Table 15_2_1.2_4
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations per 100,000 population for acute conditions,a age 18 and over,b by income, United States, 2000-2008
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Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
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Total |
First quartile (lowest income) |
Second quartile |
Third quartile |
Fourth quartile (highest income) |
| Data year |
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Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Data year |
2008 |
638.1 |
13.9 |
802.4 |
27.7 |
671.1 |
23.1 |
567.2 |
24.8 |
521.4 |
33.4 |
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2007 |
649.6 |
12.2 |
820.9 |
28.8 |
672.6 |
24.1 |
586.6 |
22.3 |
516.0 |
31.7 |
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2006 |
655.9 |
14.4 |
820.8 |
27.4 |
689.4 |
26.9 |
585.8 |
23.3 |
542.9 |
32.8 |
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2005 |
716.9 |
15.5 |
890.7 |
30.4 |
740.0 |
28.0 |
642.4 |
24.7 |
615.0 |
36.6 |
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2004 |
686.4 |
12.4 |
842.0 |
30.0 |
720.3 |
25.3 |
609.2 |
23.9 |
570.5 |
33.0 |
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2003 |
713.3 |
12.4 |
899.0 |
34.1 |
751.0 |
25.0 |
636.0 |
22.6 |
583.7 |
35.1 |
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2002 |
745.3 |
13.3 |
913.0 |
31.0 |
785.3 |
29.0 |
670.3 |
26.6 |
600.6 |
39.6 |
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2001 |
702.4 |
11.2 |
859.0 |
29.3 |
734.5 |
26.0 |
615.6 |
24.0 |
607.7 |
36.9 |
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2000 |
714.2 |
12.3 |
1061.4 |
38.0 |
738.3 |
25.2 |
611.4 |
25.4 |
524.6 |
32.3 |
a. Based on the three Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) for bacterial pneumonia, dehydration, and urinary tract infection.
b. Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. resident population for 2000 as the U.S. standard population.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample and AHRQ Quality Indicators, modified version 4.1.
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