Table 8-6 Age-Adjusted Health Indicators by Years of Education: United States
1989
From National Center for Health Statistics (1991)
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Years of Education
| Health Indicator | <4 | 4-7 | 8-11 | 12 | 13-15 | 16 | 17+ | |
| Annual number of days of restricted activity per person | 20.5 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 11.0 | 11.3 | |
| Annual number of physician contacts per person | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.3 | |
| Annual number of short-stay hospital discharges per 100 persons | 14.8 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | |
| Annual number of short stay hospital days per 100 persons | 106.8 | 109.1 | 100.9 | 70.5 | 60.0 | 48.6 | 55.6 | |
| Annual number of acute conditions per 100 persons | 77.0 | 113.3 | 161.9 | 180.5 | 204.6 | 183.2 | 181.6 | |