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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 10_1_5.1
Long-stay nursing home residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased, United States, 1999 and 2007a
    2007 1999
Population group Percent SE Percent SE
Total   15.9 0.03 15.8 0.03
Ageb 0–64 11.1 0.08 9.7 0.09
65–74 15.5 0.10 14.2 0.09
75–84 16.9 0.07 16.4 0.06
85 and over 16.9 0.05 17.0 0.05
Genderb Male 15.7 0.06 15.6 0.07
Female 16.1 0.04 15.9 0.04
Race/ethnicityb Non-Hispanic, White 16.2 0.04 16.2 0.04
Non-Hispanic, Black 14.9 0.10 13.9 0.10
Non-Hispanic, AI/AN 14.3 0.48 13.9 0.43
Non-Hispanic, API 13.0 0.27 13.0 0.33
Hispanic, all races 14.1 0.17 14.4 0.21

a Data reflect care for the third quarter of each calendar year.

b Excludes records with unknown age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.

 

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