National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.135

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2006 National Healthcare Quality Report

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Table 1.135
Percent of hospice patients who received the right amount of medicine for pain management, 2005
Population group		Total responses	Percent
Total		96,887	94.1
Age	18-44	6,548	91.7
	45-64	30,437	93.8
	65 and over	23,408	95.1
Race	American Indian/Alaskan Native	472	91.7
	Asian/Pacific Islander	488	85.5
	Black	2,136	91.0
	White	56,673	94.3
	Another race/multiracial	970	92.7
Ethnicity	Hispanic	1,613	92.4
	Non-Hispanic, all races	58,001	94.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	54,450	94.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2,015	91.1
Gender	Male	17,033	94.8
Gender	Female	44,785	93.7
Education	Less than high school	5,140	94.0
	High school graduate	19,914	94.4
	At least some college	34,621	93.8

Source: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Family Evaluation of Hospice Care survey data.

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