Age Cohorts
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | ||||||
| cases | cases | cases | cases | cases | ||||||
Age Cohorts |
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| 0 – 5 | 19 |
0.1 |
15 |
<0.1 |
15 |
<0.1 |
8 |
<0.1 |
8 |
<0.1 |
| 6 – 17 | 405 |
1.3 |
424 |
1.1 |
534 |
1.4 |
746 |
1.9 |
826 |
2.0 |
| 18 – 20 | 1,089 |
3.5 |
1,144 |
3.0 |
1,137 |
3.0 |
1,108 |
2.9 |
1,416 |
3.5 |
| 21 – 29 | 9,767 |
31.2 |
11,043 |
39.2 |
10,165 |
26.6 |
9,064 |
23.7 |
9,331 |
22.9 |
| 30 – 39 | 13,208 |
42.1 |
16,352 |
43.2 |
16,478 |
43.0 |
15,995 |
41.8 |
16,633 |
40.8 |
| 40 – 49 | 4,593 |
14.7 |
6,048 |
16.0 |
6,912 |
18.1 |
7,712 |
20.1 |
8,712 |
21.4 |
| 50 – 59 | 1,011 |
3.2 |
1,291 |
3.4 |
1,490 |
3.9 |
1,698 |
4.4 |
1,798 |
4.4 |
| 60 - 69 | 509 |
1.6 |
588 |
1.6 |
629 |
1.6 |
762 |
2.0 |
751 |
1.8 |
| 70 – 79 | 435 |
1.4 |
535 |
1.4 |
538 |
1.4 |
681 |
1.8 |
712 |
1.8 |
| 80 + | 314 |
1.0 |
402 |
1.1 |
385 |
1.0 |
507 |
1.3 |
572 |
1.4 |
Total |
31,350 |
100.0 |
37,842 |
100.0 |
38,283 |
100.0 |
38,281 |
100.0 |
40,759 |
100.0 |
Source: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, 1991 - 1995