Table 12_3_5-2
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2006 | 2000 | ||||
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Population group | Rateb | SE | Rateb | SE | |
Total | 8.09 | 0.30 | 8.59 | 0.30 | |
Age | 18–44 | 2.18 | 0.13 | 2.52 | 0.15 |
45–64 | 7.80 | 0.33 | 7.65 | 0.35 | |
65 and over | 27.87 | 1.24 | 29.24 | 1.08 | |
65–69 | 18.02 | 1.04 | 17.14 | 1.09 | |
70–74 | 23.41 | 1.53 | 24.49 | 1.34 | |
75–79 | 31.97 | 2.03 | 32.48 | 1.77 | |
80–84 | 40.16 | 2.57 | 43.05 | 2.55 | |
85 and over | 38.03 | 2.35 | 48.16 | 2.93 | |
Gender | Male | 7.60 | 0.34 | 7.74 | 0.31 |
Female | 8.60 | 0.32 | 9.35 | 0.36 | |
Median income of patient's ZIP code | First quartile (lowest income) | 8.56 | 0.47 | 10.30 | 0.61 |
Second quartile | 8.27 | 0.45 | 9.00 | 0.50 | |
Third quartile | 7.69 | 0.43 | 8.42 | 0.47 | |
Fourth quartile (highest income) | 8.09 | 0.64 | 7.34 | 0.55 | |
Location of patient residence | Large central metropolitan | 7.45 | 0.64 | 8.42 | 0.65 |
Large fringe metropolitan | 7.99 | 0.74 | 10.25 | 0.89 | |
Medium metropolitan | 8.46 | 0.88 | 7.38 | 0.87 | |
Small metropolitan | 8.43 | 1.06 | 8.76 | 1.05 | |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) | 9.03 | 0.70 | 8.28 | 0.74 | |
Noncore (nonmetro) | 8.38 | 0.80 | 7.88 | 0.74 | |
Region of inpatient treatment | Northeast | 8.36 | 0.72 | 9.11 | 0.66 |
Midwest | 7.46 | 0.67 | 8.15 | 0.59 | |
South | 9.36 | 0.52 | 8.79 | 0.52 | |
West | 6.45 | 0.46 | 8.18 | 0.64 |
a Includes admissions specifically for iatrogenic pneumothorax, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals. Also includes barotrauma (including acute respiratory distress syndrome) and central line placement.
b 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.
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.