Table 9_1_12.2
Long-stay nursing home residents who lose too much weight, by race/ethnicity,a United States, 2006b
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
White |
Black |
AI/AN |
API |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
9.0 |
0.0 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
Agea |
0–64 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
65–74 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
9.2 |
0.2 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
8.8 |
0.7 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
75–84 |
9.2 |
0.1 |
9.3 |
0.1 |
9.2 |
0.2 |
10.1 |
0.9 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
85 and over |
9.2 |
0.1 |
9.3 |
0.1 |
9.3 |
0.2 |
10.5 |
0.9 |
9.1 |
0.4 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
Gendera |
Male |
9.1 |
0.1 |
9.3 |
0.1 |
8.8 |
0.1 |
8.4 |
0.7 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
Female |
8.9 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0.1 |
10.0 |
0.6 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
a Age, gender, and race/ethnicity categories exclude records with missing values.
b Data reflect care for the third quarter of each calendar year.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.