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Table 1.110b
Pediatric asthma admissions (excluding patients with cystic fibrosis or anomalies of the respiratory system and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, ages 2-17, by State, 2003 and 2004
State 2004 2003
Ratea Standard error Ratea Standard error
Total 155.5 12.4 178.1 13.1
Arizona 131.1 3.1 153.4 3.5
Arkansas 116.9 4.4 DNC DNC
California 104.9 1.1 120.2 1.2
Colorado 167.1 4.0 158.0 3.9
Florida 183.0 2.3 205.5 2.5
Georgia 144.6 2.7 133.9 2.6
Hawaii 87.7 5.7 83.1 5.6
Illinois 128.8 2.1 148.0 2.3
Iowa 81.2 3.7 86.9 3.7
Kansas 147.2 5.4 153.7 5.1
Kentucky 212.7 5.1 230.5 5.1
Maryland 160.8 3.6 181.6 3.8
Massachusetts 143.3 3.4 175.3 3.6
Michigan 174.9 2.8 180.7 2.8
Minnesota 121.6 3.5 118.9 3.4
Missouri 171.3 3.7 174.5 3.7
Nebraska 102.1 5.6 86.8 4.7
Nevada 125.4 4.8 134.2 5.1
New Hampshire 54.4 4.5 66.0 4.9
New Jersey 175.8 3.0 205.1 3.3
New York 283.8 2.6 289.5 2.6
North Carolina 130.6 2.7 147.9 2.9
Ohio 113.8 2.2 152.6 2.5
Oregon 48.5 2.5 55.0 2.7
Rhode Island 154.0 8.6 156.1 8.4
South Carolina 192.2 5.3 206.1 5.0
Tennessee 155.7 3.5 144.4 3.4
Texas 159.5 1.9 162.6 1.9
Utah 80.5 3.5 77.6 3.4
Vermont 43.1 6.1 64.5 7.3
Virginia 152.4 3.1 175.6 3.3
Washington 92.3 2.6 86.6 2.5
West Virginia 171.4 7.3 203.1 7.7
Wisconsin 100.4 2.9 116.7 3.1

a Estimates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population.

DNC - Data were not collected.

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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