Table 158a: Race - Emergency department visits for asthma as first listed diagnosis per 10,000 population, by race, United States, 1999-2000

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Ratea	SE	Ratea	SE	Ratea	SE	Ratea	SE	Ratea	SE
Total	70.2	3.7	58.3	3.9	159.8	13.2	*	*	*	*
Age
0-17	101.1	9.9	86.1	10.5	203.2	26.8	*	*	*	*
18-44	75.0	5.1	64.1	5.5	154.5	16.6	*	*	*	*
45-64	45.1	5.1	36.6	5.5	121.9	21.8	*	*	*	*
65 and over	31.4	5.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	65.0	4.7	49.4	4.6	184.5	20.4	*	*	*	*
Female	75.1	5.0	67.0	5.5	138.4	14.3	*	*	*	*
Residence location
Urban (MSA)	70.6	4.2	56.6	4.4	164.6	13.3	*	*	*	*
Rural (Non-MSA)	65.9	8.0	63.9	8.5	*	*	*	*	*	*

^aRates are calculated using US Census Bureau monthly postcensal estimates of the civilian noninstitutional population as of July 1, 1999, and July 1, 2000, and are available at the Census Bureau Internet site: http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html. Figures have been adjusted for net underenumeration using the 1990 National Population Adjustment Matrix.

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

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