TABLE 3.
Age-Specific Hospitalization Rates for Pneumonia and Influenza and Proportion With In-Home Water Service, by Region and In-Home Water Service Level: Alaska, 2000–2004
| Service Unit | Age <1 Year, Hospitalization Rate (No.) | Age 1–4 Years, Hospitalization Rate (No.) | Age 5–19 Years, Hospitalization Rate (No.) | Age 20–44 Years, Hospitalization Rate (No.) | Age 45–64 Years, Hospitalization Rate (No.) | Age ≥65 Years, Hospitalization Rate (No.) |
| Urban Anchorage | 246.69 (81) | 76.11 (100) | 13.57 (60) | 31.8 (179) | 112.4 (286) | 384.11 (233) |
| High-service region | ||||||
| F | 989.47 (47) | 143.85 (31) | 15.22 (14) | 19.16 (17) | 97.21 (47) | 397.06 (81) |
| E | 333.33 (20) | 51.80 (23) | 8.03 (18) | 15.46 (40) | 64.02 (83) | 211.37 (119) |
| D | 750.00 (42) | 190.93 (40) | 9.39 (7) | 27.30 (19) | 102.19 (35) | 552.53 (71) |
| Total high-service regions | 386.30 (190) | 88.87 (194) | 11.89 (99) | 26.0 (255) | 96.65 (451) | 335.53 (504) |
| Low-service region | ||||||
| C | 988.64 (87) | 194.48 (67) | 17.88 (23) | 32.32 (35) | 73.83 (33) | 492.89 (104) |
| B | 1435.48 (89) | 124.16 (46) | 20.38 (26) | 27.50 (37) | 89.07 (55) | 399.24 (105) |
| A | 2549.75 (756) | 317.11 (391) | 22.83 (90) | 34.4 (117) | 139.88 (205) | 954.58 (641) |
| Total low-service regions | 2087.35 (932) | 258.73 (504) | 21.4 (139) | 32.4 (189) | 115.81 (293) | 742.03 (850) |
| Rate ratioa (95% CI) | 6.57 (5.58, 7.72) | 2.96 (2.51, 3.50) | 1.80 (1.39, 2.33) | 1.25 (1.03, 1.51) | 1.20 (1.04, 1.39) | 2.31 (2.06, 2.59) |
Note. CI = confidence interval. Number is the total number of hospitalizations for that disease.
a
High- vs low-service regions.