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Characteristics of Hospices (N = 591)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Ownership type | |
| For profit | 285 (48.2) |
| Nonprofit | 283 (47.9) |
| Government | 20 (3.4) |
| Other or missing | 3 (0.5) |
| Affiliation | |
| Not a chain | 447 (75.6) |
| Member of a chain | 144 (24.4) |
| Patients per day | |
| <20 | 147 (24.9) |
| 20–49 | 154 (26.1) |
| 50–100 | 152 (25.7) |
| >100 | 127 (21.5) |
| Missing | 11 (1.9) |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 68 (11.5) |
| South | 259 (43.8) |
| Midwest | 161 (27.2) |
| West | 103 (17.4) |
