Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics by Race
| Blacks N=146,891 (9.1%) | Whites N=1,458,823 (90.9%) | Total N=1,605,714 (100%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Indicators | |||
| Physical restraints | 0.098 | 0.088 | 0.089 |
| Catheters | 0.086 | 0.075 | 0.076 |
| Anti-psychotics | 0.199 | 0.193 | 0.193 |
| Feeding tube | 0.159 | 0.057 | 0.066 |
| Demographics | |||
| Age | 75.615 | 81.063 | 80.563 |
| Female | 0.649 | 0.732 | 0.724 |
| Married | 0.148 | 0.195 | 0.191 |
| Never married | 0.181 | 0.124 | 0.129 |
| Widowed | 0.493 | 0.582 | 0.574 |
| Divorced/separated | 0.178 | 0.098 | 0.106 |
| Socioeconomic Status | |||
| Medicaid | 0.858 | 0.632 | 0.653 |
| Private payer | 0.111 | 0.340 | 0.319 |
| Other payer | 0.025 | 0.038 | 0.037 |
| Less than high school | 0.278 | 0.166 | 0.176 |
| High school | 0.141 | 0.170 | 0.168 |
| Some college | 0.047 | 0.065 | 0.063 |
| College or greater | 0.018 | 0.035 | 0.033 |
| Education missing | 0.516 | 0.564 | 0.560 |
| Health Status | |||
| Length of stay (days) | 967.318 | 928.958 | 932.285 |
| ADL score (0–24) | 14.362 | 14.018 | 14.048 |
| CPS Score (0–6) | 3.080 | 2.898 | 2.915 |
Notes: ADL = activities of daily living; CPS = cognitive performance score