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Statistics on children, youth and families in North Carolina from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and NC Child
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Definition
Numbers and rates per 100,000 by county of residence for children under age 15 with a primary diagnosis of asthma (ICD-10CM J45) according to provisional North Carolina hospital discharge date.
Data includes only NC residents served in NC hospitals. Numbers and rates shown here may be smaller than the actual hospital use for counties that border other states.
For more information on the use of state hospital discharge data for asthma hospitalization surveillance please refer to: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/data-analysis-guidance/state-hospital-discharge-data.htm.
Data includes only NC residents served in NC hospitals. Numbers and rates shown here may be smaller than the actual hospital use for counties that border other states.
For more information on the use of state hospital discharge data for asthma hospitalization surveillance please refer to: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/data-analysis-guidance/state-hospital-discharge-data.htm.
Data Source
Special Data Tabulation prepared by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Women's & Children's Health Section, April 14, 2023.
Notes
Numerators based on 1 to 4 discharges are suppressed to ensure confidentiality of the data.
* Rates based on fewer than 10 cases are suppressed due to statistical instability.
Note: Numbers reported for 2020 and 2021 are likely lower due to outcomes related to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency measures. Data for 2020 and 2021 remain provisional at this time.
At this time, 2021 is the most current year for which data is available. However, new data will be uploaded for this indicator as soon as it is made available.
* Rates based on fewer than 10 cases are suppressed due to statistical instability.
Note: Numbers reported for 2020 and 2021 are likely lower due to outcomes related to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency measures. Data for 2020 and 2021 remain provisional at this time.
At this time, 2021 is the most current year for which data is available. However, new data will be uploaded for this indicator as soon as it is made available.
Last Updated
May 2023