EXHIBIT 2.
Regional Distribution Of US Hospices, 1999–2009
| Census region | Active in 1999a
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New, 2000–09a
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Active in 2009a
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| New England | 115 | 5.2 | 56 | 3.3 | 159 | 4.8 |
| Middle Atlantic | 212 | 9.5 | 112 | 6.5 | 277 | 8.3 |
| East North Central | 362 | 16.3 | 163 | 9.5 | 455 | 13.6 |
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| West North Central | 279 | 12.5 | 133 | 7.8 | 363 | 10.9 |
| South Atlantic | 316 | 14.2 | 231 | 13.5 | 480 | 14.4 |
| East South Central | 198 | 8.9 | 214 | 12.5 | 324 | 9.7 |
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| West South Central | 299 | 13.4 | 475 | 27.8 | 641 | 19.2 |
| Mountain | 186 | 8.4 | 192 | 11.2 | 317 | 9.5 |
| Pacific | 258 | 11.6 | 134 | 7.8 | 326 | 9.7 |
SOURCE Authors’ analysis of 1999–2009 Provider of Services files from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
NOTES New England is CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT. Middle Atlantic is NJ, NY, and PA. East North Central is IL, IN, MI, OH, and WI. West North Central is IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, ND, and SD. South Atlantic is DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, and WV. East South Central is AL, KY, MS, and TN. West South Central is AR, LA, OK, and TX. Mountain is AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, and WY. Pacific is AK, CA, HI, OR, and WA.
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Sample sizes are available in Exhibit 1.