Table 4. Number and Percent Distribution of Short Stay Hospital Admissions (or Discharges) by Data Source, for Persons Age 65 and Over, by Census Region, 1972, 1975 and 1977.
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| Region | Discharges (in Thousands) | Percent | Admissions (in Thousands) | Percent | Admissions (in Thousands) | Percent | Discharges (in Thousands) | Percent |
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| United States | 6,634 | 100.0 | 6,486 | 100.0 | 6.823 | 100.0 | 5,225 | 100.0 |
| Northeast | 1,507 | 22.7 | 1,410 | 21.7 | 1,512 | 22.2 | 1,050 | 20.1 |
| North Central | 1,948 | 29.4 | 1,916 | 29.5 | 1,888 | 27.7 | 1,514 | 29.0 |
| South | 2,204 | 33.2 | 2,156 | 33.2 | 2,340 | 34.3 | 1,695 | 32.4 |
| West | 975 | 14.7 | 1,004 | 15.5 | 1,083 | 15.9 | 966 | 18.5 |
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| United States | 7,654 | 100.0 | 7,270 | 100.0 | 7,992 | 100.0 | 5,318 | 100.0 |
| Northeast | 1,685 | 22.0 | 1,592 | 21.9 | 1,729 | 21.6 | 1,192 | 22.4 |
| North Central | 2,340 | 30.6 | 2,100 | 28.,9 | 2,224 | 27.8 | 1,425 | 26.8 |
| South | 2,477 | 32.4 | 2,447 | 33.7 | 2,708 | 33.9 | 1,862 | 35.0 |
| West | 1,152 | 15.0 | 1,132 | 15.6 | 1,331 | 16.6 | 839 | 15.8 |
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| United States | 8,344 | 100.0 | 7,983 | 100.0 | 8,927 | 100.0 | 6,114 | 100.0 |
| Northeast | 1,908 | 22.9 | 1,737 | 21.8 | 1,948 | 21.8 | 1,264 | 20.7 |
| North Central | 2,424 | 29.1 | 2,261 | 28.3 | 2,477 | 27.7 | 1,737 | 28.4 |
| South | 2,660 | 31.9 | 2,750 | 34.4 | 3,044 | 34.1 | 2,138 | 35.0 |
| West | 1,352 | 16.2 | 1,234 | 15.5 | 1,458 | 16.3 | 976 | 160 |