Table 130b
Home health care patients who have less shortness of breath, by ethnicitya, United States, 2003
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic (all races)
White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   55.1 0.0 55.2 0.1 55.4 0.1 52.9 0.2
Age 0-64 53.3 0.1 52.6 0.1 55.2 0.2 52.4 0.4
65-74 56.6 0.1 56.8 0.1 56.4 0.2 53.9 0.3
75-84 55.7 0.1 55.9 0.1 55.4 0.2 53.1 0.3
85 and over 53.5 0.1 53.5 0.1 53.9 0.3 51.7 0.4
Gender Male 54.9 0.1 54.9 0.1 56.0 0.2 52.6 0.3
Female 55.2 0.1 55.3 0.1 55.1 0.2 53.1 0.2

a Excluded records with missing values.

Key: SE: Standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Outcome and Assessment Information Set.

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