Tables 2-1 to 2-4

2008 Comparative Database Report

Table 2-1. Overall Statistics for the 2008 Database Participating Hospitals

Overall Statistic	Old Submissions Submitted for 2007 & still included in 2008	New Submissions Submitted for first time for 2008	Resubmissions Submitted for 2007 & 2008¹	Total 2008 Database
Total number of participating hospitals	284	137	98	519
Total number of individual survey respondents	90,753	48,521	20,902	160,176
Average number of completed surveys per hospital	320	354	213	309
Average hospital response rate	54%	50%	57%	54%

¹ For resubmitting hospitals, only their most recent data was retained when reporting overall database benchmarks. Their data submitted for the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2007 Comparative Database Report was compared to their more recently submitted data when examining trends over time.

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Table 2-2. Survey Administration Statistics

Survey Administration Mode	2008 Database Hospitals		2008 Database Respondents
Survey Administration Mode	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Paper only	248	48%	53,416	33%
Web only	141	27%	47,354	30%
Both paper and Web	130	25%	59,406	37%
Total	519	100%	160,176	100%

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Table 2-3. Average Hospital Response Rate by Mode

Survey Administration Mode	Average Hospital Response Rate
Paper only	60%
Web only	44%
Both Web and paper	52%

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Table 2-4. Types of Staff or Work Areas/Units Surveyed

Types of Staff or Work Areas/Units Surveyed	2008 Database Hospitals		2008 Database Respondents
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All staff, or a sample of all staff, from all work areas/units	362	70%	110,264	69%
Selected staff only	86	17%	23,924	15%
Selected work areas/units only	14	3%	2,743	2%
Selected staff and selected work areas/units	57	11%	23,245	15%
Total	519	100%	160,176	100%

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Page last reviewed March 2008

Internet Citation: Tables 2-1 to 2-4: 2008 Comparative Database Report. March 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2008/table21-4.html