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Table 1.138a
Home health care patients who have less shortness of breath, United States, 2004 and 2005
Population group 2005 2004
Percent Standard error Percent Standard error
Total   58.9 0.04 57.6 0.04
Age 0-64 56.9 0.10 55.8 0.11
65-74 60.6 0.08 59.1 0.08
75-84 59.6 0.06 58.2 0.06
85 and over 57.4 0.08 56.0 0.08
Gender Male 58.6 0.06 57.3 0.06
Female 59.1 0.05 57.7 0.05
Racea White only 59.3 0.04 57.7 0.04
Black only 58.9 0.11 57.7 0.11
Asian only 59.2 0.31 59.6 0.32
NHOPI only 61.6 0.89 59.2 0.96
AI/AN only 55.6 0.58 54.4 0.59
Multiple races 59.5 1.11 58.9 1.18
Ethnicitya Hispanic, all races 55.4 0.15 55.0 0.15
Non-Hispanic, White 59.3 0.04 57.7 0.04
Non-Hispanic, Black 58.9 0.11 57.7 0.11
Non-Hispanic, other 58.6 0.18 57.8 0.19

a Excludes records with missing values.

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native.

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

 
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