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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 30.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2000 Oct;4(10):931–939.

Table 5.

Number and total cost of hospitalization episodes by homelessness/substance abuse

Characteristic Participants n (%) Episodes n (%) Total hospitalization cost (%) Mean cost per case*
Homeless
 Substance abuse 108 (8) 106 (14) $1 496 516 (14) $13 856
 No substance abuse 27 (2) 19 (2) $342 680 (3) $12 692
Not homeless
 Substance abuse 351 (26) 275 (35) $3 752 677 (36) $10 691
 No substance abuse 879 (64) 385 (49) $4 836 094 (46) $5 502
 Total 1365 (100) 785 (100) $10 427 967 (100) $7 640
*

Total hospitalization costs for participants with characteristic/total number of participants with characteristic (including those not hospitalized).