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Table 1.84c: National Management of Asthma, 1998
| Hospitalizations for adult asthma per 10,000 population (persons age 18 and over), United States, 1998a |
| |
|
|
| Population group |
Rate |
Standard error |
| Total |
12.5 |
0.6 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
| 18-64 |
11.3 |
0.7 |
| 65 and over |
17.7 |
1.6 |
| Race |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
DSU |
DSU |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
| Asian |
DSU |
DSU |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
| Black or African American |
26.0 |
3.5 |
| White |
8.3 |
0.5 |
| Ethnicity |
| Hispanic |
DSU |
DSU |
| Total, non-Hispanic |
DSU |
DSU |
| Black or African American |
DSU |
DSU |
| White |
DSU |
DSU |
| Gender |
| Female |
18.1 |
0.8 |
| Male |
6.4 |
0.8 |
a Measure is age adjusted.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey.
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