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Houghton County

690 children less than 18 years currently have asthma. [1]
2,521 adults 18 years and older currently have asthma. [2]
There are about 39 hospitalizations each year in Houghton County. The rate of asthma hospitalization is 11.5 hospital stays per 10,000 people. [3] This rate is significantly lower than the rate for the State of Michigan (16.0 per 10,000).
There is about 1 death due to asthma in Houghton County each year. [4]
For Houghton County, estimates of asthma cost are not available. [5]

Average Number and Rates of Hospitalization due to Asthma,
Houghton County, All Ages, 2002-2004

Group	Average Number of Hospitalizations per Year	*Rate per 10,000 People**
Sex
Male	13	8.4
Female	26	14.8
Race
White	38	11.4
Black	0	~
Age
0 to 17	9	12.3
18 and Older	30	11.2
Total	39	11.5

*Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US population. Michigan population estimates for 2003 are used in calculations..
~ Insufficient data to compute a stable rate. (Total count of events <=20 or Population < 5000).

For more information about asthma in your county, please review "Epidemiology of Asthma in Michigan: 2004 Surveillance Report."

If you have a specific data request, please contact Betsy Wasilevich, asthma epidemiologist, at wasileviche@michigan.gov.

Sources:

1. Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, 2002.

2. Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, 2005, Preliminary.

3. Michigan Inpatient Database, 2002-2004.

4. Michigan Resident Death File, 1999-2004.

5. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

Last Updated 07/01/2007