Table 8_3_2-9

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 8_3_2.9
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 18 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	117.9	3.6	124.0	4.3	127.3	3.8	120.0	3.8	112.3	3.3
Arizona	87.0	1.4	90.2	1.4	108.2	1.6	90.8	1.5	84.4	1.6
Arkansas	107.0	2.2	104.5	2.2	128.8	2.5	117.4	2.4	DNC	DNC
California	78.3	0.5	81.5	0.6	92.7	0.6	83.4	0.6	81.6	0.6
Colorado	70.5	1.5	70.8	1.5	78.1	1.6	67.3	1.4	70.0	1.5
Connecticut	120.0	2.1	124.8	2.2	125.1	2.2	115.1	2.2	98.5	1.9
Florida	127.2	0.9	130.3	0.9	140.9	1.0	129.6	1.0	108.3	0.9
Georgia	110.0	1.3	118.5	1.4	134.0	1.5	117.6	1.4	97.2	1.3
Hawaii	92.3	3.7	97.3	3.1	103.3	3.3	101.3	3.2	103.7	3.4
Illinois	144.6	1.2	152.0	1.3	157.9	1.3	149.1	1.3	149.0	1.3
Indiana	120.6	1.6	124.9	1.6	140.4	1.8	123.5	1.6	DNC	DNC
Iowa	70.7	1.8	68.2	1.7	78.0	1.9	66.4	1.7	74.9	1.9
Kansas	93.0	2.3	96.7	2.5	110.4	2.5	102.6	2.4	81.5	2.2
Kentucky	142.7	2.2	155.0	2.2	175.9	2.4	152.1	2.2	145.5	2.3
Maine	68.5	2.5	72.2	2.6	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	89.7	3.0
Maryland	164.1	1.9	163.5	1.9	149.8	1.9	126.0	1.7	111.5	1.7
Massachusetts	134.8	1.7	138.7	1.7	133.6	1.6	125.8	1.6	115.9	1.5
Michigan	136.1	1.3	143.8	1.4	149.9	1.4	137.8	1.3	121.5	1.3
Minnesota	83.8	1.6	79.1	1.5	88.8	1.7	82.2	1.6	DNC	DNC
Missouri	110.1	1.6	110.8	1.6	118.2	1.6	110.9	1.6	89.8	1.6
Nebraska	66.9	2.3	82.0	2.5	77.0	2.6	75.1	2.6	DNC	DNC
Nevada	84.6	2.2	93.5	2.3	114.6	2.6	99.9	2.5	DNC	DNC
New Hampshire	77.6	2.8	70.4	2.6	73.3	2.7	78.5	2.8	DNC	DNC
New Jersey	151.0	1.5	155.5	1.5	158.8	1.5	154.1	1.5	127.0	1.4
New York	168.2	1.1	172.6	1.1	170.6	1.1	176.0	1.1	166.9	1.1
North Carolina	108.9	1.3	117.6	1.3	130.4	1.4	121.0	1.4	112.9	1.4
Ohio	140.7	1.3	142.8	1.3	152.0	1.4	133.5	1.3	DNC	DNC
Oklahoma	110.3	2.0	107.6	2.0	122.5	2.2	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Oregon	64.4	1.5	59.8	1.5	69.1	1.6	55.8	1.4	61.0	1.5
Rhode Island	118.9	3.7	120.4	3.7	125.1	3.8	106.1	3.5	DNC	DNC
South Carolina	121.6	1.9	127.2	2.0	142.4	2.1	135.4	2.5	123.0	2.2
Tennessee	120.8	1.8	127.6	1.8	142.6	1.9	127.2	1.7	103.6	1.6
Texas	105.8	0.9	106.0	0.9	115.2	1.1	106.7	1.2	94.6	1.2
Utah	40.8	1.6	46.4	1.8	59.3	2.1	55.1	2.0	52.1	2.0
Vermont	61.4	3.6	53.5	3.3	64.2	3.6	57.3	3.5	DNC	DNC
Virginia	105.2	1.3	112.3	1.4	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	115.9	1.5
Washington	62.8	1.1	60.5	1.1	67.1	1.2	62.1	1.2	67.2	1.2
West Virginia	139.4	3.1	159.0	3.3	171.7	3.4	176.7	3.5	118.1	2.9
Wisconsin	80.7	1.4	79.9	1.4	90.8	1.5	87.1	1.4	85.9	1.5
Wyoming	99.7	5.3	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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

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