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Table 8.1  Stroke* Hospitalization Rates,† by State, Race/Ethnicity, and Stroke Subtype—Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002

  Total Population
    Stroke Subtype

State

 Total Strokes Ischemic Hemorrhagic Ill-Defined Late Effects
Alabama 22.3 13.9 2.3 5.9 0.2
Alaska 14.7 8.2 1.9 4.3 0.3
Arizona 15.1 10.1 2.1 2.8 0.2
Arkansas 19.6 11.5 2.1 5.7 0.2
California 18.4 12.3 2.4 3.4 0.2
Colorado 13.1 8.1 1.9 2.9 0.1
Connecticut 13.4 9.9 1.7 1.7 0.1
Delaware 16.8 12.0 2.0 2.5 0.2
D.C.§ 16.3 11.1 2.0 2.9 0.2
Florida 17.3 12.3 1.9 2.9 0.2
Georgia 19.2 12.5 2.1 4.4 0.2
Hawaii 17.9 10.8 3.5 3.4 0.2
Idaho 13.3 9.5 1.7 2.0 0.1
Illinois 17.4 11.4 2.0 3.9 0.2
Indiana 17.3 11.0 1.9 4.2 0.2
Iowa 15.1 8.8 1.7 4.5 0.1
Kansas 16.5 10.7 1.8 3.8 0.2
Kentucky 19.1 11.9 2.1 4.8 0.3
Louisiana 20.8 13.2 2.2 5.2 0.3
Maine 13.4 8.5 1.6 3.1 0.1
Maryland 18.0 12.0 2.0 3.8 0.2
Massachusetts 14.5 11.2 1.8 1.3 0.2
Michigan 17.8 13.2 1.9 2.6 0.1
Minnesota 15.2 8.7 1.9 4.4 0.2
Mississippi 22.3 12.9 2.2 6.6 0.5
Missouri 17.8 11.8 2.0 3.8 0.2
Montana 14.1 8.8 1.6 3.6 0.2
Nebraska 13.6 8.8 1.5 3.3 0.1
Nevada 17.3 12.0 2.1 3.1 0.2
New Hampshire 13.3 9.7 1.6 1.8 0.2
New Jersey 16.4 11.6 1.9 2.7 0.2
New Mexico 12.5 7.2 2.1 3.0 0.2
New York 14.8 11.2 1.9 1.6 0.1
North Carolina 18.4 13.0 2.1 3.0 0.2
North Dakota 13.8 8.3 1.5 3.8 0.1
Ohio 17.9 12.1 2.0 3.6 0.2
Oklahoma 17.9 9.3 1.8 6.5 0.3
Oregon 18.6 11.7 2.3 4.5 0.2
Pennsylvania 18.0 13.2 2.0 2.6 0.2
Puerto Rico 14.2 8.2 1.6 4.3 0.1
Rhode Island 13.8 11.3 1.7 0.7 0.1
South Carolina 18.8 12.2 2.1 4.3 0.3
South Dakota 14.6 8.1 1.7 4.3 0.5
Tennessee 19.6 11.8 2.2 5.4 0.2
Texas 18.0 11.5 2.1 4.2 0.2
Virgin Islands 10.7 6.0 1.6 3.0 ‡
Utah 12.2 7.4 1.8 2.9 0.1
Vermont 12.6 8.1 1.6 2.7 0.2
Virginia 17.2 11.6 2.0 3.4 0.2
Washington 14.8 9.4 1.8 3.4 0.1
West Virginia 20.9 13.7 2.0 5.1 0.2
Wisconsin 14.9 9.7 1.8 3.2 0.2
Wyoming 13.5 8.1 1.8 3.2 0.4
United States 17.2 11.5 2.0 3.5 0.2

 

  Blacks
    Stroke Subtype

State

 Total Strokes Ischemic Hemorrhagic Ill-Defined Late Effects
Alabama 24.3 13.3 2.8 7.9 0.3
Alaska 17.3 10.5 ‡ 5.3 ‡
Arizona 19.0 11.4 2.6 4.4 0.5
Arkansas 23.4 11.5 2.7 8.8 0.4
California 26.3 16.8 3.0 6.0 0.5
Colorado 14.8 7.9 2.6 3.9 ‡
Connecticut 17.6 12.4 2.3 2.5 0.4
Delaware 20.8 13.5 2.7 4.3 0.3
D.C.§ 19.0 13.0 2.2 3.5 0.2
Florida 23.3 14.8 2.7 5.2 0.5
Georgia 21.3 12.7 2.5 5.7 0.3
Hawaii 24.0 12.5 ‡ 5.6 ‡
Idaho ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Illinois 22.7 13.6 2.7 5.9 0.4
Indiana 21.4 13.5 2.5 5.0 0.4
Iowa 19.5 8.5 2.4 8.1 ‡
Kansas 20.0 11.7 2.4 5.6 ‡
Kentucky 20.8 11.6 2.4 5.5 1.2
Louisiana 23.2 13.0 2.5 7.1 0.5
Maine 17.7 10.1 ‡ ‡ ‡
Maryland 21.8 13.1 2.4 5.8 0.4
Massachusetts 16.3 12.3 2.1 1.7 0.3
Michigan 22.7 16.7 2.8 3.0 0.3
Minnesota 18.8 11.8 2.7 3.6 0.8
Mississippi 23.7 11.7 2.6 8.7 0.7
Missouri 20.9 12.7 2.7 5.0 0.6
Montana 16.3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Nebraska 18.3 11.4 2.2 4.4 ‡
Nevada 23.2 15.4 2.3 5.1 ‡
New Hampshire 15.1 9.9 ‡ ‡ ‡
New Jersey 22.4 14.9 2.5 4.6 0.3
New Mexico 15.9 8.8 2.8 3.8 ‡
New York 18.4 13.7 2.6 1.8 0.3
North Carolina 22.1 14.6 2.6 4.4 0.4
North Dakota ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Ohio 21.5 13.6 2.6 4.9 0.3
Oklahoma 19.8 9.8 2.3 7.3 0.5
Oregon 25.5 14.6 3.4 7.2 ‡
Pennsylvania 26.3 19.5 3.2 3.0 0.6
Puerto Rico 15.5 9.0 1.5 5.0 ‡
Rhode Island 15.3 12.1 2.1 ‡ ‡
South Carolina 21.5 12.3 2.5 6.1 0.6
South Dakota ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Tennessee 22.3 12.6 2.7 6.7 0.3
Texas 22.7 13.4 2.5 6.2 0.6
Virgin Islands 11.2 6.2 1.7 3.1 ‡
Utah 18.6 12.7 ‡ 3.5 ‡
Vermont ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Virginia 21.2 13.4 2.3 5.2 0.3
Washington 18.7 10.4 2.6 5.4 ‡
West Virginia 26.0 15.7 2.8 7.1 ‡
Wisconsin 19.0 11.1 2.6 5.0 0.2
Wyoming 16.9 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
United States 21.9 13.6 2.6 5.3 0.4

 

  Hispanics
    Stroke Subtype

State

 Total Strokes Ischemic Hemorrhagic Ill-Defined Late Effects
Alabama 22.1 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Alaska ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Arizona 16.3 9.4 3.2 3.4 ‡
Arkansas 17.6 9.4 ‡ ‡ ‡
California 16.9 10.7 2.6 3.2 0.3
Colorado 15.4 8.3 3.3 3.4 ‡
Connecticut 13.1 10.1 1.3 1.5 ‡
Delaware 13.6 9.6 ‡ ‡ ‡
D.C.§ 10.7 7.1 ‡ ‡ ‡
Florida 15.7 9.7 2.2 3.5 0.3
Georgia 11.2 6.5 2.7 ‡ ‡
Hawaii 27.7 15.3 ‡ 7.3 ‡
Idaho 19.5 14.6 ‡ ‡ ‡
Illinois 15.5 9.5 2.4 3.1 0.4
Indiana 22.8 14.5 2.9 5.1 ‡
Iowa 9.2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Kansas 18.2 10.4 2.8 4.7 ‡
Kentucky 18.2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Louisiana 13.7 8.7 ‡ 3.1 ‡
Maine ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Maryland 10.6 6.1 1.7 2.8 ‡
Massachusetts 14.0 10.0 2.1 1.7 ‡
Michigan 22.1 15.5 3.0 3.3 ‡
Minnesota 19.2 11.2 ‡ ‡ ‡
Mississippi 25.3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Missouri 20.4 16.0 ‡ ‡ ‡
Montana ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Nebraska 16.7 9.3 ‡ ‡ ‡
Nevada 14.2 9.4 1.9 2.8 ‡
New Hampshire ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
New Jersey 15.3 10.2 2.0 2.9 0.2
New Mexico 13.2 7.3 2.3 3.2 0.3
New York 14.4 10.5 2.3 1.4 0.2
North Carolina 15.2 10.2 ‡ ‡ ‡
North Dakota ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Ohio 20.4 13.9 2.9 3.2 ‡
Oklahoma 19.1 9.5 3.8 5.4 ‡
Oregon 19.7 11.0 ‡ 5.3 ‡
Pennsylvania 20.1 14.0 3.3 2.2 ‡
Puerto Rico 15.4 8.8 1.7 4.8 0.1
Rhode Island 15.2 11.1 ‡ ‡ ‡
South Carolina 16.3 11.6 ‡ ‡ ‡
South Dakota ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Tennessee 10.3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Texas 16.9 10.2 2.6 3.8 0.3
Virgin Islands 11.4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Utah 11.1 6.5 ‡ ‡ ‡
Vermont ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Virginia 15.0 9.8 2.3 2.6 ‡
Washington 16.2 7.9 3.2 4.9 ‡
West Virginia ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Wisconsin 14.3 8.0 3.8 ‡ ‡
Wyoming 13.8 6.8 ‡ ‡ ‡
United States 16.0 9.8 2.3 3.6 0.3

 

  Whites
    Stroke Subtype

State

 Total Strokes Ischemic Hemorrhagic Ill-Defined Late Effects
Alabama 21.9 14.1 2.2 5.4 0.2
Alaska 14.8 8.6 1.8 4.2 0.2
Arizona 15.2 10.3 2.0 2.7 0.2
Arkansas 19.8 11.9 2.1 5.6 0.2
California 18.4 12.6 2.3 3.4 0.2
Colorado 13.3 8.3 1.9 2.9 0.1
Connecticut 13.5 10.0 1.7 1.7 0.1
Delaware 18.4 13.5 2.2 2.6 0.2
D.C.§ 10.6 7.2 1.6 1.7 ‡
Florida 17.2 12.3 1.9 2.8 0.2
Georgia 18.8 12.5 2.1 4.1 0.2
Hawaii 17.0 10.9 2.1 3.8 0.2
Idaho 13.3 9.5 1.7 2.0 0.1
Illinois 16.9 11.2 1.9 3.7 0.2
Indiana 17.1 10.9 1.9 4.2 0.2
Iowa 15.4 9.0 1.8 4.5 0.1
Kansas 16.5 10.8 1.8 3.7 0.2
Kentucky 19.4 12.2 2.1 4.8 0.3
Louisiana 21.3 13.9 2.2 4.9 0.3
Maine 13.5 8.6 1.7 3.1 0.1
Maryland 17.3 11.8 1.9 3.4 0.1
Massachusetts 14.6 11.3 1.8 1.4 0.1
Michigan 17.4 12.9 1.8 2.6 0.1
Minnesota 15.2 8.7 1.9 4.4 0.2
Mississippi 21.9 13.5 2.1 6.0 0.4
Missouri 17.9 11.9 2.0 3.8 0.2
Montana 14.4 9.0 1.6 3.6 0.2
Nebraska 13.8 8.9 1.5 3.3 0.1
Nevada 17.2 12.1 2.0 3.0 0.2
New Hampshire 13.3 9.7 1.6 1.8 0.2
New Jersey 16.0 11.4 1.8 2.6 0.2
New Mexico 12.4 7.4 2.0 2.9 0.2
New York 14.6 11.1 1.8 1.5 0.1
North Carolina 17.8 12.8 2.0 2.8 0.2
North Dakota 13.9 8.4 1.5 3.8 0.1
Ohio 17.8 12.2 1.9 3.6 0.2
Oklahoma 18.0 9.5 1.8 6.5 0.2
Oregon 18.8 11.8 2.3 4.5 0.2
Pennsylvania 18.1 13.4 1.9 2.7 0.1
Puerto Rico 14.1 8.1 1.6 4.2 0.1
Rhode Island 13.8 11.3 1.7 0.7 0.1
South Carolina 18.6 12.5 2.0 3.9 0.2
South Dakota 14.6 8.1 1.7 4.3 0.5
Tennessee 19.3 11.8 2.2 5.2 0.2
Texas 19.2 12.4 2.2 4.4 0.2
Virgin Islands 9.9 6.1 ‡ 2.4 ‡
Utah 12.2 7.4 1.8 2.9 0.1
Vermont 13.3 8.6 1.7 2.8 0.2
Virginia 16.9 11.6 2.0 3.2 0.2
Washington 14.8 9.5 1.8 3.3 0.1
West Virginia 20.8 13.6 2.0 5.0 0.2
Wisconsin 14.8 9.7 1.8 3.2 0.2
Wyoming 13.4 8.1 1.8 3.1 0.4
United States 17.0 11.6 1.9 3.4 0.2

* International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes 430–434 or 436–438.
† Rates per 1,000 population of Medicare beneficiaries ages 65 and older are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population aged ≥65 years.
 § District of Columbia.
 

Table 8.2  Number and Percent Distribution of Strokes,* by State and Stroke Subtype—Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002

  Total Population
    Stroke Subtype (%)

State

 Total Strokes Ischemic Hemorrhagic Ill-Defined Late Effects
Alabama 88,889 62.5 10.4 26.2 0.9
Alaska 3,402 57.6 12.6 27.6 2.3
Arizona 43,175 67.0 13.7 18.2 1.1
Arkansas 54,060 58.8 10.8 29.3 1.1
California 273,659 66.9 13.3 18.7 1.1
Colorado 26,791 62.1 14.7 22.2 1.0
Connecticut 43,340 73.7 12.6 13.0 0.8
Delaware 11,900 72.1 12.1 14.8 1.0
D.C.† 7,730 68.1 12.4 18.3 1.2
Florida 260,361 70.9 11.2 16.8 1.1
Georgia 104,626 65.2 11.2 22.7 1.0
Hawaii 12,361 60.8 19.6 18.5 1.0
Idaho 13,709 71.4 13.0 14.9 0.8
Illinois 178,959 65.3 11.3 22.3 1.0
Indiana 95,831 63.9 11.1 24.1 1.0
Iowa 50,913 57.8 11.5 30.1 0.7
Kansas 43,786 64.5 11.1 23.3 1.0
Kentucky 68,479 62.8 10.8 24.7 1.7
Louisiana 69,481 63.0 10.4 24.9 1.6
Maine 18,721 63.5 12.3 23.1 1.1
Maryland 71,944 67.0 11.1 21.0 1.0
Massachusetts 76,407 77.0 12.5 9.5 1.1
Michigan 161,218 74.2 10.6 14.4 0.8
Minnesota 57,867 57.0 12.5 29.1 1.4
Mississippi 57,279 58.1 10.0 29.8 2.1
Missouri 91,494 66.1 11.3 21.4 1.1
Montana 13,073 62.0 11.4 25.2 1.4
Nebraska 24,098 63.6 10.9 24.6 0.8
Nevada 17,193 70.2 11.7 17.1 1.0
New Hampshire 14,574 73.1 12.0 13.7 1.2
New Jersey 122,169 70.6 11.4 16.7 1.3
New Mexico 14,874 57.9 16.6 23.8 1.7
New York 221,268 75.6 12.8 10.6 0.9
North Carolina 127,264 71.1 11.5 16.3 1.1
North Dakota 10,389 59.5 11.2 28.6 0.8
Ohio 180,761 67.8 10.9 20.2 1.0
Oklahoma 56,823 51.9 10.3 36.4 1.4
Oregon 38,950 62.9 12.2 24.0 0.9
Pennsylvania 211,230 73.5 10.9 14.8 0.8
Puerto Rico 43,676 57.5 11.3 30.6 0.6
Rhode Island 12,354 81.6 12.4 5.3 0.7
South Carolina 64,831 65.1 11.0 22.4 1.5
South Dakota 12,615 54.8 11.5 30.2 3.6
Tennessee 98,616 60.6 11.3 27.2 0.9
Texas 236,210 64.1 11.5 23.0 1.4
Virgin Islands 666 56.2 14.9 27.3 1.7
Utah 15,519 60.9 14.7 23.7 0.8
Vermont 7,403 64.4 12.5 21.8 1.3
Virginia 95,172 67.8 11.6 19.6 1.1
Washington 56,544 63.8 12.5 22.8 0.9
West Virginia 40,295 65.6 9.6 23.9 0.9
Wisconsin 79,027 65.0 12.0 21.9 1.2
Wyoming 5,629 60.4 13.2 23.3 3.0
United States 3,807,605 67.0 11.6 20.3 1.1

* International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes 430–434 or 436–438.
† District of Columbia.

Table 8.3  Percentage of Stroke* Hospitalizations, by State and Discharge Status—Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002

  Total Population (%)

State

 Discharged
Home		 Discharged
to SNF†		 Discharged to
Other Facilities‡		 Died Before
Discharge		 Other
Discharges§
Alabama 57.4 16.3 15.9 9.0 1.4
Alaska 55.4 15.0 19.4 9.0 1.3
Arizona 51.3 23.4 16.3 6.9 2.1
Arkansas 48.2 15.6 24.5 9.3 2.4
California 47.0 28.3 15.1 8.4 1.3
Colorado 44.8 24.0 20.8 8.1 2.4
Connecticut 44.9 30.7 13.2 9.9 1.3
Delaware 54.0 24.6 10.2 9.0 2.2
D.C. 55.7 23.1 10.7 9.9 0.6
Florida 54.3 23.2 13.8 7.3 1.4
Georgia 55.1 16.7 17.2 9.1 1.9
Hawaii 51.9 19.0 16.8 11.3 0.9
Idaho 46.8 25.6 17.5 8.3 1.7
Illinois 47.9 24.5 18.1 8.0 1.6
Indiana 49.5 23.3 17.4 8.1 1.7
Iowa 47.0 24.7 18.8 8.2 1.4
Kansas 48.8 20.5 20.8 7.9 2.1
Kentucky 53.2 20.2 16.6 8.5 1.5
Louisiana 51.0 12.1 27.1 7.6 2.1
Maine 47.7 23.7 17.2 10.5 1.0
Maryland 56.1 20.4 15.3 7.8 0.4
Massachusetts 43.0 24.0 22.7 9.5 0.9
Michigan 56.4 16.6 17.5 7.8 1.8
Minnesota 44.3 27.9 16.9 8.8 2.1
Mississippi 53.8 18.9 16.1 9.6 1.6
Missouri 46.8 22.7 21.0 8.0 1.5
Montana 50.0 23.6 17.7 8.2 0.5
Nebraska 48.8 23.7 18.5 8.0 1.0
Nevada 50.8 14.7 23.2 8.8 2.6
New Hampshire 46.8 20.9 22.2 9.1 1.0
New Jersey 53.4 20.1 14.5 10.9 1.1
New Mexico 51.7 17.4 19.8 10.0 1.1
New York 52.8 18.5 15.0 11.8 2.1
North Carolina 53.7 20.1 15.8 9.9 0.6
North Dakota 44.0 24.4 21.6 8.3 1.7
Ohio 49.8 24.5 16.9 7.3 1.6
Oklahoma 47.9 15.5 25.6 8.6 2.4
Oregon 52.1 26.6 12.0 8.5 0.9
Pennsylvania 47.5 23.8 18.6 8.6 1.5
Puerto Rico 83.5 2.6 2.1 11.4 0.5
Rhode Island 47.4 21.3 21.0 9.2 1.1
South Carolina 54.7 18.2 15.6 10.1 1.4
South Dakota 45.6 21.3 22.4 8.1 2.7
Tennessee 50.3 19.5 19.6 9.2 1.3
Texas 48.9 15.4 25.4 7.9 2.4
Virgin Islands 71.0 4.2 6.5 17.6 0.8
Utah 44.8 27.1 16.5 9.4 2.3
Vermont 47.5 23.3 18.0 10.3 0.9
Virginia 55.2 16.9 17.2 9.3 1.4
Washington 45.5 27.9 16.8 8.7 1.1
West Virginia 57.1 18.1 14.4 9.0 1.3
Wisconsin 46.2 23.5 19.2 9.4 1.7
Wyoming 50.4 23.6 16.1 8.7 1.1
United States 51.0 21.1 17.6 8.8 1.5

* International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes 430–434 or 436–438.
† Skilled nursing facility.
‡ Intermediate care, short-term care, or other type of facility.
 § Left against medical advice, discontinued care, or experienced an unknown discharge outcome.
District of Columbia.

Table 8.4  Percentage of Stroke* Hospitalizations with Selected Comorbidities,† by State—Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002

  Total Population (%)

State

 Atrial
Fibrillation		 Diabetes Hyper-
tension		 Hyper-
tension &
Atrial
Fibrillation		 Hyper-
tension &
Diabetes		 Atrial Fib.,
Diabetes, &
Hypertension
Alabama 18.2 25.9 62.5 10.8 18.5 2.8
Alaska 19.8 22.8 58.4 11.0 15.6 2.7
Arizona 18.8 20.1 57.9 10.3 13.6 2.0
Arkansas 16.3 22.2 55.3 8.5 14.1 1.9
California 20.0 23.0 61.4 11.4 16.3 2.4
Colorado 19.5 18.9 59.3 10.8 12.8 1.8
Connecticut 23.0 24.3 63.1 13.4 16.9 2.9
Delaware 18.7 26.4 65.5 11.3 19.3 3.1
D.C. 15.8 31.4 70.2 10.0 24.7 2.6
Florida 20.1 23.0 62.9 11.6 16.1 2.5
Georgia 17.1 26.3 63.2 10.1 18.8 2.5
Hawaii 20.4 28.4 68.5 12.9 22.3 3.6
Idaho 19.3 19.9 56.3 10.3 12.9 2.2
Illinois 18.5 25.0 61.5 10.5 17.1 2.5
Indiana 16.9 25.4 60.8 9.6 17.4 2.4
Iowa 18.6 23.3 56.4 10.1 14.8 2.3
Kansas 16.3 21.7 58.7 9.1 14.3 1.9
Kentucky 17.0 25.0 58.9 9.4 17.0 2.4
Louisiana 15.6 26.3 61.2 9.1 18.8 2.3
Maine 20.7 23.7 58.6 11.0 15.3 2.5
Maryland 19.0 26.9 67.1 11.5 20.1 2.8
Massachusetts 23.2 24.3 60.2 12.8 16.0 2.9
Michigan 17.7 26.3 65.0 10.6 19.0 2.6
Minnesota 20.7 21.0 60.8 11.5 14.4 2.4
Mississippi 15.0 25.9 61.0 8.8 18.4 2.2
Missouri 17.5 23.7 58.8 9.5 15.9 2.2
Montana 19.9 18.5 55.1 9.9 11.7 1.9
Nebraska 18.2 21.7 58.2 10.0 14.3 2.3
Nevada 17.1 21.0 60.7 9.5 14.5 1.9
New Hampshire 21.2 23.9 61.0 12.2 16.4 2.8
New Jersey 21.1 25.6 63.7 12.5 18.0 3.0
New Mexico 16.1 22.0 55.9 8.1 14.5 1.8
New York 20.5 25.2 61.5 11.6 17.5 2.7
North Carolina 17.8 26.5 62.3 10.0 18.8 2.6
North Dakota 19.7 22.0 61.2 11.2 14.4 2.6
Ohio 17.2 26.5 62.7 9.9 18.5 2.6
Oklahoma 16.9 22.5 58.2 9.4 15.0 2.0
Oregon 21.7 21.1 57.7 12.0 13.9 2.7
Pennsylvania 19.7 26.2 60.3 10.8 17.4 2.7
Puerto Rico 9.3 37.5 54.4 4.7 23.1 1.5
Rhode Island 21.2 24.7 63.2 12.2 16.9 2.8
South Carolina 16.9 27.7 63.9 10.0 20.4 2.6
South Dakota 17.7 21.6 59.4 9.9 14.4 2.1
Tennessee 17.1 24.4 61.1 9.8 17.2 2.3
Texas 16.9 24.3 60.4 9.7 17.0 2.2
Virgin Islands 10.2 35.0 64.0 5.7 27.5 ‡
Utah 22.5 21.6 57.2 11.8 14.1 2.5
Vermont 20.9 22.7 57.5 11.2 14.6 2.6
Virginia 18.8 26.3 62.4 10.6 18.7 2.6
Washington 22.7 21.1 58.2 12.5 13.8 2.6
West Virginia 17.7 26.5 60.7 10.0 18.0 2.8
Wisconsin 21.4 23.3 61.9 12.3 16.0 2.8
Wyoming 17.7 19.9 55.4 8.8 12.7 1.8
United States 18.7 24.7 61.3 10.6 17.1 2.5

* International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes 430–434 or 436–438.
† ICD-9-CM codes for atrial fibrillation include 427.3 and 427.31–427.32 for diabetes, 250; and for hypertension, 401–405.
‡ District of Columbia.

Table 8.5  Number of Health Care Facilities, Neurologists,* and Neurosurgeons,* by State, 2002

  Short-Term General Hospitals   Stroke Specialists

State

 Total w/Neurology
Services		 w/Emergency
Depts.		 w/Rehab.
Care		   Neurolo-
gists*		 Neuro-
surgeons*
Alabama 103 24 73 11   167 68
Alaska 24 3 15 4   10 5
Arizona 67 21 48 20   176 72
Arkansas 81 22 79 25   88 41
California 376 112 291 77   1,358 547
Colorado 68 23 47 21   133 74
Connecticut 31 22 27 9   190 80
Delaware 7 5 6 3   28 12
D.C.† 10 8 8 2   63 26
Florida 194 87 123 29   711 300
Georgia 144 42 104 28   288 132
Hawaii 20 6 15 0   33 20
Idaho 38 4 28 5   28 25
Illinois 193 87 143 44   536 215
Indiana 107 40 80 24   234 92
Iowa 118 26 118 17   98 31
Kansas 130 21 126 18   83 24
Kentucky 102 39 86 12   131 75
Louisiana 118 30 91 32   180 93
Maine 37 9 35 6   45 22
Maryland 48 33 43 10   356 142
Massachusetts 64 32 61 8   612 136
Michigan 140 65 124 44   355 145
Minnesota 131 15 89 17   309 79
Mississippi 96 16 85 43   83 52
Missouri 117 54 114 47   255 103
Montana 57 7 51 8   33 24
Nebraska 83 8 59 11   58 23
Nevada 27 9 20 5   51 25
New Hampshire 26 11 25 6   48 21
New Jersey 73 39 66 9   459 117
New Mexico 41 8 30 7   51 22
New York 204 93 147 58   1,445 370
North Carolina 117 46 89 26   317 150
North Dakota 44 9 32 7   26 14
Ohio 158 70 126 46   440 189
Oklahoma 103 18 70 26   90 58
Oregon 60 15 57 8   138 71
Pennsylvania 180 84 156 58   632 232
Puerto Rico 46 2 8 1   114 18
Rhode Island 11 8 7 5   65 33
South Carolina 64 17 54 40   122 65
South Dakota 56 7 51 7   27 19
Tennessee 118 26 102 24   211 131
Texas 373 98 337 93   734 321
Virgin Islands 2 0 0 0   1 0
Utah 40 9 33 8   80 39
Vermont 15 4 12 4   35 17
Virginia 86 45 71 16   283 129
Washington 86 24 73 22   221 106
West Virginia 55 20 53 4   65 30
Wisconsin 120 33 109 66   227 95
Wyoming 26 3 25 5   9 4
United States 4,835 1,559 3,922 1,126   12,532 4,934

* Only nonfederal neurologists and neurosurgeons are included here. See Appendix B for more details.
† District of Columbia.

 

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