2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 116

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Table 116
Emergency and outpatient department visits where antibiotics were prescribed for a diagnosis of common cold per 10,000 population,^a by race, United States, 2004-2005

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		137	20	138	21	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	0-17	227	37	214	39	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18-44	110	26	124	30	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45-64	106	24	114	27	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	96	34	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	130	24	133	27	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	144	26	143	27	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location	MSA	129	22	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
Residence location	Non-MSA	180	53	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, 2004 and July 1, 2005 set of State population estimates and reflect Census 2000 data.

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

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; DNA: data not analyzed; 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.