Table 2.
Selected characteristics of home health and hospice care agencies, United States, 2007
| Total | ||
| % | Weighted N |
|
| Total* | 100.0 | 14469 |
| Agency type | ||
| Home health only | 74.8 | 10816 |
| Hospice only | 15.3 | 2218 |
| Mixed | 9.9 | 1435 |
| Member of chain | ||
| Yes | 30.0 | 4343 |
| No | 70.0 | 10126 |
| Number of current patients† | ||
| Home health (median=73) | ||
| Hospice (median=35) | ||
| Ownership | ||
| For profit | 65.0 | 9406 |
| Non-profit | 35.0 | 5063 |
*
Data are weighted using SAS SURVEYFREQ. Some categories may not add to 100.0 due to rounding.
†
Estimates represent patients from both sole-service and mixed agencies.