Table 1.
Distribution of Hospital Characteristics by Concentration of Black Patients in Hospitals
| Concentration of Black Patients in Hospitals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | <11% | 11–23% | >23% | P* | |
| (n = 568) | N = 393 | N = 112 | N = 63 | ||
| Nurse characteristics | |||||
| Nurse staffing, mean (SD) | ;5.0(1.1) | 5.0(1.1) | 4.9(1.0) | 4.9(1.0) | .39 |
| Nurse work environment, no. (%) | .62 | ||||
| Poor | 146(25.7) | 97(24.7) | 31(27.7) | 18(28.6) | |
| Mixed | 271(47.7) | 184(46.8) | 55(49.1) | 32(50.8) | |
| Better | 151(26.6) | 11 2(28.5) | 26(23.2) | 13(20.6) | |
| Hospital characteristics | |||||
| Bed size, no. (%) | <.001 | ||||
| ≤ 100 beds | 63(11.1) | 59(15.0) | 3(2.7) | 1 (1.6) | |
| 101–250 beds | 251 (44.2) | 188(47.8) | 43(38.4) | 20(31.8) | |
| >250 beds | 254(44.7) | 146(37.2) | 66(58.9) | 42(66.7) | |
| Technology status | .08 | ||||
| High | 253(44.5) | 163(41.5) | 56(50.0) | 34(54.0) | |
| Teaching status, no. (%) | <.001 | ||||
| None | 285(50.2) | 225(57.3) | 44(39.3) | 16(25.4) | |
| Minor | 238(41.9) | 151(38.4) | 55(49.1) | 32(50.8) | |
| Major | 45(7.9) | 17(4.3) | 13(11.6) | 15(23.8) | |
| Core based statistical area, no. (%) | |||||
| Division | 235(41.4) | 122(31.0) | 64(57.1) | 49(77.8) | <.001 |
| Metro | 280(49.3) | 219(55.7) | 47(42.0) | 14(22.2) | |
| Micro | 45(7.9) | 44(11.2) | 1(0.9) | 0 | |
| Rural | 8(1.4) | 8(2.0) | 0 | 0 | |
| Ownership, no. (%) | .15 | ||||
| Government | 53(9.3) | 29(7.4) | 15(13.4) | 9(14.3) | |
| Non-profit | 408(71.8) | 290(73.8) | 78(69.6) | 40(63.5) | |
| For-profit | 107(18.8) | 74(18.8) | 19(17.0) | 14(22.2) | |
*
P-values generated from analysis of variance for staffing variable. P-values generated from chi-squares, except where cell counts less than 5 where Fisher's exact test was used.