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MOST PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS OCCUR AMONG POOR CHILDREN
FIGURE 3.2
Hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions per 1,000 children under age 5, United States, 1989. Data are from 10 states having a total populationof 95 million. High-income areas are zip codes in which fewer than 15 percent of households have annualincomes below $15,000; low-income a reas are zip codes in which 50 percent or more of households haveannual incomes below $15,000.
SOURCE: Adapted from Center for Health Economics Research (1993,p. 57).
TABLE 3.1 Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions per 1,000 Children Under Age 5, by Area of Residence, United States, 1989
Number of Hospitalizations (per 1,000 children)
Condition
Low-Income Areas
High-Income Areas
Bacterial pneumonia
11.21
2.78
Asthma
11.12
2.55
Gastroenteritis
5.67
2.10
Dehydration
5.61
3.01
Severe ear/nose/throat infections
5.04
1.21
Kidney/urinary infection
1.91
0.78
Iron deficiency anemia
1.02
0.14
NOTE: Data are from 10 states having a total population of 95 million. High-income areas are zip codes in which fewer than 15 percent of households have annual incomes below $15,000; low-income areas are zip codes in which 50 percent or more of households have annual incomes below $15,000. SOURCE: Adapted from Center for Health Economics Research (1993, p. 57).