24-2.
Reduce hospitalizations for asthma.
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24-2. | |
Reduce hospitalizations for asthma. |
Target and baseline:
|
Objective |
Age Group |
1998 Baseline |
2010 Target |
|
Rate per 10,000 |
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|
24-2a. |
Children under age 5 years |
45.6 |
25 |
|
24-2b. |
Children and adults aged 5 to 64 years* |
12.5 |
7.7 |
|
24-2c. |
Adults aged 65 years and older* |
17.7 |
11 |
*Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source: National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC, NCHS.
|
Select Age Groups, 1998 |
Asthma Hospitalizations |
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|
24-2a. |
24-2b. |
24-2c. |
|
|
Rate per 10,000 |
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|
TOTAL |
45.6 |
12.5 |
17.7 |
|
Race and ethnicity |
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|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
|
Asian |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
82.4 |
28.4 |
27.3 |
|
White |
29.5 |
7.8 |
12.4 |
|
|
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|
Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
|
Black or African American |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
|
White |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
|
Gender |
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|
Female |
33.1 |
15.9 |
24.6 |
|
Male |
57.6 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not
collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.