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Table 133a
Home health care patients who have less shortness of breath, by race,a United States, 2004
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 57.6 0.0 57.7 0.0 57.7 0.1 59.6 0.3 59.2 1.0 54.4 0.6 58.9 1.2
Age 0-64 55.8 0.1 55.2 0.1 57.5 0.2 61.7 1.2 59.9 2.4 55.8 1.2 59.4 2.6
65-74 59.1 0.1 59.5 0.1 58.7 0.2 60.1 0.6 59.3 1.8 54.1 1.1 60.4 2.3
75-84 58.2 0.1 58.4 0.1 57.7 0.2 59.5 0.5 60.5 1.6 55.2 1.0 59.5 2.0
85 and over 56.0 0.1 56.0 0.1 56.2 0.3 58.1 0.7 55.8 2.3 51.2 1.4 55.5 2.7
Gender Male 57.3 0.1 57.4 0.1 57.8 0.2 59.3 0.5 56.6 1.6 53.6 1.0 56.3 2.0
Female 57.7 0.1 57.9 0.1 57.7 0.1 59.8 0.4 60.8 1.2 54.8 0.7 60.4 1.5

a Excludes records with missing values.

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

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

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