| 1996 NORTH CAROLINA ASTHMA HOSPITALIZATIONS AND RATES PER 100,000 BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE, |
| ALL AGES AND AGES 0-14, NC HOSPITAL DISCHARGE REPORTS |
| RESIDENCE | TOTAL NUMBER | TOTAL RATE | NUMBER AGES 0-14 | RATE AGES 0-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAMANCE | 171 | 141.5 | 67 | 285.5 |
| ALEXANDER | 51 | 165.0 | 22 | 354.2 |
| ALLEGHANY | 14 | 140.1 | 3 | 184.8 |
| ANSON | 67 | 272.2 | 33 | 630.1 |
| ASHE | 36 | 152.8 | 8 | 210.6 |
| AVERY | 16 | 103.3 | 1 | 38.1 |
| BEAUFORT | 146 | 335.1 | 52 | 613.4 |
| BERTIE | 42 | 205.6 | 7 | 153.7 |
| BLADEN | 80 | 260.5 | 27 | 430.4 |
| BRUNSWICK | 59 | 92.4 | 13 | 109.6 |
| BUNCOMBE | 290 | 147.7 | 98 | 271.2 |
| BURKE | 96 | 113.4 | 27 | 162.3 |
| CABARRUS | 243 | 210.0 | 80 | 327.9 |
| CALDWELL | 119 | 159.3 | 59 | 407.0 |
| CAMDEN | 18 | 281.6 | 2 | 158.0 |
| CARTERET | 47 | 81.3 | 8 | 77.4 |
| CASWELL | 15 | 68.3 | 4 | 94.5 |
| CATAWBA | 129 | 98.2 | 30 | 113.4 |
| CHATHAM | 30 | 66.1 | 4 | 46.5 |
| CHEROKEE | 36 | 159.5 | 4 | 102.9 |
| CHOWAN | 16 | 111.0 | 3 | 99.9 |
| CLAY | 11 | 137.9 | 8 | 632.9 |
| CLEVELAND | 142 | 154.2 | 27 | 139.3 |
| COLUMBUS | 131 | 247.3 | 61 | 539.5 |
| CRAVEN | 155 | 176.1 | 43 | 226.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 382 | 127.6 | 194 | 265.4 |
| CURRITUCK | 32 | 192.8 | 2 | 55.4 |
| DARE | 23 | 85.7 | 5 | 100.2 |
| DAVIDSON | 198 | 141.1 | 69 | 243.4 |
| DAVIE | 34 | 108.3 | 11 | 178.4 |
| DUPLIN | 67 | 146.3 | 18 | 182.5 |
| DURHAM | 348 | 169.6 | 124 | 306.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 106 | 185.8 | 31 | 238.1 |
| FORSYTH | 340 | 116.9 | 117 | 202.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 27 | 62.4 | 9 | 97.8 |
| GASTON | 199 | 108.5 | 83 | 217.2 |
| GATES | 9 | 89.6 | 2 | 89.4 |
| GRAHAM | 7 | 90.0 | 6 | 413.8 |
| GRANVILLE | 57 | 131.6 | 13 | 149.5 |
| GREENE | 38 | 218.0 | 13 | 358.7 |
| GUILFORD | 535 | 136.7 | 160 | 207.0 |
| HALIFAX | 125 | 215.3 | 34 | 260.8 |
| HARNETT | 90 | 110.4 | 19 | 102.8 |
| HAYWOOD | 87 | 169.0 | 30 | 336.4 |
| HENDERSON | 139 | 171.3 | 33 | 237.3 |
| HERTFORD | 52 | 227.1 | 16 | 327.5 |
| HOKE | 30 | 102.5 | 13 | 179.6 |
| HYDE | 35 | 660.3 | 8 | 830.7 |
| IREDELL | 184 | 170.5 | 72 | 318.6 |
| JACKSON | 46 | 149.0 | 12 | 244.3 |
| JOHNSTON | 203 | 197.0 | 52 | 236.1 |
| JONES | 17 | 172.4 | 7 | 321.4 |
| LEE | 96 | 205.5 | 26 | 260.9 |
| LENOIR | 212 | 353.6 | 81 | 648.3 |
| LINCOLN | 83 | 142.1 | 26 | 218.1 |
| MCDOWELL | 35 | 89.5 | 10 | 135.1 |
| MACON | 26 | 94.7 | 7 | 155.3 |
| MADISON | 19 | 102.8 | 6 | 188.0 |
| MARTIN | 54 | 211.1 | 8 | 147.4 |
| MECKLENBURG | 667 | 108.3 | 242 | 184.9 |
| MITCHELL | 13 | 85.4 | 1 | 37.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 26 | 103.1 | 9 | 175.0 |
| MOORE | 89 | 129.2 | 27 | 213.2 |
| NASH | 89 | 105.5 | 25 | 138.9 |
| NEW HANOVER | 126 | 84.7 | 33 | 123.3 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 34 | 156.7 | 7 | 158.7 |
| ONSLOW | 233 | 155.4 | 86 | 242.3 |
| ORANGE | 77 | 70.2 | 29 | 153.0 |
| PAMLICO | 9 | 74.1 | 3 | 134.5 |
| PASQUOTANK | 144 | 424.1 | 34 | 451.9 |
| PENDER | 53 | 144.7 | 13 | 176.2 |
| PERQUIMANS | 23 | 208.7 | 11 | 508.3 |
| PERSON | 24 | 71.8 | 6 | 89.2 |
| PITT | 245 | 201.6 | 106 | 432.7 |
| POLK | 13 | 76.7 | 1 | 35.8 |
| RANDOLPH | 151 | 125.9 | 46 | 187.2 |
| RICHMOND | 175 | 376.9 | 50 | 504.2 |
| ROBESON | 362 | 312.1 | 129 | 454.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 183 | 203.2 | 34 | 194.6 |
| ROWAN | 189 | 154.0 | 84 | 334.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 70 | 115.4 | 2 | 16.7 |
| SAMPSON | 77 | 141.0 | 22 | 190.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 117 | 328.5 | 38 | 455.7 |
| STANLY | 78 | 142.0 | 18 | 157.7 |
| STOKES | 30 | 70.7 | 10 | 116.8 |
| SURRY | 62 | 92.8 | 16 | 125.9 |
| SWAIN | 22 | 181.5 | 4 | 162.8 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 23 | 82.1 | 10 | 209.6 |
| TYRRELL | 3 | 80.3 | 1 | 137.4 |
| UNION | 105 | 99.9 | 35 | 143.5 |
| VANCE | 61 | 149.7 | 15 | 164.3 |
| WAKE | 405 | 73.6 | 141 | 122.9 |
| WARREN | 17 | 91.0 | 4 | 107.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 33 | 234.4 | 14 | 447.1 |
| WATAUGA | 29 | 70.1 | 9 | 158.6 |
| WAYNE | 230 | 205.2 | 94 | 383.9 |
| WILKES | 93 | 146.2 | 31 | 261.7 |
| WILSON | 136 | 192.8 | 59 | 399.2 |
| YADKIN | 37 | 107.1 | 9 | 135.7 |
| YANCEY | 15 | 89.7 | 3 | 99.3 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 10,663 | 142.3 | 3,519 | 229.3 |
| Notes: Data includes only NC resident hospital discharges occurring in North Carolina with a primary diagnosis of asthma. |
| Numbers and rates may be smaller than the actual asthma-related hospital use for counties that border other states. |
| Rates based on small numbers (fewer than 20 cases) are unstable & should be interpreted with caution. |
| Numbers and rates shown here may differ from figures presented in previous reports due to changes in population estimates and revisions to hospital discharge files. |
| PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (www.schs.state.nc.us/schs/schs/) |