| Community Characteristics |
| Demographic and economic |
|
|
|
|
| % age 65+ years |
1.040 [1.003, 1.079] |
0.034 |
1.054 [1.017, 1.092] |
0.004 |
| % non-White |
1.034 [1.025, 1.043] |
<0.001 |
1.032 [1.023, 1.041] |
<0.001 |
| % foreign-born population |
1.003 [0.984, 1.023] |
0.733 |
0.999 [0.980, 1.018] |
0.898 |
| % age 25+ with 4+ years college |
1.037 [1.021, 1.053] |
<0.001 |
1.038 [1.022, 1.054] |
<0.001 |
| % persons in poverty |
0.975 [0.946, 1.005] |
0.099 |
1.011 [0.983, 1.040] |
0.447 |
| % unemployment |
1.160 [1.071, 1.256] |
<0.001 |
1.090 [1.009, 1.179] |
0.030 |
| Rural-urban area (vs. rural area) |
|
|
|
|
| Metropolitan division |
2.035 [1.193, 3.471] |
0.009 |
1.599 [0.960, 2.663] |
0.071 |
| Metropolitan statistical area |
2.026 [1.300, 3.157] |
0.002 |
1.538 [1.019, 2.321] |
0.041 |
| Micropolitan statistical area |
1.530 [0.984, 2.378] |
0.059 |
1.305 [0.881, 1.933] |
0.185 |
| Community health |
|
|
|
|
| Infant mortality (vs. middle) |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
0.764 [0.585, 0.997] |
0.048 |
0.789 [0.609, 1.022] |
0.073 |
| High |
0.733 [0.553, 0.972] |
0.031 |
0.669 [0.511, 0.877] |
0.004 |
| Hospital utilization |
|
|
|
|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 persons |
0.838 [0.737, 0.953] |
0.007 |
0.835 [0.739, 0.943] |
0.004 |
| Inpatient days per person |
1.786 [1.195, 2.671] |
0.005 |
1.763 [1.175, 2.644] |
0.006 |
| RN supply (vs. low) |
|
|
|
|
| Unable to estimate |
0.718 [0.365, 1.412] |
0.337 |
0.717 [0.415, 1.240] |
0.234 |
| Middle |
1.351 [1.024, 1.782] |
0.033 |
1.194 [0.922, 1.546] |
0.180 |
| High |
0.995 [0.690, 1.436] |
0.979 |
0.648 [0.452, 0.930] |
0.019 |
| Hospital Characteristics |
| Ownership (vs. non-federal government) |
|
|
|
|
| Not-for-profit |
1.300 [0.980, 1.724] |
0.069 |
1.240 [0.948, 1.623] |
0.117 |
| Investor-owned |
1.292 [0.896, 1.864] |
0.169 |
1.195 [0.840, 1.702] |
0.322 |
| Size (number of beds) |
1.001 [1.001, 1.001] |
<0.001 |
1.001 [1.001, 1.002] |
<0.001 |
| Teaching hospital (vs. not) |
0.882 [0.608, 1.278] |
0.506 |
0.789 [0.541, 1.151] |
0.219 |
| Maintaining a nursing home (vs. not) |
0.890 [0.682, 1.162] |
0.393 |
0.605 [0.455, 0.806] |
0.001 |
| RN staffing |
0.966 [0.890, 1.047] |
0.399 |
0.932 [0.848, 1.023] |
0.140 |
| Skill mix (RN %) |
0.997 [0.987, 1.006] |
0.485 |
0.982 [0.973, 0.991] |
<0.001 |
