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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 6_2_2.1
Obstetric trauma with 3rd or 4th degree lacerations per 1,000 vaginal deliveries without instrument assistance, United States, 2000 and 2006
    2006 2000
Population group Ratea SE Ratea SE
Total   36.2 0.1 51.7 0.1
Age 10–14 70.5 4.1 98.2 3.4
15–17 48.0 0.8 68.5 0.7
18–24 35.1 0.2 48.3 0.2
25–34 38.8 0.2 55.9 0.2
35–54 25.9 0.3 39.5 0.3
Median income of patient's ZIP code First quartile (lowest income) 30.5 0.2 44.5 0.2
Second quartile 33.6 0.2 48.7 0.2
Third quartile 39.0 0.3 53.6 0.3
Fourth quartile (highest income) 44.0 0.3 60.0 0.2
Location of patient residence Large central metropolitan 36.7 0.2 51.8 0.2
Large fringe metropolitan 38.9 0.3 54.8 0.2
Medium metropolitan 36.1 0.3 52.1 0.3
Small metropolitan 34.0 0.4 52.3 0.4
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 33.3 0.4 44.0 0.4
Noncore (nonmetro) 31.8 0.5 45.9 0.5
Expected payment source Private insurance 43.0 0.2 58.8 0.2
Medicare 34.0 2.1 33.4 1.8
Medicaid 29.1 0.2 41.5 0.2
Other insurance 39.1 0.8 51.2 0.8
Uninsured/self-pay/no charge 33.1 0.6 44.3 0.6
Region of inpatient treatment Northeast 34.0 0.3 55.3 0.3
Midwest 40.3 0.3 54.6 0.3
South 34.9 0.2 50.6 0.2
West 35.7 0.2 47.9 0.3
Ownership/control of hospital Private, not for profit 37.1 0.1 53.9 0.1
Private, for profit 31.8 0.3 44.0 0.4
Public 36.1 0.3 46.5 0.3
Teaching status of hospital Teaching 37.6 0.2 57.1 0.2
Nonteaching 35.5 0.2 49.1 0.1
Location of hospital Large central metropolitan 36.8 0.2 51.9 0.2
Large fringe metropolitan 39.1 0.3 54.8 0.2
Medium metropolitan 36.4 0.3 52.1 0.3
Small metropolitan 33.6 0.4 53.5 0.4
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 31.7 0.4 41.3 0.4
Noncore (nonmetro) 30.9 0.8 43.9 0.7
Bed size of hospital Less than 100 31.8 0.4 44.3 0.4
100–299 34.5 0.2 49.6 0.2
300–499 38.8 0.2 54.4 0.2
500 or more 37.8 0.3 56.1 0.3

a Rates are adjusted by age and comorbidities. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by comorbidities only.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.