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Table 6-6. Percent of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months—2008 Database Comparative Results

Number of Events Reported by Respondents  No. of hospitals &
No. of respondents
Average
Percent
s.d. Percent of Response
Min 10th 
Percentile
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Max
No events H = 518
N = 77,381
52% 11.36% 5% 38% 46% 52% 59% 65% 96%
1 to 2 events H = 518
N = 39,542
28% 6.86% 4% 21% 23% 28% 31% 36% 63%
3 to 5 events H = 518
N = 17,597
13% 5.44% 0% 6% 9% 12% 15% 20% 41%
6 to 10 events H = 518
N = 6,181
5% 3.14% 0% 2% 3% 4% 6% 9% 27%
11 to 20 events H = 518
N = 2,412
2% 2.00% 0% 0% 1% 1% 3% 4% 17%
21 event reports or more H = 518
N = 1,517
1% 1.40% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2% 3% 15%

Key: H = hospitals; N = respondents.

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

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