Table 11_1_12-1

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_12.1
Short-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		79.0	0.04	74.9	0.05
Age^b	0–64	71.0	0.16	66.2	0.18
	65–74	76.5	0.10	71.9	0.11
	75–84	79.4	0.07	75.1	0.07
	85 and over	81.7	0.07	78.1	0.07
Gender^b	Male	77.0	0.07	72.8	0.08
Gender^b	Female	80.1	0.05	76.0	0.06
Race/ethnicity^b	Non-Hispanic, White	80.2	0.04	76.3	0.05
	Non-Hispanic, Black	70.9	0.15	65.5	0.17
	Non-Hispanic, AI/AN	78.0	0.72	73.8	0.79
	Non-Hispanic, API	77.6	0.40	71.8	0.45
	Hispanic, all races	73.7	0.25	69.6	0.27

^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_12-1: 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_12-1.html