Table 8. Selected measures of short-stay hospital use by decedents in their last year, and survivors in 1978, by age.
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| Measure and age | Decedents | Survivors |
| Persons hospitalized | Per 1,000 enrollees | |
| 67 years or over | 739 | 202 |
| 67-74 years | 769 | 179 |
| 75 years or over | 727 | 226 |
| Discharges | Per person hospitalized | |
| 67 years or over | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| 67-74 years | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| 75 years or over | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Discharges | Per 1,000 enrollees | |
| 67 years or over | 1,537 | 294 |
| 67-74 years | 1,771 | 260 |
| 75 years or over | 1,444 | 330 |
| Days of care | ||
| 67 years or over | 20,607 | 3,033 |
| 67-74 years | 23,795 | 2,530 |
| 75 years or over | 19,342 | 3,566 |
| Average length of stay | In days | |
| 67 years or over | 13.4 | 10.3 |
| 67-74 years | 13.4 | 9.7 |
| 75 years or over | 13.4 | 10.8 |
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration: Data from the Medicare Statistical System.