National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.14

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Table 1.14
Deaths per 1,000 admissions with esophageal resection for cancer (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers to another hospital), United States, 2001 and 2003
		2003		2001
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		83.1	9.5	89.4	9.6
Age	0-17	DSU	DSU	--	--
	18-44	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	45-64	46.8	13.1	71.7	13.7
	65 and over	133.8	14.2	103.4	13.4
Gender	Male	70.2	10.4	84.0	10.7
Gender	Female	142.1	21.8	104.6	19.9
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	DSU	DSU	162.9	43.8
	$25,000-$34,999	127.8	22.0	108.3	20.6
	$35,000-$44,999	65.0	18.2	81.7	19.3
	$45,000 or more	75.9	13.2	78.1	13.6
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	62.2	12.5	97.7	12.8
	Metropolitan-small	117.7	18.2	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	DSU	DSU	123.5	30.5
	Noncore	154.9	44.8	DSU	DSU
Expected payment source	Private insurance	66.1	13.9	DSU	DSU
	Medicare	111.4	14.9	98.6	14.0
	Medicaid	DSU	DSU	187.6	36.9
	Other insurance	DSU	DSU	231.8	55.3
	Uninsured/self pay/no charge	DSU	DSU	172.2	48.4
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	116.4	19.9	98.9	19.2
	Midwest	84.3	22.9	DSU	DSU
	South	65.8	15.2	91.8	17.8
	West	75.7	20.2	120.0	20.5
Ownership/control of hospital	Private, not-for-profit	105.1	11.1	75.6	10.9
	Private, for-profit	DSU	DSU	218.3	39.9
	Public	DSU	DSU	111.5	22.5
Teaching status of hospital	Teaching	79.4	13.3	90.4	12.5
Teaching status of hospital	Non-teaching	86.9	13.5	87.9	14.7
Location of hospital	Metropolitan-large	79.8	11.4	95.5	11.9
	Metropolitan-small	95.8	18.3	62.0	16.9
	Micropolitan	DSU	DSU	378.0	71.5
	Noncore	--	--	DSU	DSU
Bed size of hospital	Less than 100	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	100-299	93.8	16.7	80.9	19.7
	300-499	DSU	DSU	125.8	15.4
	500 or more	91.9	14.1	61.7	15.7

^a Estimates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and APR-DRG risk of mortality score. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender and APR-DRG risk of mortality score; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age and APR-DRG risk of mortality score.

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

-- Statistic cannot be calculated.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

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