Table 11_1_11-1

2009 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 11_1_11.1
Long-stay nursing home residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season, United States, 2006 and 2007^a
		2007		2006
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		87.0	0.03	85.3	0.03
Age^b	0–64	79.2	0.09	76.3	0.09
	65–74	84.7	0.08	82.5	0.09
	75–84	87.4	0.05	85.7	0.05
	85 and over	90.1	0.04	89.1	0.04
Gender^b	Male	84.2	0.05	82.0	0.06
Gender^b	Female	88.3	0.03	86.9	0.03
Race/ethnicity^b	Non-Hispanic, White	88.1	0.03	86.6	0.03
	Non-Hispanic, Black	82.5	0.09	79.8	0.09
	Non-Hispanic, AI/AN	88.0	0.37	85.8	0.40
	Non-Hispanic, API	85.8	0.22	83.0	0.24
	Hispanic, all races	82.5	0.15	80.3	0.16

^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 March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 11_1_11-1: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/11_supportive_palliative_care/T11_1_11-1.html