Table 11_1_24.1 Hospice patients who received the right amount of medicine for pain, United States, 2008-2010
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2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
Population group |
Sample size |
Percent |
SEa |
Sample size |
Percent |
SEa |
Sample size |
Percent |
SEa |
Total |
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178,067 |
94.6 |
0.1 |
164,348 |
94.7 |
0.1 |
152,409 |
94.5 |
0.1 |
Age |
18-44 |
1,953 |
92.2 |
0.6 |
1,964 |
92.6 |
0.6 |
1,827 |
91.1 |
0.7 |
45-64 |
22,494 |
93.0 |
0.2 |
21,034 |
93.2 |
0.2 |
19,427 |
93.1 |
0.2 |
65 and over |
142,206 |
95.0 |
0.1 |
130,457 |
95.0 |
0.1 |
120,761 |
94.9 |
0.1 |
Gender |
Male |
61,561 |
94.4 |
0.1 |
58,583 |
94.6 |
0.1 |
58,014 |
94.4 |
0.1 |
Female |
75,828 |
94.8 |
0.1 |
72,470 |
94.7 |
0.1 |
72,755 |
94.6 |
0.1 |
Race |
White |
137,260 |
95.0 |
0.1 |
126,483 |
95.0 |
0.1 |
116,666 |
94.9 |
0.1 |
Black |
6,190 |
93.6 |
0.3 |
5,556 |
93.4 |
0.3 |
5,012 |
93.4 |
0.4 |
API |
1,433 |
90.9 |
0.8 |
1,213 |
91.3 |
0.8 |
1,035 |
90.4 |
0.9 |
AI/AN |
1,215 |
93.7 |
0.7 |
1,096 |
93.3 |
0.8 |
929 |
92.8 |
0.9 |
Other race/multiple races |
3,334 |
92.5 |
0.5 |
3,161 |
93.4 |
0.4 |
2,718 |
94.3 |
0.5 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
140,384 |
94.9 |
0.1 |
128,876 |
94.9 |
0.1 |
124,222 |
94.7 |
0.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
130,033 |
95.0 |
0.1 |
119,754 |
95.0 |
0.1 |
109,229 |
94.9 |
0.1 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
5,778 |
93.7 |
0.3 |
5,201 |
93.4 |
0.4 |
4,618 |
93.3 |
0.4 |
Hispanic, all races |
4,603 |
94.0 |
0.4 |
4,067 |
93.6 |
0.4 |
4,000 |
94.1 |
0.4 |
Education |
Less than high school |
15,775 |
94.8 |
0.2 |
16,578 |
95.0 |
0.2 |
17,291 |
94.8 |
0.2 |
High school graduate |
27,204 |
94.8 |
0.1 |
27,404 |
94.9 |
0.1 |
27,043 |
94.6 |
0.1 |
At least some college |
24,185 |
94.1 |
0.2 |
24,269 |
94.1 |
0.2 |
23,448 |
93.9 |
0.2 |
a. Standard errors (SE) were estimated using the SAS 9.2.2 means procedure. Standard errors estimated in this table should be interpreted with caution as data may violate assumption of normality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Family Evaluation of Hospice Care Survey.
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