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2008 Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Appendix A: State Tables

Atlas Topics


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	Appendix A
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Below you will find data tables for

Table 8.1 Stroke Hospitalization Rates, by State, Race/Ethnicity, and Stroke Subtype for Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002
Table 8. 2 Number and Percent Distribution of Strokes, by State and Stroke Subtype for Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002
Table 8.3 Percentage of Stroke Hospitalizations, by State and Discharge Status for Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002
Table 8.4 Percentage of Stroke Hospitalizations with Selected Comorbidities, by State, for Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002
Table 8.5 Number of Health Care Facilities, Neurologists, and Neurosurgeons, by State, 2002

Table 8.1 Stroke* Hospitalization Rates,^† by State, Race/Ethnicity, and Stroke Subtype—Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002

State	Total Strokes	Ischemic	Hemorrhagic	Ill-Defined	Late Effects
	Total Population
		Stroke Subtype
Alabama	22.3	13.9	2.3	5.9	0.2
Alaska	14.7	8.2	1.9	4.3	0.3
Arizona	15.1	10.1	2.1	2.8	0.2
Arkansas	19.6	11.5	2.1	5.7	0.2
California	18.4	12.3	2.4	3.4	0.2
Colorado	13.1	8.1	1.9	2.9	0.1
Connecticut	13.4	9.9	1.7	1.7	0.1
Delaware	16.8	12.0	2.0	2.5	0.2
D.C.^§	16.3	11.1	2.0	2.9	0.2
Florida	17.3	12.3	1.9	2.9	0.2
Georgia	19.2	12.5	2.1	4.4	0.2
Hawaii	17.9	10.8	3.5	3.4	0.2
Idaho	13.3	9.5	1.7	2.0	0.1
Illinois	17.4	11.4	2.0	3.9	0.2
Indiana	17.3	11.0	1.9	4.2	0.2
Iowa	15.1	8.8	1.7	4.5	0.1
Kansas	16.5	10.7	1.8	3.8	0.2
Kentucky	19.1	11.9	2.1	4.8	0.3
Louisiana	20.8	13.2	2.2	5.2	0.3
Maine	13.4	8.5	1.6	3.1	0.1
Maryland	18.0	12.0	2.0	3.8	0.2
Massachusetts	14.5	11.2	1.8	1.3	0.2
Michigan	17.8	13.2	1.9	2.6	0.1
Minnesota	15.2	8.7	1.9	4.4	0.2
Mississippi	22.3	12.9	2.2	6.6	0.5
Missouri	17.8	11.8	2.0	3.8	0.2
Montana	14.1	8.8	1.6	3.6	0.2
Nebraska	13.6	8.8	1.5	3.3	0.1
Nevada	17.3	12.0	2.1	3.1	0.2
New Hampshire	13.3	9.7	1.6	1.8	0.2
New Jersey	16.4	11.6	1.9	2.7	0.2
New Mexico	12.5	7.2	2.1	3.0	0.2
New York	14.8	11.2	1.9	1.6	0.1
North Carolina	18.4	13.0	2.1	3.0	0.2
North Dakota	13.8	8.3	1.5	3.8	0.1
Ohio	17.9	12.1	2.0	3.6	0.2
Oklahoma	17.9	9.3	1.8	6.5	0.3
Oregon	18.6	11.7	2.3	4.5	0.2
Pennsylvania	18.0	13.2	2.0	2.6	0.2
Puerto Rico	14.2	8.2	1.6	4.3	0.1
Rhode Island	13.8	11.3	1.7	0.7	0.1
South Carolina	18.8	12.2	2.1	4.3	0.3
South Dakota	14.6	8.1	1.7	4.3	0.5
Tennessee	19.6	11.8	2.2	5.4	0.2
Texas	18.0	11.5	2.1	4.2	0.2
Virgin Islands	10.7	6.0	1.6	3.0	^‡
Utah	12.2	7.4	1.8	2.9	0.1
Vermont	12.6	8.1	1.6	2.7	0.2
Virginia	17.2	11.6	2.0	3.4	0.2
Washington	14.8	9.4	1.8	3.4	0.1
West Virginia	20.9	13.7	2.0	5.1	0.2
Wisconsin	14.9	9.7	1.8	3.2	0.2
Wyoming	13.5	8.1	1.8	3.2	0.4
United States	17.2	11.5	2.0	3.5	0.2

State	Total Strokes	Ischemic	Hemorrhagic	Ill-Defined	Late Effects
	Blacks
		Stroke Subtype
Alabama	24.3	13.3	2.8	7.9	0.3
Alaska	17.3	10.5	^‡	5.3	^‡
Arizona	19.0	11.4	2.6	4.4	0.5
Arkansas	23.4	11.5	2.7	8.8	0.4
California	26.3	16.8	3.0	6.0	0.5
Colorado	14.8	7.9	2.6	3.9	^‡
Connecticut	17.6	12.4	2.3	2.5	0.4
Delaware	20.8	13.5	2.7	4.3	0.3
D.C.^§	19.0	13.0	2.2	3.5	0.2
Florida	23.3	14.8	2.7	5.2	0.5
Georgia	21.3	12.7	2.5	5.7	0.3
Hawaii	24.0	12.5	^‡	5.6	^‡
Idaho	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡
Illinois	22.7	13.6	2.7	5.9	0.4
Indiana	21.4	13.5	2.5	5.0	0.4
Iowa	19.5	8.5	2.4	8.1	^‡
Kansas	20.0	11.7	2.4	5.6	^‡
Kentucky	20.8	11.6	2.4	5.5	1.2
Louisiana	23.2	13.0	2.5	7.1	0.5
Maine	17.7	10.1	^‡	^‡	^‡
Maryland	21.8	13.1	2.4	5.8	0.4
Massachusetts	16.3	12.3	2.1	1.7	0.3
Michigan	22.7	16.7	2.8	3.0	0.3
Minnesota	18.8	11.8	2.7	3.6	0.8
Mississippi	23.7	11.7	2.6	8.7	0.7
Missouri	20.9	12.7	2.7	5.0	0.6
Montana	16.3	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡
Nebraska	18.3	11.4	2.2	4.4	^‡
Nevada	23.2	15.4	2.3	5.1	^‡
New Hampshire	15.1	9.9	^‡	^‡	^‡
New Jersey	22.4	14.9	2.5	4.6	0.3
New Mexico	15.9	8.8	2.8	3.8	^‡
New York	18.4	13.7	2.6	1.8	0.3
North Carolina	22.1	14.6	2.6	4.4	0.4
North Dakota	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡
Ohio	21.5	13.6	2.6	4.9	0.3
Oklahoma	19.8	9.8	2.3	7.3	0.5
Oregon	25.5	14.6	3.4	7.2	^‡
Pennsylvania	26.3	19.5	3.2	3.0	0.6
Puerto Rico	15.5	9.0	1.5	5.0	^‡
Rhode Island	15.3	12.1	2.1	^‡	^‡
South Carolina	21.5	12.3	2.5	6.1	0.6
South Dakota	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡
Tennessee	22.3	12.6	2.7	6.7	0.3
Texas	22.7	13.4	2.5	6.2	0.6
Virgin Islands	11.2	6.2	1.7	3.1	^‡
Utah	18.6	12.7	^‡	3.5	^‡
Vermont	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡
Virginia	21.2	13.4	2.3	5.2	0.3
Washington	18.7	10.4	2.6	5.4	^‡
West Virginia	26.0	15.7	2.8	7.1	^‡
Wisconsin	19.0	11.1	2.6	5.0	0.2
Wyoming	16.9	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡
United States	21.9	13.6	2.6	5.3	0.4

State	Total Strokes	Ischemic	Hemorrhagic	Ill-Defined	Late Effects
	Hispanics
		Stroke Subtype
Alabama	22.1	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡
Alaska	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡
Arizona	16.3	9.4	3.2	3.4	^‡
Arkansas	17.6	9.4	^‡	^‡	^‡
California	16.9	10.7	2.6	3.2	0.3
Colorado	15.4	8.3	3.3	3.4	^‡
Connecticut	13.1	10.1	1.3	1.5	^‡
Delaware	13.6	9.6	^‡	^‡	^‡
D.C.^§	10.7	7.1	^‡	^‡	^‡
Florida	15.7	9.7	2.2	3.5	0.3
Georgia	11.2	6.5	2.7	^‡	^‡
Hawaii	27.7	15.3	^‡	7.3	^‡
Idaho	19.5	14.6	^‡	^‡	^‡
Illinois	15.5	9.5	2.4	3.1	0.4
Indiana	22.8	14.5	2.9	5.1	^‡
Iowa	9.2	^‡	^‡	^‡	^‡
Kansas	18.2	10.4	2.8	4.7	^‡
Kentucky	18.2

2008 Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Appendix A: State Tables

Table 8.1 Stroke* Hospitalization Rates,† by State, Race/Ethnicity, and Stroke Subtype—Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002

Table 8.1 Stroke* Hospitalization Rates,^† by State, Race/Ethnicity, and Stroke Subtype—Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older, 1995–2002