Health Appendix
Health Table 1: Asthma Hospitalizations
| |
Salem |
Beverly |
Marblehead |
State |
State Goal |
| Area Count |
Area Age-
specific Rate |
Area Count |
Area Age-
specific Rate |
Area Count |
Area Age-
specific Rate |
State Age-
specific Rate |
State Age-
Specific Rate |
| <5 years old |
11 |
485.9 |
8 |
319.5 |
1 |
73.1 |
411.8 |
250 |
| 5-64 years old |
45 |
138.8 |
52 |
167.1 |
11 |
69.5 |
123.4 |
77 |
| >65 years old |
15 |
262.4 |
12 |
192.6 |
8 |
251.8 |
219.6 |
110 |
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Source: MassCHIP Healthy People Chronic Disease Report. Data is from 2003 Hospital Discharges (UHDDS) (Hospital Discharges data set does not include emergency room visits, where many cases of asthma are seen.) Data accessed from: http://masschip.state.ma.us/InstantTopics
Rates are expressed per 100,000 people. Bright Yellow Highlights represent those categories which are elevated above the existing State Age-Specific Rate and the State Age-Specific Rate Goal, while green highlights represent those categories that are above the State Age-Specific Rate Goal only.
Health Table 2: Asthma Related Deaths
| |
Salem |
Beverly |
Marblehead |
State |
State Goal |
| Area Count |
Area Age-
specific Rate |
Area Count |
Area Age-
specific Rate |
Area Count |
Area Age-
specific Rate |
State Age-
specific Rate |
State Age-
Specific Rate |
| <5 years old |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 5-14 years old |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 15 - 34 years old |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
| 35 - 64 years old |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.9 |
| >65 years old |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
6 |
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Source: MassCHIP Healthy People Chronic Disease Report; Data is from 2003 Mortality (Vital Records) ICD-10 based. Data accessed from: http://masschip.state.ma.us/InstantTopics
Rates are expressed per 100,000 people. Bright Yellow Highlights represent those categories which are elevated above the existing State Age-Specific Rate.
