Table 1.107b
Adult asthma admissions (excluding obstetric admissions and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 18 years and older, by State, 2002 and 2003
| |
2003 |
2002 |
| State |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
Standard error |
| Total |
136.2 |
5.0 |
120.0 |
3.4 |
| Arizona |
95.3 |
1.6 |
82.2 |
1.5 |
| California |
95.3 |
0.6 |
85.0 |
0.6 |
| Colorado |
82.1 |
1.6 |
77.6 |
1.6 |
| Florida |
132.4 |
1.0 |
120.0 |
1.0 |
| Georgia |
129.5 |
1.5 |
118.0 |
1.4 |
| Hawaii |
110.1 |
3.4 |
116.4 |
3.6 |
| Illinois |
166.4 |
1.3 |
155.8 |
1.3 |
| Iowa |
74.3 |
1.8 |
74.9 |
1.8 |
| Kansas |
102.1 |
2.3 |
99.6 |
2.4 |
| Kentucky |
167.2 |
2.3 |
145.1 |
2.2 |
| Maine |
87.9 |
2.9 |
76.6 |
2.8 |
| Maryland |
131.3 |
1.8 |
116.5 |
1.7 |
| Massachusetts |
131.1 |
1.6 |
111.7 |
1.5 |
| Michigan |
135.3 |
1.3 |
122.8 |
1.3 |
| Minnesota |
88.1 |
1.7 |
86.2 |
1.7 |
| Missouri |
113.3 |
1.6 |
103.7 |
1.6 |
| Nebraska |
73.3 |
2.4 |
63.7 |
2.3 |
| Nevada |
101.6 |
2.5 |
98.8 |
2.7 |
| New Hampshire |
72.5 |
2.7 |
-- |
-- |
| New Jersey |
157.6 |
1.5 |
136.8 |
1.4 |
| New York |
180.5 |
1.1 |
170.9 |
1.1 |
| North Carolina |
133.1 |
1.5 |
118.5 |
1.4 |
| Oregon |
67.1 |
1.6 |
68.4 |
1.6 |
| Rhode Island |
116.3 |
3.7 |
106.9 |
3.6 |
| South Carolina |
158.3 |
2.5 |
145.2 |
2.6 |
| Tennessee |
134.7 |
1.7 |
114.2 |
1.6 |
| Texas |
116.0 |
1.1 |
105.8 |
1.1 |
| Utah |
64.3 |
2.2 |
54.6 |
2.0 |
| Vermont |
67.5 |
3.8 |
48.6 |
3.2 |
| Virginia |
123.3 |
1.5 |
109.8 |
1.4 |
| Washington |
70.9 |
1.3 |
74.5 |
1.3 |
| West Virginia |
184.7 |
3.6 |
133.9 |
3.1 |
| Wisconsin |
96.4 |
1.5 |
84.9 |
1.4 |
a Estimates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population. Note: For Kansas, rate biased upward because data element was not available to exclude transfers.
-- Statistic cannot be calculated.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).State estimates are from the State Inpatient Databases (SID); not all States participate in HCUP.Estimates for the total are from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, which is drawn from the SID and weighted to give national estimates.
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