Table 9_1_17-1

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 9_1_17.1
Short-stay nursing home residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season, United States, 2006^a
Population group		2006
Population group		Percent	SE
Total		74.9	0.1
Age^b	0–64	66.2	0.2
	65–74	71.9	0.1
	75–84	75.1	0.1
	85 and over	78.1	0.1
Gender^b	Male	72.8	0.1
Gender^b	Female	76.0	0.1
Race/ethnicity^b	Non-Hispanic, White	76.3	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	65.5	0.2
	Non-Hispanic, AI/AN	73.8	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, API	71.8	0.5
	Hispanic, all races	69.6	0.3

^a Data reflect care for the flu season (October - March) each 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.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 9_1_17-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/9_nursinghome_homehealth_hospice/T9_1_17-1.html