24-3.
Reduce hospital emergency department visits for asthma.
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24-3. | |
Reduce hospital emergency department visits for asthma. |
Target and baseline:
|
Objective |
Age Group |
1995–97 Baseline |
2010 Target |
|
Rate per 10,000 |
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|
24-3a. |
Children under age 5 years |
150.0 |
80 |
|
24-3b. |
Children and adults aged 5 to 64 years |
71.1 |
50 |
|
24-3c. |
Adults aged 65 years and older |
29.5 |
15 |
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS.
|
Select Age Groups, 1995–97 |
Hospital Emergency
Department |
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|
24-3a. |
24-3b. |
24-3c. |
|
|
Rate per 10,000 |
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|
TOTAL |
150.0 |
71.1 |
29.5 |
|
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 |
407.2 |
191.7 |
90.8 |
|
White |
101.7 |
53.4 |
23.1 |
|
|
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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 |
103.0 |
83.6 |
37.8 |
|
Male |
195.5 |
57.9 |
17.9 |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.