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Table 1.95a: Asthma admissions^a per 100,000 population, age 65 and older, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, selected years, United States, 2000 and 2001

	Adjusted rate^b
Trends	Estimate	Standard error
Total United States, 2001	170.640	5.362
Total United States, 2000	158.440	5.200
Total United States, 1997	165.017	5.301
Total United States, 1994	220.140	6.910
	2001 adjusted rate^b		2000 adjusted rate^b
Population group	Estimate	Standard error	Estimate	Standard error
Total	170.640	5.362	158.440	5.200
Patient characteristic
Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly
65-69	144.831	5.493	139.379	5.651
70-74	157.904	5.813	156.440	5.506
75-79	181.369	6.922	163.670	6.305
80-84	208.498	8.292	177.395	7.829
85 and over	204.316	8.797	183.207	8.004
Gender
Male	118.951	4.614	*	*
Female	221.719	6.945	*	*
Median income of patient ZIP Code
Less than $25,000	249.847	28.230	*	*
$25,000-$34,999	198.731	11.990	*	*
$35,000-$44,999	176.664	9.070	*	*
$45,000 or more	159.621	8.500	*	*
Location of patient residence
Metropolitan	179.607	6.670	*	*
Micropolitan	183.189	15.254	*	*
Noncore	167.040	12.450	*	*
Hospital characteristic
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast	190.093	14.026	*	*
Midwest	178.921	10.652	*	*
South	186.402	9.418	*	*
West	152.948	11.397	*	*

^a Numerator excludes obstetric and transfers from another hospital.

^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.

* Information is unavailable for year 2000.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

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Table 1.95a: Asthma admissionsa per 100,000 population, age 65 and older, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, selected years, United States, 2000 and 2001

Table 1.95a: Asthma admissions^a per 100,000 population, age 65 and older, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, selected years, United States, 2000 and 2001