Figure 3.12.b

Perforated appendix per 1,000 admissions with appendicitis by race/ethnicity and area income (median income of ZIP Code of residence), 2001.

Bar chart. By area income: <$25,000, 348.781, $25,000 to $34,999, 321.711, $35,000 to $44,999, 318.89, $45,000+, 304.72.

Source: H C U P State Inpatient Databases disparities analysis file, 2001.

Reference population: Patients hospitalized with appendicitis.

Note: White, Black, and asian pacific islanders are non-Hispanic groups. For findings related to all avoidable admissions, see Tables 3.4a and 3.4b.

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