Table 1.
Statewide Distribution of Sample
| Nursing Home | Homebound | Well-Elders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Population N (%) |
Sample N (%) |
Population N (%) |
Sample N (%) |
Population N (%) |
Sample N (%) |
| Kentucky | 29,266 | 413 | 8,066 | 473 | 475,527* | 430 |
| Western | 8,932 (30.5) |
120 (29.1) | 2,086 (25.9) |
167 (35.3) | 95 (22.1) | |
| Louisville | 5,936 (20.3) |
74 (17.9) | 673 ( 8.3) | 53 (11.2) | 86 (20.0) | |
| Bluegrass | 4,538 (15.5) |
68 (16.5) | 1,808 (22.4) |
75 (15.9) | 122 (28.4) | |
| Northern | 2,719 (9.3) | 59 (14.3) | 928 (11.5) | 44 (9.3) | 34 (7.9) | |
| Eastern | 7,141 (24.4) |
92 (22.3) | 2,571 (31.9) |
134 (28.3) | 93 (21.6) | |
*
Regional percentages are not provided for the Well-Elder population because Census Bureau does provide regional estimates without including the 8,066 homebound.