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32. 1997 Economic Census
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206. Home Health and Hospice Care Patients, by Selected Characteristics
[In percent, except as indicated (1,284.2 represents 1,284,200). Based on theNational Home and Hospice Care Surveys. Home health careis provided to individuals and families in
their place ofresidence. Hospice care is available in both the home and inpatientsettings. Prior to 1996 agencies which provide both types of care were classifiedaccording to how the
majority of their patients were cared for. See source for details]
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CURRENT PATIENTS 1
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DISCHARGES 2
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Home health
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Hospice
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Home health
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Hospice
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Total
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care
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care
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Total
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care
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care
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1992
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Total (1,000)
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1,284.2
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1,232.2
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52.1
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3,273.3
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3,054.0
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219.3
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PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
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Age:
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Under 45 years old
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11.5
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11.7
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7.1
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12.9
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12.8
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7.2
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45-54 years old
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3.5
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3.5
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3.6
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4.5
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4.8
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8.3
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55-64 years old
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9.0
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9.0
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9.4
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8.1
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7.8
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12.5
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65 years old and over
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76.0
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75.8
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79.9
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74.4
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74.6
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72.0
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65-69 years old
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10.7
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10.6
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13.4
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11.5
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11.3
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14.3
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70-74 years old
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14.0
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13.9
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15.6
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13.9
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13.7
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17.0
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75-79 years old
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16.7
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16.7
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17.3
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17.7
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17.9
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15.2
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80-84 years old
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17.4
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17.2
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21.0
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16.0
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16.3
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11.8
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85 years old and over
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17.2
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17.4
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12.7
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15.3
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15.4
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13.7
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Sex:
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Male
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33.7
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33.2
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46.2
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37.6
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36.6
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51.4
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Female
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66.3
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66.8
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53.8
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62.4
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63.4
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48.6
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Race:
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White
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68.5
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68.0
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79.5
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68.6
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67.4
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85.5
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Black
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13.2
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13.3
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10.5
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9.6
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9.8
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5.8
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Other or unknown
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18.3
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18.7
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10.0
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21.8
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22.8
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8.7
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Marital status: 3
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Married
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34.0
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33.4
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48.0
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37.9
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37.2
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46.5
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Widowed
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35.4
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35.4
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35.4
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31.7
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31.6
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32.6
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Divorced or separated
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4.7
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4.7
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4.9
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5.0
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4.6
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10.7
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Never married
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11.9
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12.1
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7.4
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11.9
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12.3
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6.3
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Unknown
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13.9
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14.3
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4.3
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13.6
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14.3
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3.8
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1993
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Total (1,000)
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1,501.3
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1,451.2
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50.1
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3,945.1
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3,688.0
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257.2
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PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
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Age at admission: 3
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Under 45 years old
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13.6
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13.7
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9.9
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15.2
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15.6
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9.9
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45-54 years old
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3.7
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3.7
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6.3
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4.3
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4.2
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5.2
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55-64 years old
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8.3
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8.2
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12.3
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9.4
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9.1
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13.8
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65 years old and over
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74.4
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74.5
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71.5
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71.0
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71.1
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71.2
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65-69 years old
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9.7
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9.6
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10.7
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10.2
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9.8
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16.3
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70-74 years old
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14.5
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14.4
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18.2
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15.0
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14.8
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18.7
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75-79 years old
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15.6
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15.7
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13.0
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15.4
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15.6
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13.2
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80-84 years old
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16.0
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16.1
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15.0
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14.5
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14.8
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10.3
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85 years old and over
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18.6
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18.7
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14.6
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15.9
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16.1
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12.7
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Sex:
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Male
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34.3
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34.0
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41.1
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37.3
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36.5
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48.6
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Female
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65.7
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66.0
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58.9
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62.7
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63.5
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51.4
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Race:
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White
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68.5
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68.0
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80.4
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68.2
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67.5
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79.3
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Black
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13.6
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13.7
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9.1
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9.7
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9.8
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9.1
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Other or unknown
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18.0
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18.3
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10.6
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22.1
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22.8
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11.6
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Marital status: 3
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Married
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30.0
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29.4
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47.6
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38.7
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37.5
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56.0
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Widowed
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37.4
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37.6
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31.3
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31.4
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32.0
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22.9
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Divorced or separated
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5.1
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5.1
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5.4
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4.6
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4.5
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7.0
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Never married
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17.1
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17.3
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10.3
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14.6
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14.9
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11.5
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Unknown
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10.4
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10.6
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5.3
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10.6
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11.2
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2.7
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1994
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Total (1,000)
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1,950.3
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1,889.4
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61.0
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5,600.2
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5,272.2
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328.0
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PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
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Age at admission: 3
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Under 45 years old
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12.4
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12.5
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8.6
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12.3
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12.7
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5.7
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45-54 years old
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4.6
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4.6
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6.8
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7.4
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7.4
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7.4
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55-64 years old
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10.1
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9.9
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15.6
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7.8
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7.4
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13.9
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65 years old and over
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72.3
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72.4
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68.8
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71.7
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71.7
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72.9
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65-69 years old
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9.3
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9.3
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9.5
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9.4
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9.2
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11.6
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70-74 years old
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12.6
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12.6
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13.8
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14.6
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14.5
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16.2
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75-79 years old
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14.9
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15.0
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12.3
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16.4
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16.5
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15.5
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80-84 years old
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15.9
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15.9
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16.5
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18.1
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18.5
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12.4
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85 years old and over
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19.5
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19.6
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16.6
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13.2
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13.0
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17.2
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Sex:
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Male
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32.8
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32.5
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44.7
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41.0
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40.3
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52.3
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Female
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67.2
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67.5
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55.3
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59.0
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59.7
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47.7
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Race:
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White
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63.8
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63.3
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80.8
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66.8
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66.0
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79.4
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Black
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15.6
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15.9
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7.2
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8.6
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8.6
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7.3
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Other or unknown
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20.6
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20.8
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12.0
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24.7
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25.4
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13.3
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Marital status: 3
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Married
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31.2
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30.6
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48.4
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38.3
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37.7
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48.9
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Widowed
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36.0
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36.2
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30.6
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30.6
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30.7
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29.7
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Divorced or separated
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4.8
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4.7
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6.0
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4.7
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4.6
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5.5
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Never married
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16.5
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16.7
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11.4
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14.9
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15.2
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9.2
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Unknown
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11.5
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11.7
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3.7
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11.5
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11.8
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6.8
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Primary admission diagnosis:
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Neoplasms
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7.7
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6.1
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58.7
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic
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and immunity disorders
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9.2
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9.4
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Diseases of the nervous system and
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sense organs
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7.8
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7.8
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6.7
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Diseases of the circulatory system
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26.2
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26.6
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12.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Diseases of the musculoskeletal
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system and connective tissue
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8.0
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8.2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Injuries and poisoning
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7.7
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8.0
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1996
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Total (1,000)
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2,486.8
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2,427.5
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59.4
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8,168.9
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7,775.7
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393.2
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PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
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Age at admission: 3
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Under 45 years old
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14.1
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14.3
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7.3
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19.0
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19.5
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8.1
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45-54 years old
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5.3
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5.4
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4.5
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6.0
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5.9
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7.9
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55-64 years old
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7.8
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7.7
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10.3
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8.7
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8.4
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14.8
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65 years old and over
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72.4
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72.2
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77.7
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66.1
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66.1
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67.5
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65-69 years old
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8.8
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8.8
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8.4
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10.7
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10.8
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8.7
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70-74 years old
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13.0
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12.9
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16.2
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13.3
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13.2
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15.6
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75-79 years old
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17.1
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17.1
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16.6
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12.5
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12.4
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14.5
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80-84 years old
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16.6
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16.7
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15.2
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14.1
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14.2
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12.3
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85 years old and over
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16.8
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16.7
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21.3
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15.5
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15.4
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16.4
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Sex:
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Male
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33.2
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32.9
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44.9
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37.2
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36.5
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50.3
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Female
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66.8
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67.1
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55.1
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62.8
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63.5
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49.7
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Race:
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White
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65.5
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65.1
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83.7
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63.5
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62.8
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78.9
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Black
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12.0
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12.0
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8.3
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7.6
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7.4
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11.2
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Other or unknown
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22.5
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22.9
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8.0
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28.9
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29.8
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9.9
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Marital status: 3
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Married
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29.3
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29.0
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43.7
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37.5
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37.0
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48.4
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Widowed
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35.3
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35.3
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32.2
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24.8
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24.6
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29.4
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Divorced or separated
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4.2
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4.1
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9.3
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5.0
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5.0
|
|
6.5
|
|
|
Never married
|
18.5
|
18.7
|
|
8.5
|
18.0
|
18.4
|
|
9.3
|
|
|
Unknown
|
12.7
|
12.8
|
4
|
6.3
|
14.6
|
15.0
|
|
6.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary admission diagnosis:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Neoplasms
|
6.5
|
5.2
|
|
59.6
|
11.6
|
8.6
|
|
70.6
|
|
|
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and immunity disorders
|
9.9
|
10.2
|
|
(4)
|
5.6
|
5.8
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
Diseases of the nervous system and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
sense organs
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
|
8.1
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
|
3.2
|
|
|
Diseases of the circulatory system
|
25.1
|
25.4
|
|
12.3
|
21.8
|
22.4
|
|
9.6
|
|
|
Diseases of the musculoskeletal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
system and connective tissue
|
8.5
|
8.7
|
|
(4)
|
7.7
|
8.1
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
Injuries and poisoning
|
6.7
|
6.9
|
|
(4)
|
11.9
|
12.5
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (1,000)
|
1,961.6
|
1,881.8
|
|
79.8
|
8,117.7
|
7,621.8
|
|
496.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age: 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Under 45 years old
|
15.1
|
15.5
|
|
4.6
|
14.7
|
15.3
|
|
5.9
|
|
|
45-54 years old
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
|
6.4
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
|
6.7
|
|
|
55-64 years old
|
8.8
|
8.7
|
|
10.6
|
8.3
|
8.1
|
|
11.2
|
|
|
65 years old and over
|
69.1
|
68.7
|
|
78.4
|
70.0
|
69.6
|
|
76.1
|
|
|
65-69 years old
|
8.2
|
8.3
|
|
7.2
|
9.7
|
9.7
|
|
9.2
|
|
|
70-74 years old
|
11.6
|
11.5
|
|
15.5
|
13.0
|
12.8
|
|
16.7
|
|
|
75-79 years old
|
14.5
|
14.4
|
|
16.8
|
17.0
|
17.1
|
|
16.8
|
|
|
80-84 years old
|
15.5
|
15.5
|
|
16.2
|
13.9
|
13.8
|
|
15.2
|
|
|
85 years old and over
|
19.2
|
19.1
|
|
22.7
|
16.3
|
16.2
|
|
18.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sex:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male
|
34.0
|
33.6
|
|
42.7
|
38.4
|
37.7
|
|
47.9
|
|
|
Female
|
66.0
|
66.4
|
|
57.3
|
61.6
|
62.3
|
|
52.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Race:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
70.0
|
69.5
|
|
82.7
|
67.8
|
67.0
|
|
79.8
|
|
|
Black and other
|
13.5
|
13.6
|
|
9.9
|
12.9
|
13.0
|
|
9.3
|
|
|
Black
|
12.9
|
13.0
|
|
8.9
|
11.7
|
11.8
|
|
8.0
|
|
|
Unknown
|
16.6
|
17.0
|
|
7.4
|
19.3
|
20.0
|
4
|
10.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marital status: 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Married
|
30.3
|
29.7
|
|
44.6
|
39.7
|
38.9
|
|
48.9
|
|
|
Widowed
|
32.7
|
32.5
|
|
35.8
|
28.3
|
28.1
|
|
32.0
|
|
|
Divorced or separated
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
|
8.5
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
|
5.1
|
|
|
Never married
|
17.0
|
17.4
|
|
7.5
|
15.1
|
15.7
|
|
7.2
|
|
|
Unknown
|
15.1
|
15.6
|
4
|
3.6
|
12.5
|
12.9
|
4
|
6.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary admission diagnosis:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Neoplasms
|
6.1
|
3.9
|
|
57.5
|
10.9
|
7.3
|
|
65.7
|
|
|
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and immunity disorders
|
7.9
|
8.2
|
|
(4)
|
5.1
|
5.4
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
Diseases of the nervous system and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
sense organs
|
7.7
|
7.6
|
|
9.5
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
|
4.9
|
|
|
Diseases of the circulatory system
|
23.0
|
23.5
|
|
12.6
|
24.3
|
25.2
|
|
11.4
|
|
|
Diseases of the respiratory system
|
8.0
|
7.9
|
|
10.6
|
8.3
|
8.4
|
|
6.2
|
|
|
Diseases of the musculoskeletal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
system and connective tissue
|
7.9
|
8.2
|
|
(4)
|
8.3
|
8.8
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
Injuries and poisoning
|
8.5
|
8.9
|
|
(4)
|
9.3
|
9.9
|
|
(4)
|
|
NA Not available.
1 Patients on the rolls of the agency as of midnight the dayprior to the survey.
2 Patients removed from the rolls of the agency during the 12months prior to the day of the survey. A patient could be includedmore than once if the individual had more
than one episode ofcare during the year.
3 For current patients, current age or marital status; for dischargedpatients, age or marital status at time of discharge.
4 Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital and HealthStatistics, Advance Data, Nos. 259, 272, 274, and 297.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/206_home_health_and_hospice_care_patients.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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