2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.111a

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Table 1.111a
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, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		120.0	3.8	136.0	5.0
Age	18-44	74.9	2.6	94.3	3.8
	45-64	147.7	5.1	161.1	6.6
	65 and over	211.2	6.8	221.4	7.5
Age	65-69	187.3	7.1	211.3	9.1
	70-74	201.5	7.0	216.5	8.9
	75-79	220.5	7.9	235.0	8.4
	80-84	248.9	10.0	240.8	8.9
	85 and over	230.0	11.0	218.2	8.9
Gender	Male	70.6	2.5	80.4	3.2
Gender	Female	164.9	5.1	187.0	6.7
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	290.3	40.8	414.1	98.2
	$25,000-$34,999	167.3	9.1	191.6	10.7
	$35,000-$44,999	127.8	5.6	143.6	6.1
	$45,000 or more	86.6	4.0	97.6	4.1
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	132.2	8.2	155.1	10.3
	Metropolitan-small	98.7	6.7	105.6	7.7
	Micropolitan	119.4	7.2	125.8	9.3
	Noncore	125.9	8.0	140.6	9.7
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	152.3	13.6	190.4	21.0
	Midwest	123.1	7.5	131.6	7.3
	South	128.0	5.3	136.7	5.5
	West	76.1	3.9	92.7	5.6

^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.