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Percent of short-stay nursing home residents with delirium, 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   3.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 2.9 0.1 3.7 0.3 1.8 0.1 2.0 0.1
Ageb 0-64 2.5 0.1 2.6 0.1 2.5 0.2 3.1 1.0 1.9 0.6 1.4 0.2
65-74 2.8 0.1 3.0 0.1 2.7 0.1 3.1 0.8 1.5 0.3 2.1 0.2
75-84 3.3 0.0 3.4 0.0 3.2 0.1 4.2 0.7 1.6 0.2 1.9 0.1
85 and over 3.8 0.0 4.0 0.0 3.2 0.1 4.2 0.8 1.7 0.3 2.1 0.2
Genderb Male 3.3 0.0 3.5 0.0 3.0 0.1 3.4 0.4 2.0 0.2 2.0 0.1
Female 3.1 0.0 3.1 0.0 2.8 0.1 4.0 0.4 1.6 0.2 1.9 0.1

a Data reflect care for the fourth quarter for each fiscal 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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