Table 1.143a Percent of hospice patients who received the right amount of medicine for pain management, United States, 2005 and 2006 |
Population group |
2006 |
2005 |
Total responses |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total responses |
Percent |
Total |
|
111,314 |
94.2 |
0.1 |
96,887 |
94.1 |
Age |
18-44 |
6,456 |
92.2 |
0.3 |
6,548 |
91.7 |
45-64 |
32,596 |
93.8 |
0.1 |
30,437 |
93.8 |
65 and over |
24,792 |
95.0 |
0.1 |
23,408 |
95.1 |
Race |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
438 |
89.5 |
1.5 |
472 |
91.7 |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
546 |
88.5 |
1.4 |
488 |
85.5 |
Black |
2,241 |
92.4 |
0.6 |
2,136 |
91.0 |
White |
59,601 |
94.4 |
0.1 |
56,673 |
94.3 |
Other race/multiple races |
1,057 |
90.5 |
0.9 |
970 |
92.7 |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic |
1,747 |
91.1 |
0.7 |
1,613 |
92.4 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
61,301 |
94.2 |
0.1 |
58,001 |
94.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
57,508 |
94.4 |
0.1 |
54,450 |
94.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
2,136 |
92.3 |
0.6 |
2,015 |
91.1 |
Gender |
Male |
18,208 |
94.9 |
0.2 |
17,033 |
94.8 |
Female |
46,893 |
93.8 |
0.1 |
44,785 |
93.7 |
Education |
Less than high school |
4,930 |
93.4 |
0.4 |
5,140 |
94.0 |
High school graduate |
20,724 |
94.8 |
0.2 |
19,914 |
94.4 |
At least some college |
37,218 |
93.8 |
0.1 |
34,621 |
93.8 |
Source: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Family Evaluation of Hospice Care survey data.
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