Table 3.

Average Hot spots grid areas for higher-than-model-based expectations of COPD related Charges, 1993 and 1999.

	Hotspots 1993 (n=90)	Hotspots 1999 (n=117)	Percent change in hotspot
COPD Counts per 10,000	71.5	97.4	36.3%
COPD Charges per capita	133	267	100.8%
Age: 45 plus*	2,357,132	2,562,773	8.7%
Hispanic*	2,636,930	3,362,217	27.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher*	1,055,019	1,899,883	80.1%
Median Income*	33,501	48,549	44.9%
Tobacco Outlets	16,616	16,089	-3.2%

* Information based on 1990 and 2000 census information