Table 3.

Comparison of the Percentage of the U.S. Population in Communities Nearest to a Hospice Established Since 2000 and Prior to 2000, by Population per Square Mile

	Population nearest to a hospice established since 2000			Population nearest to a hospice established prior to 2000
	N (in millions)	%	Minutes to nearest hospice mean (SD)	N (in millions)	%	Minutes to nearest hospice mean (SD)
Total	94.9	34%		182.6	66%
Population per Square Mile
First quartile (more rural)	18.4	30%	32.2 (24.5)	43.4	70%	33.5 (25.3)
Second quartile	25.0	34%	12.3 (11.0)	48.6	66%	14.7 (15.7)
Third quartile	26.0	37%	7.5 (6.1)	44.9	63%	9.2 (10.8)
Fourth quartile (more urban)	25.5	36%	5.9 (3.7)	45.7	64%	6.8 (5.0)

SD, standard deviation.