Table 16. Aged beneficiaries use of Medicare hospital insurance benefits, by age, sex, and race: 1967 and 1983.
| Age, sex, and race | Persons served per 1,000 enrollees | Percent change 1967-83 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||||||
| 1967 | 1983 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Hospital | Skilled nursing facility | Home health agency | Hospital | Skilled nursing facility | Home health agency | Hospital | Skilled nursing facility | Home health agency | |
| Total | 185 | 18 | 7 | 242 | 10 | 46 | 31 | −47 | 608 |
| Age | |||||||||
| 65-69 years | 149 | 6 | 4 | 184 | 3 | 21 | 24 | −59 | 486 |
| 70-74 years | 171 | 11 | 6 | 223 | 5 | 35 | 31 | −52 | 524 |
| 75-79 years | 206 | 22 | 8 | 267 | 10 | 55 | 29 | −54 | 572 |
| 80-84 years | 240 | 40 | 11 | 312 | 18 | 78 | 30 | −54 | 630 |
| 85 years or over | 275 | 61 | 12 | 344 | 32 | 98 | 25 | −48 | 691 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 198 | 15 | 5 | 251 | 7 | 40 | 27 | −51 | 641 |
| Female | 175 | 20 | 7 | 235 | 11 | 50 | 34 | −45 | 586 |
| Race | |||||||||
| White | 189 | 19 | 7 | 244 | 10 | 45 | 30 | −47 | 594 |
| All other | 138 | 7 | 5 | 220 | 7 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 983 |
Source: Health Care Financing Administration, Bureau of Data Management and Strategy: Data from the Medicare Statistical System.