Tables 2-1 to 2-4

2007 Comparative Database Report

Table 2-1. Overall Statistics for Participating Hospitals

Overall Statistic	Number
Total number of participating hospitals	382
Total number of individual survey respondents	108,621
Average number of completed surveys per hospital (range: 11 to 3,684 surveys)	284
Average hospital response rate (range: 6% to 100%)	56%

Table 2-2. Survey Administration Statistics

Survey Administration Mode	Database Hospitals		Database Respondents
Survey Administration Mode	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Paper only	215	56%	45,977	42%
Web only	95	25%	29,106	27%
Both paper and Web	72	19%	33,538	31%
Total	382	100%	108,621	100%

Table 2-3. Average Hospital Response Rate by Mode

Survey Administration Mode	Average Hospital Response Rate
Paper only	62%
Web only	43%
Both Web and paper	53%

Table 2-4. Types of Staff or Departments Surveyed

Types of Staff or Departments Surveyed	Database Hospitals		Database Respondents
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All staff, or a sample of all staff, from all departments	302	79%	90,113	83%
Selected staff only	55	14%	13,258	12%
Selected departments only	7	2%	1,339	1%
Selected staff and selected departments	18	5%	3,911	4%
Total	382	100%	108,621	100%

Page last reviewed December 2012

Internet Citation: Tables 2-1 to 2-4: 2007 Comparative Database Report. December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2007/hospdbtab21-4.html