National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006: Table 109

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Table 109
Emergency and outpatient department visits where antibiotics were prescribed for a diagnosis of common cold per 10,000 population,^a by race, United States, 2003-2004

				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		142.4	20.1	145.3	23.1	129.5	35.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	0-17	238.9	38.3	238.6	38.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18-44	143.7	33.9	150.9	40.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45-64	75.2	18.6	82.8	22.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	161.4	27.4	167.1	31.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	122.5	18.5	122.7	21.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location	MSA	138.4	23.0	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
Residence location	Non-MSA	163.1	37.2	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA

^a Estimates of the civilian noninstitutionalized population used in calculating visit rates by age, sex, race, and geographic region are from special tabulations developed by the Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, using the July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2004 set of State population estimates and reflect Census 2000 data.

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

DNA: Data are not analyzed.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

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