National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 70a: Race/Ethnicity - Immunization-preventable influenza admissions (excluding transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 65 years and older, by race/ethnicity, 2001

			Non-Hispanic
	Total		White		Black		API		Hispanic (of any race)
Population group	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE

Total	13.883	0.726	14.058	0.812	12.787	1.794	13.825	3.808	12.309	2.485

Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly
65-69	9.405	0.817	9.406	0.947	11.405	2.778	*	*	8.149	2.223
70-74	10.075	0.820	10.444	0.930	*	*	*	*	9.652	2.792
75-79	14.336	1.078	14.782	1.212	13.305	3.695	*	*	*	*
80-84	17.469	1.534	18.116	1.680	*	*	*	*	*	*
85 and over	27.250	2.251	26.382	2.321	24.234	6.653	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	13.956	0.883	14.187	0.955	11.767	2.606	*	*	12.046	2.889
Female	13.897	0.860	14.032	0.973	13.158	2.248	*	*	12.593	3.042

Median income of patient ZIP Code
Less than $25,000	16.423	3.884	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
$25,000-$34,999	20.614	1.679	21.389	1.859	19.980	3.638	*	*	*	*
$35,000-$44,999	12.549	1.161	12.952	1.296	*	*	*	*	*	*
$45,000 or more	10.520	0.810	10.165	0.852	10.602	3.121	15.823	4.528	10.095	2.618

Residence location
Metropolitan	10.455	0.647	10.387	0.709	8.088	1.571	*	*	12.106	2.630
Micropolitan	20.480	3.020	21.353	3.247	*	*	*	*	*	*
Non-Core	35.512	4.393	33.998	4.554	73.099	16.667	*	*	*	*

Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast	9.385	1.534	9.712	1.701	*	*	*	*	*	*
Midwest	15.390	1.349	15.967	1.426	*	*	*	*	*	*
South	16.693	1.391	16.988	1.632	17.629	2.731	*	*	*	*
West	11.579	1.357	10.861	1.442	*	*	*	*	13.798	3.246

^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.

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

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

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

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2001. This file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 22 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.