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St Joseph County

1,528 children less than 18 years currently have asthma. [1]
3,556 adults 18 years and older currently have asthma. [2]
There are about 76 hospitalizations each year in St Joseph County. The rate of asthma hospitalization is 11.9 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 St Joseph County each year. [4]
For St Joseph County, estimates of asthma cost are not available. [5]

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

Group	Average Number of Hospitalizations per Year	*Rate per 10,000 People**
Sex
Male	30	9.6
Female	47	13.9
Race
White	72	11.6
Black	2	~
Age
0 to 17	17	10.6
18 and Older	59	12.3
Total	76	11.9

*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 Michigan: 2004 Surveillance Report."

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

Last Updated 05/27/2007