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. 1995 Fall;17(1):201–254.

Table 19. Vision Products and Other Medical Durable Expenditures and Average Annual Percent Growth, by Region and State: Selected Calendar Years 1980-93.

Region and State of Provider 1980 1985 1990 1992 1993 Average Annual Percent Growth 1980-93

Millions of Dollars
United States 4,495 7,067 10,511 11,997 12,636 8.3
New England 206 340 525 582 608 8.7
Connecticut 67 107 165 184 192 8.5
Maine 16 26 40 44 46 8.4
Massachusetts 91 153 233 258 269 8.7
New Hampshire 12 22 37 41 43 10.3
Rhode Island 12 19 29 32 33 8.2
Vermont 8 13 20 23 24 8.9
Mideast 916 1,433 2,107 2,394 2,505 8.0
Delaware 14 19 28 33 35 7.4
District of Columbia 19 24 30 33 34 4.6
Maryland 95 147 226 259 272 8.4
New Jersey 155 249 384 436 457 8.7
New York 398 636 919 1,043 1,090 8.1
Pennsylvania 235 358 520 590 617 7.7
Great Lakes 818 1,247 1,790 2,005 2,103 7.5
Illinois 228 350 510 576 604 7.8
Indiana 100 159 228 257 270 7.9
Michigan 180 267 393 437 457 7.4
Ohio 223 328 455 507 531 6.9
Wisconsin 88 143 203 228 240 8.0
Plains 373 547 769 870 914 7.1
Iowa 61 93 127 141 148 7.0
Kansas 44 67 91 102 107 7.0
Minnesota 104 156 229 263 277 7.8
Missouri 100 144 205 232 244 7.1
Nebraska 39 50 67 77 80 5.7
North Dakota 12 19 25 27 28 7.1
South Dakota 12 19 26 28 30 7.0
Southeast 879 1,440 2,246 2,608 2,756 9.2
Alabama 52 82 125 147 155 8.7
Arkansas 21 33 48 53 56 8.0
Florida 256 430 705 824 872 9.9
Georgia 103 169 267 311 331 9.4
Kentucky 50 77 115 134 141 8.3
Louisiana 69 102 134 153 160 6.7
Mississippi 26 35 49 57 60 6.8
North Carolina 77 133 217 253 268 10.1
South Carolina 33 59 95 109 115 10.2
Tennessee 69 116 186 216 228 9.6
Virginia 98 160 244 280 295 8.8
West Virginia 27 44 63 70 74 8.1
Southwest 493 738 1,053 1,222 1,299 7.7
Arizona 62 108 181 212 227 10.5
New Mexico 22 37 56 65 69 9.3
Oklahoma 50 76 101 115 121 7.0
Texas 359 517 716 830 883 7.2
Rocky Mountains 149 239 341 402 430 8.5
Colorado 75 121 178 210 226 8.9
Idaho 14 21 28 33 35 7.1
Montana 15 24 30 34 36 6.8
Utah 36 60 91 109 117 9.4
Wyoming 9 13 14 16 17 5.1
Far West 660 1,083 1,679 1,914 2,021 9.0
Alaska 13 19 21 25 26 5.3
California 473 807 1,274 1,446 1,522 9.4
Hawaii 23 34 51 61 64 8.1
Nevada 21 34 58 70 76 10.2
Oregon 40 58 79 85 91 6.4
Washington 89 131 196 228 242 8.0

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Estimates prepared by the Office of National Health Statistics.