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Show Figure 8 New York City ACS Admission Rates Age 0-64- 1982-96 Figure 10 low Income Zip Codes High Income Zip Codes 82 83 84 85 66 87 86 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Souico SPAHCS. IMF. NYU Hoallll ftatoaicn Program Professor Billings presented Figure 8 to show that ACS admission rates have remained quite constant within the high income zip codes and have slightly increased in low income zip codes. Figure 9 New York City Change in ACS Admission nates Children Age 0-17 - 1982-96 1.50- Ratio to 1982 Rale 1.40- 1.30- 1.20- 1.10-1.O0-0.90- „»' \-mf Zip Codes T" ¦*---*"" ..¦¦ ^¦Hign Income Zip Codes 0.80- 0.70- 0.60- 0.50- 82 83 84 85 68 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Swicr SCMCS. UKF, NVU-Huni RMMfen Pragma In addition, figure 9 shows that for children ages 0-17, ACS admission rates have varied but are presently close to 1.0 for high income zip codes and 1.10 for low income zip codes. The data also identified a relationship between income level and hospital admissions for other preventive care intensive conditions. The next two figures look at conditions that require early detection and treatment to prevent hospitalization across age cohorts. New York City Bacterial Pneumonia Admission Rate By Age Cohort - 1988 Adm/IO.OOO O-S 6-17 18-2« 25-34 35-14 4S-S4 S5-64 65-7-4 75* Patient Age - Low Income Zips """High Income Zips W»BCS. UMF Figure 10 shows the disparity between income levels for treatment of bacterial pneumonia admission rates, particularly for individuals 6 to 64 years of age. Figure 11 New York City Diabetes 'A- (OKA «• Coma) Admission Rate By Aoe Cohort - 1 988 AQTn/IO.OOO O-5 8-17 18-24 23-34 35-44 45-S4 SS-O4 O5-T4 Patient Age - Low Income Zips ••¦ High Income Zips SP*«CS. UKF Figure 11 shows a disparity between income levels and admission rates for treatment of Diabetes Type "A." Summary Professor Billings' presentation, made at the March policy forum, identified relationships between hospital admission rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive (ACS) Conditions and income level. The data presented indicate that individuals with lower incomes are more likely to be admitted to the hospital for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. The data also suggest that when a 147 |