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Table 204 Hospitalizations per 100 populationa, by race, United States, 2002 |
| Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
| White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
| Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
| Total |
|
11.8 |
0.3 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
12.4 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
0-17 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| 18-44 |
9.0 |
0.3 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| 45-64 |
11.6 |
0.4 |
8.4 |
0.4 |
14.7 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| 65 and over |
35.7 |
1.2 |
27.3 |
1.4 |
32.3 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Gender |
Female |
13.4 |
0.3 |
9.9 |
0.3 |
13.7 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Male |
10.1 |
0.3 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
10.8 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
a Estimates are age-adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b Rates were computed using estimates of the civilian population of the United States, including institutionalized persons, as of July 1, 2002. Data are postcensal estimates based on the 2000 census.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey.
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