2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.110a

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Table 1.110a
Pediatric asthma admissions (excluding patients with cystic fibrosis or anomalies of the respiratory system and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, ages 2-17, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		155.5	12.4	178.1	13.1
Age	2-4	357.4	28.5	380.5	26.6
	5-9	171.6	13.8	195.5	15.0
	10-14	86.3	7.6	109.1	9.2
	15-17	53.5	4.3	72.8	5.6
Gender	Male	184.9	14.9	212.9	15.9
Gender	Female	124.8	9.8	141.6	10.4
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	389.7	84.8	504.8	119.8
	$25,000-$34,999	224.8	25.2	250.8	24.7
	$35,000-$44,999	149.8	11.9	173.7	12.9
	$45,000 or more	109.6	9.2	128.9	9.3
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	169.5	21.1	215.3	23.8
	Metropolitan-small	133.6	17.5	130.3	13.9
	Micropolitan	152.3	16.9	131.9	11.6
	Noncore	144.4	12.7	152.2	13.7
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	239.0	44.3	290.2	49.1
	Midwest	121.0	19.1	157.4	29.2
	South	157.8	19.0	178.9	17.9
	West	123.9	22.0	114.0	15.0

^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.

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