Table 12_3_7-2
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2006 | 2000 | ||||
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Population group | Rateb | SE | Rateb | SE | |
Total | 0.058 | 0.012 | 0.065 | 0.013 | |
Age | 18–44 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
45–64 | 0.101 | 0.026 | DSU | DSU | |
65 and over | DSU | DSU | 0.191 | 0.051 | |
Gender | Male | 0.063 | 0.017 | DSU | DSU |
Female | 0.053 | 0.014 | 0.064 | 0.016 | |
Median income of patient's ZIP code | First quartile (lowest income) | 0.099 | 0.028 | 0.135 | 0.037 |
Second quartile | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Third quartile | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Fourth quartile (highest income) | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Location of patient residence | Large central metropolitan | 0.106 | 0.030 | DSU | DSU |
Large fringe metropolitan | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metropolitan | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metropolitan | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore (nonmetro) | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Region of inpatient treatment | Northeast | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Midwest | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
South | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
West | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
a Includes admissions specifically for transfusion reactions, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.
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.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
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.