Table 2. Use of Medicare Services by the Aged: Persons Served Per 1,000 Enrolled by Type of Service and Race, 1967-1976¹.

Type of Reimbursed Service	1967	1968	1969	1971	1973	1974	1975	1976
	White
Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical insurance	375	407	435	432	474	501	535	561
Hospital Insurance	207	208	212	216	218	218	224	233
Inpatient Hospital Services	189	201	208	215	216	216	222	231
Skilled Nursing Facility Services	19	21	20	12	12	12	12	13
Home Health Agency Services	7	8	10	8	10	12	15	18
Supplementary Medical Insurance	372	403	434	460	474	505	541	569
Physician and Other Medical Services	367	395	425	448	462	491	526	553
Outpatient Services	70	72	84	107	123	144	170	194
Home Health Agency Services	7	7	7	4	5	6	7	8
	All Other Races
Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance	261	302	333	353	398	431	467	495
Hospital Insurance	159	162	167	174	180	183	188	196
Inpatient hospital services	138	154	165	173	178	180	185	193
Skilled Nursing Facility Services	7	9	9	6	6	7	7	8
Home Health Agency Services	5	7	9	9	11	14	17	20
Supplementary Medical Insurance	263	304	341	388	412	448	488	518
Physician and Other Medical Services	246	279	309	350	376	409	449	476
Outpatient Services	79	90	103	134	152	174	199	225
Home Health Agency Services	6	7	8	5	7	8	9	12
	Ratio: White to All Other Races
Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance	1.44	1.35	1.31	1.22	1.19	1.16	1.15	1.13
Hospital Insurance	1.30	1.29	1.27	1.25	1.21	1.20	1.20	1.19
Inpatient Hospital Services	1.36	1.31	1.27	1.25	1.21	1.20	1.20	1.19
Skilled Nursing Facility Services	2.83	2.22	2.23	2.16	1.90	1.81	1.70	1.72
Home Health Agency Services	1.23	1.20	1.08	.93	.87	.83	.86	.88
Supplementary Medical Insurance	1.41	1.32	1.28	1.19	1.15	1.13	1.11	1.10
Physician and Other Medical Services	1.49	1.41	1.38	1.28	1.23	1.20	1.17	1.16
Outpatient Services	.88	.80	.81	.80	.81	.83	.85	.86
Home Health Agency Services	1.14	1.04	.94	.74	.72	.71	.76	.72

¹Data for 1970 and 1972 not available.