 95.6 5.3 80.7 4.4 226.9 20.1 93.0 23.6 106.6 13.8
Micropolitan 111.7 5.4 98.6 4.9 232.2 25.7 * * 140.7 26.6
Noncore 123.1 6.0 107.8 4.9 324.4 39.2 * * 117.1 24.5
Region of inpatient treatment Northeast 153.0 9.3 97.1 4.2 365.6 44.7 77.7 13.9 474.4 86.5
Midwest 118.1 6.4 88.0 3.4 434.1 67.3 40.2 8.9 67.8 14.4
South 128.2 3.5 102.9 3.0 242.1 13.1 64.0 11.5 142.6 18.3
West 85.7 3.2 68.1 2.9 302.1 32.9 96.4 11.9 111.4 10.7

a Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2004. This file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 23 States: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.

 

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