Table 19. Disabled beneficiaries use of Medicare inpatient hospital and skilled nursing facility services: 1974-83.

Year	Number of Part A disabled enrollees in millions July 1	Short-stay hospital					Skilled nursing facility
		Number of discharges in millions	Number of days of care in millions	Average length of stay in days	Number of discharges per 1,000 enrollees	Number of days of care per 1,000 enrollees	Number of days of care in millions	Number of days of care per 1,000 enrollees
1974	1.9	.6	6.6	11.1	309	3,446	.3	144
1975	2.2	.7	7.7	10.7	330	3,544	.3	133
1976	2.4	.9	9.0	10.5	359	3,780	.3	132
1977	2.6	1.0	9.9	10.3	366	3,764	.3	128
1978	2.8	1.1	10.8	10.0	388	3,872	.3	113
1979	2.9	1.2	11.2	10.0	400	3,858	.3	108
1980	3.0	1.2	12.4	10.0	414	4,186	.3	106
1981	3.0	1.3	12.6	9.9	427	4,267	.3	101
1982	3.0	1.3	12.6	9.8	437	4,271	.3	98
1983	2.9	1.3	12.3	9.6	440	4,206	.3	101

Source: Health Care Financing Administration, Bureau of Data Management and Strategy: Data from the Medicare Statistical System.