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Table 141b
Home health care patients who have less shortness of breath, by ethnicity,a 2005
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   58.9 0.0 59.3 0.0 58.9 0.1 55.4 0.2
Age 0-64 56.9 0.1 56.7 0.1 58.1 0.2 54.9 0.3
65-74 60.6 0.1 61.2 0.1 59.9 0.2 56.4 0.3
75-84 59.6 0.1 60.0 0.1 59.3 0.2 55.3 0.3
85 and over 57.4 0.1 57.6 0.1 57.6 0.3 54.3 0.4
Gender Male 58.6 0.1 58.9 0.1 58.8 0.2 55.1 0.3
Female 59.1 0.1 59.5 0.1 59.0 0.1 55.5 0.2

a Excludes records with missing values.

Key: SE: standard error.

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

 

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