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Presque Isle County

257 children less than 18 years currently have asthma. [1]
1,286 adults 18 years and older currently have asthma. [2]
There are about 8 hospitalizations each year in Presque Isle County. The rate of asthma hospitalization is 5.4 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 less than 1 death due to asthma in Presque Isle County each year. [4]
For Presque Isle County, estimates of asthma cost are not available. [5]

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

Group	Average Number of Hospitalizations per Year	*Rate per 10,000 People**
Sex
Male	4	~
Female	5	~
Race
White	8	5.5
Black	0	~
Age
0 to 17	2	~
18 and Older	6	~
Total	8	5.4

*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)

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 the Northeast Michigan Counties of Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle, 2006."

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

Last Updated 05/27/2007