Table 3a.

Association of Individual Mean Percent Problematic Response (PPR) with Individual and Facility Characteristics

	Hierarchical Linear Models Coefficient (SE)
Variable	U.S.		VA
Individual characteristics
Male	0.843*	−0.37	2.628**	−0.63
Age >50 years	−1.990**	−0.34	−1.724**	−0.6
Time at facility >10 years	0.253	−0.33	1.115	−0.6
Being nurse	3.717**	−0.34	4.616**	−0.66
Being senior manager	−4.596**	−0.87	−7.250**	−1.82
Employment in HHU	3.078**	−0.38	2.739**	−1.01
Facility characteristics
Region South	−0.947*	−0.42	2.970**	−0.93
Region Midwest	−2.596**	−0.47	−1.401	−0.91
Region East	−1.547**	−0.4	−0.919	−0.88
Bedsize (large)	1.731**	−0.36	1.068	−0.72
Urban location	−0.381	−0.4	2.860**	−1.08
Nurse staffing ratio	−0.119**	−0.04	0.051	−0.1
Intercept	15.71**	−0.58	10.88**	−1.94

^**p<.01

^*p<.05.

HHU, high hazard unit; SE, standard error; VA, Veterans Health Administration.