National Healthcare Quality Report 2004

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	1999-2001		1997-1999
Population group	Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	Standard error
Total	5.6	0.4	6.6	0.4
Age (not age adjusted)
0-17	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
18-44	2.3	0.4	3.3	0.6
45-64	6.2	0.6	7.1	0.6
65 and over	9.4	0.8	10.4	0.7
Race^a
American Indian or Alaska Native only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian or Pacific Islander only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Black or African American only	5.6	0.7	8.2	1.1
White only	4.4	0.4	4.5	0.4
Gender
Male	7.4	0.6	9.2	0.7
Female	3.9	0.3	4.1	0.3

^a Race classification changed in 2000. Data for 2000 and later years may not be comparable to data from previous years.

^b Rates are age adjusted.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey.