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Jackson County

3,677 children less than 18 years currently have asthma. [1]
19022 adults 18 years and older currently have asthma. [2]
There are about 254 hospitalizations each year in Jackson County. The rate of asthma hospitalization is 15.8 hospital stays per 10,000 people. [3]
There are about 3 deaths due to asthma in Jackson County each year. [4]
For Jackson County, the total cost of asthma is $6,239,000 per year, with indirect costs of $2,698,000 and direct costs of $3,541,000. [5]

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

Group	Average Number of Hospitalizations per Year	*Rate per 10,000 People**
Sex
Male	103	13.1
Female	150	18.6
Race
White	199	13.6
Black	50	34.1
Age
0 to 17	90	23.4
18 and Older	164	13.2
Total	254	15.8

*Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US population. Michigan population estimates for 2003 are used in calculations.

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.

For more information about asthma in your county, please review " Epidemiology of Asthma in Jackson County, Michigan, 2005 ."

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

Last Updated 5/27/2007