2020 Healthcare Use Data

Hospitalizations

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Table B: Number and rate of hospital inpatient stays with asthma as the first-listed diagnosis per 10,000 population, by selected patient characteristics: United States, 2020
Characteristics 2020 Hospital Inpatient Stays
Weighted No. of Visits SE (Weighted No.) Rate* SE* (Rate)
Total 94,560 1,975 2.9 0.06
Child (aged 0–17 years) 27,055 1,556 3.6 0.21
Adult (aged 18+ years)§ 67,505 1,182 2.6 0.05
Sex
Male 36,110 1,053 2.2 0.06
  Boys (Age <18 years) 16,065 942 4.2 0.25
  Men (Age 18+ years) 20,045 457 1.6 0.04
Female 58,450 1,111 3.5 0.07
  Girls (Age <18 years) 10,990 660 3.0 0.18
  Women (Age 18+ years) 47,460 873 3.6 0.07
Race, not considering ethnicity
White 37,365 747 1.5 0.03
  Children (Age <18 years) 7,940 495 1.5 0.09
  Adults (Age 18+ years) 29,425 561 1.5 0.03
Black 31,725 1,071 7.1 0.24
  Children (Age <18 years) 9,785 739 8.6 0.65
  Adults (Age 18+ years) 21,940 679 6.5 0.20
Other** 22,970 925 6.6 0.27
  Children (Age <18 years) 8,000 604 8.0 0.60
  Adults (Age 18+ years) 14,970 593 6.0 0.24
Ethnicity
Hispanic 15,890 764 2.6 0.12
  Children (Age <18 years) 5,425 452 2.9 0.24
  Adults (Age 18+ years) 10,465 519 2.4 0.12
Not Hispanic 76,170 1,542 2.8 0.06
  Children (Age <18 years) 20,300 1,219 3.7 0.22
  Adults (Age 18+ years) 55,870 956 2.6 0.04
Age Group
0–4 years 11,020 655 5.7 0.34
5–17 years 16,035 971 2.9 0.18
18–34 years 14,445 367 1.9 0.05
35–64 years 37,630 748 3.0 0.06
65+ years 15,430 372 2.8 0.07
U.S. Census Region††
Northeast 23,300 1,221 4.1 0.21
Midwest 18,565 892 2.7 0.13
South 35,385 1,009 2.8 0.08
West 17,310 773 2.2 0.10
MSA Status§§
MSA¶¶ 84,870 1,898 3.0 0.07
Non-MSA*** 8,945 307 1.9 0.07

Abbreviations: MSA, Metropolitan Statistical Area; SE, standard error.
*Crude rate per 10,000 and SE, standard error.
Rate of child hospital inpatient stays was calculated using the weighted number of visits for children aged 0–17 years and dividing it by the resident population for children aged 0–17 years per 10,000.
§Rate of adult hospital visits calculated using the weighted number of visits for adults aged 18+ years divided by the resident population for adults aged 18+ years per 10,000.
Sex of patient categories include male and female as in hospital record.
**Other race includes Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American, and other race categories.
††Based on actual location of the hospital.
§§Based on location of patient’s residence.
¶¶Rate of MSA hospital inpatient stays was calculated by combining the weighted number of visits for large central metro, large fringe metro (suburbs), and medium and small metro categories and dividing it by the resident population for MSA per 10,000.
***Rate of Non-MSA hospital inpatient stays was calculated using the weighted number of visits for the micropolitan and noncore (rural) category and dividing it by the resident population for non-MSA per 10,000.

SOURCE: HCUP, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. For more information about HCUP data see http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/.

 

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