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Table 1.125a
Percent of short-stay nursing home residents who had moderate to severe pain,a United States, 2004 and 2005
Population group 2005 2004
Percent Standard error Percent Standard error
Total   23.3 0.04 23.4 0.04
Ageb 0-64 32.4 0.21 32.7 0.21
65-74 27.6 0.14 27.6 0.14
75-84 21.9 0.08 22.3 0.08
85 and over 17.2 0.08 17.7 0.08
Genderb Male 19.0 0.06 19.1 0.06
Female 25.6 0.05 25.6 0.05
Race/ethnicityb Non-Hispanic, White 24.2 0.04 24.3 0.04
Non-Hispanic, Black 18.2 0.11 17.8 0.11
Non-Hispanic, AI/AN 27.1 0.68 26.6 0.70
Non-Hispanic, API 15.9 0.33 15.7 0.34
Hispanic, all races 18.8 0.20 19.0 0.20

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

b Excludes records with unknown age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.

 

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