Table 2.

Age Distribution for Stroke Discharges

	Stroke Discharges N (%)
	"POPs" zip codes	"Other Waste" zip codes	"Clean" zip codes
Total Discharges*	10,220	7,506	10,490
Age groups
25–34	322 (3.2†)	238 (3.2)	287 (2.7)
35–45	986 (9.6)	683 (9.1)	943 (9.0)
45–54	2,768 (27.1)	2,069 (27.5)	2,874 (27.4)
55–64	6,144 (60.1)	4,516 (60.2)	6,386 (60.9)

* The total stroke discharges in all three categories of zip codes was 28,216.

† The percentage of stroke discharges in the "POPs" sites in the age group 25–34 years.