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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 11_1_15.1
Short-stay nursing home residents who had moderate to severe pain, United States, 1999 and 2007a
    2007 1999
Population group Percent SE Percent SE
Total   21.6 0.04 27.0 0.05
Ageb 0–64 29.6 0.20 37.0 0.26
65–74 25.4 0.14 31.3 0.15
75–84 19.9 0.08 26.3 0.09
85 and over 15.3 0.07 22.3 0.09
Genderb Male 17.4 0.06 21.6 0.08
Female 23.8 0.05 29.6 0.06
Race/ethnicityb Non-Hispanic, White 22.4 0.04 28.0 0.05
Non-Hispanic, Black 16.5 0.10 19.5 0.14
Non-Hispanic, AI/AN 25.0 0.63 28.3 0.75
Non-Hispanic, API 15.4 0.30 19.8 0.47
Hispanic, all races 17.7 0.18 22.0 0.27

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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