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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Econ. 2014 Oct 22;39:1–16. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.09.003

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of treating nursing home characteristics

Variable White Black
Mean Std. Dev. Mean Std. Dev.
Distance from residential zip code (in kilometers) 15.81 24.04 13.18 17.88
Distance from originating hospital (in kilometers) 12.30 25.54 9.38 19.31
Percent of residents that are black 6.66 10.97 35.22 27.34
Number of CNAs per bed 0.401 0.148 0.389 0.114
Number of RNs per bed 0.115 0.129 0.098 0.119
Number of LPNs per bed 0.152 0.090 0.159 0.077
Average RUGS-III case-mix index18 1.08 0.08 1.08 0.08
Total number of beds 118.41 80.71 139.71 99.49
Occupancy rate 0.85 0.14 0.86 0.13

Note: CNA, Certified Nursing Assistant; RN, Registered nurse; LPN, licensed practical nurse; RUGS, Resource Utilization Group.