TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia in the United States
| 1997 N = 148,702 |
2000 N = 157,847 |
2003 N = 157,743 |
2006 N = 156,810 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | ||||
| White | 56,348 (38) | 68,643 (44) | 54,903 (35) | 56,108 (36) |
| Black | 22,864 (15) | 22,580 (14) | 17,960 (11) | 18,800 (12) |
| Other | 22,203 (15) | 38,448 (24) | 39,138 (25) | 40,803 (26) |
| Missing | 47,287 (32) | 28,175 (18) | 45,588 (29) | 41,099 (26) |
| Age category | ||||
| <1 year | 43,851 (29) | 44,470 (28) | 37,798 (24) | 37,705 (24) |
| 1 through 5 years | 75,033 (50) | 76,385 (48) | 77,530 (49) | 79,519 (51) |
| 6 through 11 years | 19,372 (13) | 21,403 (14) | 23,126 (15) | 23,494 (15) |
| >12 years | 10,446 (7) | 15,589 (9) | 19,289 (12) | 16,092 (10) |
| Hospital type | ||||
| Urban non-teaching | 52,756 (35) | 50,718 (32) | 52,552 (34) | 50,718 (32) |
| Rural | 47,910 (32) | 41,715 (27) | 39,605 (26) | 31,947 (21) |
| Urban teaching non-children’s | 20,378 (14) | 30,981 (20) | 28,432 (18) | 30,194 (20) |
| Urban teaching children’s | 27,658 (19) | 34,021 (22) | 34,454 (22) | 41,035 (27) |
| Male sex | 83,291 (56) | 8,783 (56) | 86,034 (55) | 85,508 (55) |
| Region* | ||||
| Northeast | 19,750 (13) | 26,092 (17) | 23,867 (15) | 23,832 (15) |
| Midwest | 33,053 (22) | 30,706 (19) | 35,714 (23) | 35,900 (23) |
| South | 68,958 (46) | 68,663 (44) | 65,994 (42) | 65,460 (42) |
| West | 26,741 (18) | 32,385 (21) | 32,169 (20) | 31,618 (20) |
| Asthma | 26,971 (24) | 31,746 (28) | 27,729 (24) | 26,822 (23) |
| Pneumonia-associated complication | 8,831 (6) | 11,084 (7) | 12,005 (8) | 11,724 (7) |
| Died | 334 (0.002) | 394 (0.002) | 270 (0.002) | 193 (0.001) |
| Insurance | ||||
| Private | 65,428 (44) | 73,528 (47) | 68,720 (44) | 63,997 (41) |
| Public | 68,024 (46) | 71,698 (45) | 76,779 (49) | 80,226 (51) |
| Uninsured | 9,922 (7) | 8,336 (5) | 6,381 (4) | 6,912 (4) |
| Other | 4,964 (3) | 4,285 (3) | 5,391 (3) | 5,283 (3) |
NOTE: Values, which represent national estimates, are listed as number (percent). Numbers across rows may not sum exactly because weighted estimates from these data are obtained using survey commands as per KIDS technical guidance.15
KID categorizes states into the following 4 regions: Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont); Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin); South (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia); West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming).