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Table A-12. Percent of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Hospital Geographic Region

Number of Events Reported
By Respond

Region
Mid Atlantic/
New England
South
Atlantic
East
North
Central
East
South
Central
West
North
Central
West
South
Central
Mountain Pacific
32
Hospitals
17,875
Respond-
ents
89
Hospitals
29,200
Respond-
ents
113
Hospitals
40,643
Respond-
ents
29
Hospitals
7,350
Respond-
ents
92
Hospitals
19,255
Respond-
ents
37
Hospitals
11,121
Respond-
ents
57
Hospitals
13,301
Respond-
ents
70
Hospitals
21,431
Respond-
ents
No events 56% 53% 51% 57% 50% 60% 53% 46%
1 to 2 events 26% 28% 29% 26% 28% 24% 27% 30%
3 to 5 events 12% 12% 13% 10% 14% 10% 12% 15%
6 to 10 events 4% 4% 4% 4% 6% 4% 5% 5%
11 to 20 events 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2%
21 event reports or more 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100 percent due to rounding of decimals.

*Note: States are categorized into AHA-defined regions as follows:

Region States
Mid Atlantic/New England NY, NJ, PA, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT
South Atlantic DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL
West North Central MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS
West South Central AR, LA, OK, TX
East North Central OH, IN, IL, MI, WI
East South Central KY, TN, AL, MS
Mountain MT, ID, WY, CO, NM, AZ, UT, NV
Pacific WA, OR, CA, AK, HI

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