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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 9_2_10.1
Home health care patients who stay at home after an episode of home health care ends, United States, 2004 and 2006
Population group 2006 2004
Percent SE Percent SE
Total 68.2 0.0 68.5 0.02
Age 0–64 62.6 0.1 62.9 0.06
65–74 69.5 0.1 69.6 0.05
75–84 69.4 0.0 69.7 0.04
85 and over 68.6 0.1 69.0 0.05
Gender Male 66.2 0.0 66.5 0.04
Female 69.3 0.0 69.6 0.03
Racea White only 69.1 0.0 69.5 0.03
Black only 63.1 0.1 62.9 0.07
Asian only 73.9 0.2 74.4 0.20
NHOPI only 68.8 0.6 70.7 0.58
AI/AN only 61.8 0.4 63.9 0.36
Multiple races 65.8 0.7 66.5 0.73
Ethnicitya Hispanic, all races 65.3 0.1 65.7 0.10
Non-Hispanic, White 69.1 0.0 69.5 0.03
Non-Hispanic, Black 63.1 0.1 62.9 0.07
Non-Hispanic, other 71.4 0.1 71.5 0.12

a Excludes records with missing values.

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Outcome and Assessment Information Set.

 

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