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Asthma Hospitalization (2003-2007): Total (Rate) – 2003-2007

Data Provided by: MS KIDS COUNT
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6.0 - 26.9
Tunica 6.0
Jasper 8.3
Attala 10.2
Jefferson 10.6
Sharkey 12.1
Issaquena 13.4
Lamar 14.3
Greene 15.2
Hancock 16.4
Tate 16.5
Benton 16.9
Jones 17.5
Newton 18.3
Noxubee 18.6
Bolivar 19.8
Kemper 22.5
Itawamba 22.6
Smith 22.9
Marshall 23.0
Pontotoc 24.0
Jackson 24.7
Rankin 26.1
Amite 26.8
Pearl River 26.9
27.0 - 48.0
Neshoba 29.7
Madison 29.9
Lee 32.6
Lauderdale 32.6
Tippah 33.4
Lincoln 35.0
Tishomingo 35.4
Yalobusha 36.7
Calhoun 38.3
Covington 40.4
Oktibbeha 41.3
27.0 - 48.0
Wayne 43.0
George 43.1
Carroll 43.7
Alcorn 44.9
Marion 45.0
Holmes 46.1
Stone 46.6
Chickasaw 47.1
Panola 47.2
Lawrence 48.0
48.1 - 81.2
Yazoo 53.3
Franklin 54.6
Copiah 55.8
Forrest 56.6
Grenada 57.2
Monroe 59.5
Warren 60.5
Simpson 60.7
Walthall 61.3
Jefferson Davis 61.4
Choctaw 63.0
Pike 68.5
Hinds 70.8
Clay 70.8
Leake 71.6
Quitman 73.3
Montgomery 76.4
Coahoma 77.7
Webster 81.2
81.3 - 121.1
Winston 83.9
Sunflower 89.4
Leflore 93.8
Washington 113.4
Humphreys 121.1

Definitions: Estimated asthma emergency department discharge rate per 10,000 population by county of residence with racial categories. Aggregate data used to increase reliability of estimates and rates are age-adjusted to the US 2000 standard population. All rates are per 10,000 population. More...

Data Source: Mississippi State Department of Health. The Burden of Asthma in Mississippi: Asthma Surveillance Summary Report. [Map 4.2].

Available at: http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/3347.pdf

Footnotes: Counties with N/A were due to non-reporting hospital(s) located within the county.

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.

Mississippi Grantee

MS KIDS COUNT Family and Children Research Unit, Social Science Research Center
P.O. Box 5287
Mississippi State, MS 39762

662-325-0470
mskidscount@ssrc.msstate.edu
http://www.ssrc.msstate.edu/mskidscount

Linda H. Southward, Ph.D., Program Director

A division of the SSRC at Mississippi State University, the Family and Children Research Unit (FCRU) conducts research on issues affecting the health, safety, and well-being of children and families.

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