Table 1.86a: Percentage of pneumonia patients who received the first dose of antibiotic within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital, United States, 2002
Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
|
|
|
Total |
63.09 |
1.23 |
|
|
|
Gender |
|
|
Male |
63.69 |
0.47 |
Female |
62.67 |
0.49 |
|
|
|
Race |
|
|
White |
64.54 |
0.36 |
African American |
51.98 |
1.27 |
Hispanic |
47.15 |
2.26 |
Native American |
60.63 |
2.63 |
Asian |
70.40 |
2.90 |
|
|
|
Age |
|
|
Under 65 |
60.06 |
1.00 |
65-74 |
64.12 |
0.66 |
75-84 |
62.68 |
0.55 |
85 and over |
64.29 |
0.66 |
|
|
|
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