Table 8_3_2.6a
Asthma admissions (excluding patients with cystic fibrosis or anomalies of the respiratory system, obstetric admissions, and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 65 and over, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2006
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Non-Hispanic |
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Total |
White |
Black |
API |
Hispanic, all races |
| Population group |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
| Total |
|
226.2 |
5.5 |
185.0 |
4.9 |
435.5 |
25.3 |
262.8 |
32.6 |
405.9 |
37.6 |
| Age |
65–69 |
196.6 |
5.4 |
154.0 |
4.7 |
439.7 |
25.8 |
136.0 |
22.3 |
307.9 |
26.3 |
| 70–74 |
215.6 |
6.0 |
170.9 |
5.1 |
468.5 |
31.6 |
189.2 |
26.4 |
364.4 |
35.2 |
| 75–79 |
239.5 |
6.5 |
191.8 |
5.8 |
461.1 |
30.9 |
319.0 |
42.2 |
492.8 |
53.9 |
| 80–84 |
265.3 |
7.3 |
227.7 |
7.2 |
427.5 |
30.1 |
428.7 |
63.8 |
500.5 |
56.7 |
| 85 and over |
251.4 |
8.0 |
223.9 |
8.1 |
347.0 |
28.6 |
415.2 |
54.1 |
454.6 |
50.6 |
| Gender |
Male |
150.9 |
4.2 |
122.8 |
3.8 |
299.9 |
20.6 |
239.8 |
30.6 |
246.1 |
25.1 |
| Female |
280.0 |
6.9 |
228.8 |
6.0 |
535.6 |
31.1 |
280.0 |
37.2 |
518.6 |
48.3 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP code |
First quartile (lowest income) |
290.3 |
12.7 |
214.2 |
8.9 |
458.0 |
34.4 |
279.5 |
38.3 |
509.0 |
68.3 |
| Second quartile |
204.5 |
7.4 |
172.2 |
6.8 |
409.5 |
33.7 |
294.0 |
55.3 |
342.0 |
35.7 |
| Third quartile |
200.0 |
7.6 |
173.1 |
7.3 |
399.9 |
33.7 |
290.4 |
52.1 |
331.1 |
36.5 |
| Fourth quartile (highest income) |
209.2 |
10.7 |
188.6 |
10.0 |
442.9 |
46.0 |
225.2 |
40.4 |
336.7 |
49.1 |
| Location of patient residence |
Large central metropolitan |
280.4 |
18.3 |
181.0 |
12.6 |
518.7 |
53.2 |
291.0 |
50.4 |
475.6 |
65.5 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
249.3 |
16.0 |
221.1 |
15.5 |
526.4 |
52.7 |
162.7 |
21.6 |
350.4 |
46.4 |
| Medium metropolitan |
185.3 |
14.1 |
158.6 |
12.7 |
293.8 |
39.6 |
267.4 |
75.8 |
352.4 |
65.0 |
| Small metropolitan |
171.8 |
17.4 |
161.2 |
16.4 |
285.2 |
53.9 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
199.5 |
10.9 |
189.6 |
11.1 |
271.3 |
37.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
327.9 |
74.3 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
193.2 |
10.3 |
182.7 |
9.6 |
352.6 |
58.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
284.8 |
65.2 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
262.9 |
15.8 |
185.8 |
10.2 |
602.3 |
80.2 |
195.2 |
35.2 |
951.6 |
179.5 |
| Midwest |
190.4 |
9.3 |
161.3 |
8.4 |
555.3 |
85.8 |
154.6 |
39.5 |
147.1 |
32.4 |
| South |
249.6 |
9.3 |
222.1 |
9.9 |
348.2 |
23.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
343.0 |
51.0 |
| West |
189.3 |
10.5 |
147.4 |
9.6 |
397.2 |
60.1 |
279.6 |
43.3 |
295.6 |
40.8 |
a Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2006, and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1. The analysis file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 25 States: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OK, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, and WI.
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