National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 74a: Race/Ethnicity - Deaths per 1000 admissions with pneumonia as principal diagnosis, age 18 and older (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers to another hospital), 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	85.330	0.526	85.24	0.59357	85.562	1.49262	96.655	3.96602	79.661	2.15

Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44	39.779	1.595	40.805	2.034	37.140	3.146	*	*	41.688	5.186
45-64	61.760	1.172	62.513	1.386	57.313	2.734	82.037	9.707	58.590	4.458
65 and over	98.916	0.632	99.436	0.694	96.835	2.161	110.003	4.580	86.567	2.786

Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly
65-69	74.809	1.863	74.037	2.112	74.007	5.237	93.507	13.583	77.198	7.434
70-74	74.780	1.590	74.801	1.765	74.009	5.151	71.166	11.411	70.088	6.562
75-79	87.000	1.412	86.980	1.549	94.444	4.846	92.312	9.915	70.861	6.198
80-84	98.309	1.376	99.138	1.494	92.113	5.073	115.523	9.866	82.072	6.452
85 and over	127.797	1.128	127.710	1.225	130.553	4.133	145.821	8.412	115.116	5.163

Gender
Male	88.545	0.760	88.098	0.860	89.288	2.164	104.247	5.396	83.331	3.065
Female	82.478	0.728	82.042	0.820	85.739	2.061	88.029	5.848	77.828	3.0168

Median income of patient ZIP Code
Less than $25,000	85.854	1.874	88.151	2.543	80.988	3.306	123.910	21.257	84.529	5.776
$25,000-$34,999	85.577	0.982	84.930	1.113	90.278	2.577	81.730	12.918	79.883	4.046
$35,000-$44,999	84.877	1.070	84.355	1.200	85.251	3.110	96.730	9.078	85.520	4.432
$45,000 or more	85.320	0.838	85.590	0.921	83.074	3.11	97.329	4.809	73.470	3.666

Residence location
Metropolitan	85.042	0.603	85.318	0.696	84.355	1.611	91.688	4.166	79.245	2.253
Micropolitan	87.622	1.494	86.417	1.590	90.728	5.752	149.955	12.979	84.878	9.246
Non-Core	84.769	1.540	83.587	1.629	94.818	5.487	*	*	82.267	11.400

Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast	90.507	1.213	89.201	1.336	94.226	3.770	133.164	12.500	90.720	5.752
Midwest	80.449	1.053	80.894	1.137	76.584	2.980	*	*	86.949	14.257
South	84.832	0.843	84.470	0.960	88.161	2.131	68.081	13.217	78.506	3.570
West	87.204	1.256	89.154	1.536	80.623	4.671	97.129	4.496	76.799	3.119

Expected payment source
Private insurance	92.162	1.246	91.722	1.412	90.458	3.376	117.554	9.057	92.856	5.569
Medicare	82.323	0.628	82.380	0.690	83.433	2.011	94.488	5.122	71.432	2.905
Medicaid	87.194	1.934	90.904	2.728	80.804	3.685	85.088	9.566	85.557	4.903
Other insurance	104.439	4.223	109.144	5.212	95.473	9.884	*	*	99.047	12.058
Uninsured/self pay/no charge	98.749	2.889	101.256	3.841	96.911	5.767	*	*	89.580	7.640

^a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and APR-DRG risk of mortality score. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender and APR-DRG risk of mortality score; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age and APR-DRG risk of mortality score.

^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.