Hospitalization in the United States, 1997--HCUP Fact Book No. 1

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Bar chart showing the percentages of Discharges to Other Institutions by age group. A tabular description is shown below.

Age (in years)	Long-term care and other facilities	Another short-term hospital
< 1	0.4	1.7
1-17	1.8	1.3
18-44	3	1.2
45-64	6.7	3.5
65-84	19.6	3.6
85+	40.9	2.1

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