Figure 7-7: Preventable/Avoidable Hospitalizations (Adults Ages 40-64) and Percent of the Population Below Poverty, Cities, County Residuals, and Suburban Counties, 1999 (Text Description)

The figure is a scatter graph that plots the percent of population below poverty against the number of preventable hospitalizations per 1,000 older adults. The plotted geographic areas are clustered within 4 and 16 percent of population below poverty and within 9 and 21 preventable hospitalizations per 1,000 older adults.

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