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Percent of long-stay nursing home residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2005a
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
White Black AI/AN API
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   16.0 0.0 16.4 0.0 14.6 0.1 14.4 0.5 13.1 0.3 13.8 0.2
Ageb 0-64 10.7 0.1 11.1 0.1 10.0 0.2 10.7 0.9 7.7 0.6 9.1 0.3
65-74 15.0 0.1 15.3 0.1 14.4 0.2 14.4 1.1 14.2 0.8 13.4 0.4
75-84 17.0 0.1 17.2 0.1 16.6 0.2 15.2 0.9 13.5 0.5 15.6 0.3
85 and over 17.2 0.1 17.3 0.1 17.0 0.2 16.7 0.9 14.4 0.5 15.8 0.4
Genderb Male 15.8 0.1 16.5 0.1 13.7 0.2 13.7 0.7 12.8 0.5 12.7 0.3
Female 16.1 0.0 16.3 0.1 15.2 0.1 14.9 0.6 13.3 0.4 14.6 0.2

a Data reflect care for the third quarter for each calendar year.

b Age, gender, and race/ethnicity categories exclude records with missing values.

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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