Table 6-6.

Percent of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months

2008 Database Comparative Report

Number of Events Reported by Respondents	No. of hospitals & No. of respondents	Average Percent	s.d.	Percent of Response
Number of Events Reported by Respondents	No. of hospitals & No. of respondents	Average Percent	s.d.	Min	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	50th Percentile	75th Percentile	90th Percentile	Max
No events	H = 518 N = 77,381	52%	11.36%	5%	38%	46%	52%	59%	65%	96%
1 to 2 events	H = 518 N = 39,542	28%	6.86%	4%	21%	23%	28%	31%	36%	63%
3 to 5 events	H = 518 N = 17,597	13%	5.44%	0%	6%	9%	12%	15%	20%	41%
6 to 10 events	H = 518 N = 6,181	5%	3.14%	0%	2%	3%	4%	6%	9%	27%
11 to 20 events	H = 518 N = 2,412	2%	2.00%	0%	0%	1%	1%	3%	4%	17%
21 event reports or more	H = 518 N = 1,517	1%	1.40%	0%	0%	0%	1%	2%	3%	15%

Key: H = hospitals; N = respondents.

Note: Average totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.

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Internet Citation: Table 6-6. : Percent of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months. March 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2008/table6-6.html