Figure 6. Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Populationa

Rural Residents Relative to Urban Residents, 2000

Bar chart showing hospitalization rates for rural residents relative to urban residents by chronic condition. Go to Text Description [D] for details.

* = statistically different at p < 0.05 relative to urban residents. Rates are adjusted by age and sex, using year 2000 as the standard population.
a Admission rate populations vary by type of condition. Diabetes, circulatory diseases, adult asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease include individuals 18 years and older; pediatric asthma and pediatric gastroenteritis include children less than 18 years of age; bacterial pneumonia, dehydration, urinary tract infections, and perforated appendix include individuals of all ages; low-weight births include neonates only.

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