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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2009 Comparative Database Report

Table 6-6. Average Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months—2009 Database Comparative Results

Number of Events Reported by Respondents  No. Hospitals &
No. Respondents
Average
Percent
s.d. Percentage of Responses
Min 10th 
Percentile
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Max
No events H = 621
N = 97,624
52% 10.99% 5% 39% 46% 53% 59% 65% 96%
1 to 2 events H = 621
N = 48,996
28% 6.67% 4% 21% 24% 27% 31% 36% 63%
3 to 5 events H = 621
N = 21,330
13% 5.19% 0% 7% 9% 12% 15% 20% 41%
6 to 10 events H = 621
N = 7,321
4% 2.96 0% 2% 3% 4% 6% 8% 27%
11 to 20 events H = 621
N = 2,744
2% 1.88% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 4% 17%
21 event reports or more H = 621
N = 1,807
1% 1.34% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 3% 15%

Key: H = hospitals; N = respondents.

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