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Table 144a
Home health care patients who need urgent, unplanned medical care, by race,a 2005 |
| Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
| White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
21.1 |
0.0 |
20.8 |
0.0 |
24.0 |
0.1 |
16.4 |
0.2 |
24.6 |
0.3 |
19.1 |
0.5 |
21.8 |
0.6 |
| Age |
0-64 |
25.4 |
0.1 |
25.8 |
0.1 |
25.8 |
0.1 |
19.2 |
0.6 |
27.5 |
0.7 |
25.0 |
1.2 |
25.2 |
1.4 |
| 65-74 |
20.2 |
0.0 |
20.0 |
0.1 |
22.9 |
0.1 |
15.4 |
0.3 |
24.6 |
0.6 |
17.6 |
0.9 |
20.3 |
1.2 |
| 75-84 |
20.2 |
0.0 |
20.0 |
0.0 |
23.1 |
0.1 |
16.2 |
0.3 |
23.8 |
0.6 |
17.5 |
0.8 |
22.4 |
1.1 |
| 85 and over |
20.5 |
0.0 |
20.3 |
0.1 |
24.2 |
0.2 |
16.7 |
0.4 |
21.1 |
0.8 |
18.2 |
1.1 |
18.7 |
1.4 |
| Gender |
Male |
22.1 |
0.0 |
22.0 |
0.0 |
24.5 |
0.1 |
18.1 |
0.3 |
24.2 |
0.5 |
19.6 |
0.8 |
22.2 |
1.0 |
| Female |
20.5 |
0.0 |
20.1 |
0.0 |
23.8 |
0.1 |
15.2 |
0.2 |
24.9 |
0.4 |
18.7 |
0.6 |
21.6 |
0.8 |
a Excludes records with missing values.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Outcome and Assessment Information Set.
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