Table 2.

Percentage of SC population within 60 min of expert stroke care.

Population	Total	PSCs only, No. (%)	PSCs and REACH hospitals
Total	4,012,012	1,517,467 (38)	3,059,919 (76)
AGE
<40	2,291,959	880,225 (38)	1,765,829 (77)
40–49	604,349	225,391 (37)	459,339 (76)
50–64	629,859	233,870 (37)	472,912 (75)
>65	485,845	177,982 (37)	361,840 (74)
GENDER
Women	2,064,632	777,008 (38)	1,577,625 (76)
Men	1,947,380	740,459 (38)	1,482,294 (76)
RACE/ETHNICITY
Black or African American (non-hispanic)	1,176,895	347,506 (30)	890,063 (76)
Hispanic	92,828	40,304 (43)	70,369 (76)
White (non-hispanic)	2,654,401	1,090,706 (41)	2,027,180 (76)
Other (non-hispanic)	87,888	38,951 (44)	72,306 (82)
EDUCATION >25 YEARS
< High school	614,279	227,973 (37)	468,816 (76)
High school graduate	778,054	286,499 (37)	587,586 (76)
> High school	1,203,677	463,990 (39)	914,653 (76)
URBAN/RURAL*
Urban	2,427,021	1,068,151 (44)	1,981,252 (82)
Rural	1,584,991	449,316 (28)	1,078,667 (68)
POVERTY (FOR WHOM POVERTY STATUS IS DETERMINED)
In poverty	547,869	190,469 (35)	416,091 (76)
At or above poverty	3,335,460	1,280,438 (38)	2,541,431 (76)

All data are based on Census 2000 numbers.

*US Census definition: urban includes urban areas and urban clusters, rural includes all else.

PSC = joint commission primary stroke center.

REACH = remove evaluation of acute ischemic stroke.