2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports: Data Tables Appendix, Table 14_4_4.1

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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 14_4_4.1_1
All emergency department visits for asthma^a per 100,000 population (including inpatient admissions),^b ages 2-17, United States, 2008
Population group		Rate	SE
Total		852.5	44.1
Age	0-4	1,433.8	91.1
	5-9	979.0	52.9
	10-14	610.0	27.9
	15-17	496.6	18.1
Gender	Male	1,021.3	53.4
Gender	Female	675.6	34.6
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	First quartile (lowest income)	1,196.3	97.6
	Second quartile	916.9	62.4
	Third quartile	731.8	48.7
	Fourth quartile (highest income)	553.5	47.4
Location of patient residence	Large central metropolitan	911.4	105.8
	Large fringe metropolitan	850.8	83.2
	Medium metropolitan	906.5	101.8
	Small metropolitan	738.3	84.7
	Micropolitan	748.2	48.1
	Noncore	717.1	35.6
Location of inpatient treatment	Northeast	1,197.1	119.2
	Midwest	787.9	99.8
	South	857.3	66.0
	West	668.2	89.1

^a. Consistent with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDI) software, asthma must be the principal diagnosis and the following cases are excluded: admissions with cystic fibrosis or anomalies of the respiratory system, transfers from other institutions, and obstetric admissions.

^b. Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the U.S. standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample and Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2008, and AHRQ Quality Indicators, modified version 4.1.