Table 8_3_2-8

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Table 8_3_2.8
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 State, 2000, 2004-2007
	2007		2006		2005		2004		2000
State	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE
United States	216.3	6.8	231.6	8.3	245.3	7.8	219.9	7.1	159.3	5.2
Arizona	158.9	4.5	171.6	4.8	204.2	5.3	166.6	4.9	115.4	4.4
Arkansas	165.1	6.5	195.5	7.1	239.8	7.9	203.0	7.3	DNC	DNC
California	190.8	2.2	196.4	2.2	223.1	2.4	193.6	2.3	137.3	1.9
Colorado	139.4	5.4	154.9	5.8	164.3	6.0	129.3	5.4	108.3	4.9
Connecticut	203.9	6.6	201.0	6.6	224.9	7.3	194.0	6.7	130.0	5.3
Florida	219.9	2.7	235.3	2.8	254.6	2.9	231.5	2.8	138.5	2.2
Georgia	229.4	5.1	248.7	5.3	288.9	5.9	237.2	5.3	151.6	4.2
Hawaii	198.2	12.2	209.5	11.0	218.3	11.5	202.6	11.0	219.6	12.3
Illinois	251.1	4.1	265.8	4.2	280.0	4.3	255.9	4.1	192.4	3.5
Indiana	221.0	5.3	229.2	5.5	260.8	5.9	221.5	5.4	DNC	DNC
Iowa	123.7	5.3	118.3	5.2	144.4	5.8	117.2	5.2	104.1	4.8
Kansas	157.1	7.4	188.1	8.5	199.4	7.9	176.3	7.7	109.4	5.9
Kentucky	233.3	6.8	286.8	7.3	310.5	7.8	261.1	7.1	197.2	6.5
Maine	132.6	8.2	129.9	8.1	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	130.9	8.7
Maryland	313.0	6.9	312.8	6.9	278.8	6.6	218.2	5.9	150.2	5.0
Massachusetts	256.8	5.7	280.2	6.0	259.1	5.5	228.4	5.2	165.9	4.4
Michigan	227.5	4.3	238.5	4.4	242.1	4.4	219.9	4.2	144.7	3.4
Minnesota	153.3	5.3	155.8	5.4	171.7	5.7	148.7	5.4	DNC	DNC
Missouri	161.1	4.5	172.8	4.7	185.2	4.9	168.2	4.7	103.5	3.8
Nebraska	121.9	7.4	159.2	8.5	177.4	9.7	146.9	8.6	DNC	DNC
Nevada	134.1	7.0	157.4	7.8	198.3	8.8	159.5	8.3	DNC	DNC
New Hampshire	122.9	8.6	116.1	8.5	117.6	8.6	127.2	9.0	DNC	DNC
New Jersey	277.4	5.0	287.1	5.0	286.1	5.0	262.7	4.8	149.6	3.6
New York	289.0	3.4	294.2	3.4	297.3	3.4	294.4	3.4	230.8	3.0
North Carolina	206.7	4.4	217.8	4.5	246.4	4.9	214.3	4.6	169.7	4.2
Ohio	247.6	4.1	259.3	4.2	277.9	4.4	234.0	4.0	DNC	DNC
Oklahoma	199.5	6.6	198.4	6.5	234.6	7.1	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Oregon	123.5	5.1	117.5	5.0	147.7	5.7	110.8	4.9	104.7	4.8
Rhode Island	197.6	11.6	212.3	11.9	222.9	12.0	175.0	10.6	DNC	DNC
South Carolina	232.9	6.5	230.6	6.6	265.1	7.2	231.1	8.1	182.8	6.9
South Dakota	DNC	DNC	184.7	18.5	212.0	16.7	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Tennessee	233.9	6.1	248.0	6.1	267.9	6.3	237.8	5.7	158.7	4.6
Texas	232.2	3.5	240.8	3.6	268.0	4.2	234.9	5.4	161.8	4.2
Utah	84.3	6.2	106.3	7.4	127.8	8.1	131.9	8.1	102.8	7.2
Vermont	133.2	12.7	121.7	12.1	147.3	13.4	110.3	11.8	DNC	DNC
Virginia	216.4	4.9	234.4	5.2	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	190.4	4.9
Washington	113.2	3.9	108.2	3.9	123.8	4.2	114.2	4.1	108.0	3.9
West Virginia	273.6	9.9	297.6	10.2	336.9	10.9	355.3	11.5	164.8	7.7
Wisconsin	144.1	4.5	147.6	4.6	165.1	4.9	146.1	4.5	125.6	4.2
Wyoming	120.1	14.1	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC

^a Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population.

DNC - Data were not collected.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) databases and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.� State estimates are from the State Inpatient Databases (SID).� Not all States participate in HCUP.� Estimates for the total United States are from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, which is drawn from the SID and weighted to give national estimates.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 8_3_2-8: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/8_respiratorydiseases/T8_3_2-8.html