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Table 111
Adult asthma admissions (excluding obstetric admissions and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 18 years and older, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| |
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| |
|
Total |
White |
Black |
API |
| Population group |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
| Total |
128.0 |
2.8 |
99.5 |
2.0 |
304.7 |
17.0 |
86.7 |
8.6 |
178.2 |
14.6 |
| Age |
18-44 |
88.9 |
2.2 |
70.3 |
1.6 |
217.9 |
12.5 |
22.2 |
2.6 |
72.8 |
6.0 |
| 45-64 |
151.2 |
3.7 |
112.1 |
2.4 |
405.6 |
23.9 |
67.1 |
7.1 |
203.2 |
18.9 |
| 65 and over |
209.4 |
4.6 |
172.7 |
4.2 |
384.8 |
22.6 |
301.1 |
33.8 |
423.1 |
36.7 |
| Age |
65-69 |
185.8 |
4.7 |
146.3 |
4.1 |
398.2 |
24.7 |
154.4 |
18.1 |
335.9 |
32.5 |
| 70-74 |
206.8 |
5.3 |
165.0 |
4.5 |
406.7 |
29.5 |
287.5 |
35.0 |
414.0 |
38.5 |
| 75-79 |
227.4 |
5.6 |
187.7 |
5.3 |
409.6 |
27.9 |
390.0 |
52.6 |
475.1 |
44.9 |
| 80-84 |
232.1 |
6.2 |
197.4 |
6.2 |
380.9 |
26.4 |
444.5 |
69.1 |
544.7 |
59.3 |
| 85 and over |
217.1 |
6.8 |
191.2 |
6.7 |
282.9 |
23.6 |
539.6 |
86.1 |
505.4 |
50.5 |
| Gender |
Male |
75.1 |
1.8 |
55.0 |
1.2 |
200.8 |
12.6 |
82.8 |
9.0 |
100.9 |
8.1 |
| Female |
176.6 |
3.8 |
140.5 |
2.8 |
400.6 |
21.7 |
90.3 |
9.1 |
244.4 |
20.7 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
297.9 |
36.7 |
144.1 |
13.3 |
424.0 |
49.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
185.0 |
6.7 |
140.8 |
5.2 |
343.3 |
23.1 |
113.6 |
15.9 |
194.6 |
17.3 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
136.6 |
4.2 |
112.2 |
3.5 |
304.1 |
19.5 |
99.5 |
12.9 |
167.9 |
13.3 |
| $45,000 or more |
95.3 |
3.1 |
82.8 |
2.8 |
229.5 |
16.7 |
76.3 |
9.9 |
144.0 |
13.2 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
144.7 |
5.9 |
102.3 |
4.0 |
346.3 |
26.8 |
79.0 |
9.2 |
199.7 |
20.6 |
| Metropolitan-small |
103.3 |
5.8 |
90.3 |
5.1 |
215.0 |
18.4 |
80.8 |
20.9 |
128.2 |
17.5 |
| Micropolitan |
112.8 |
6.0 |
101.1 |
5.5 |
211.0 |
24.6 |
* |
* |
140.8 |
28.7 |
| Noncore |
133.9 |
6.6 |
118.8 |
5.5 |
325.8 |
41.6 |
* |
* |
140.5 |
31.0 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
157.2 |
9.2 |
106.9 |
5.3 |
414.4 |
59.9 |
52.4 |
12.6 |
356.0 |
69.8 |
| Midwest |
120.3 |
6.0 |
92.3 |
3.2 |
407.3 |
59.7 |
43.8 |
9.1 |
67.2 |
12.8 |
| South |
136.5 |
3.9 |
114.5 |
3.6 |
228.0 |
12.2 |
53.6 |
6.3 |
170.5 |
21.4 |
| West |
97.2 |
3.9 |
74.8 |
3.8 |
351.3 |
38.5 |
110.0 |
13.5 |
134.1 |
11.7 |
a Estimates 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.
* 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, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2003. This file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 23 States: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.
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