Table 2.

Bivariate Differences in Operating Ratios and Quality of Care, by Nursing Home and Neighborhood Characteristics

Nursing Home Characteristics
	Non‐Medicaid‐Dependent Nursing Homes	Medicaid‐Dependent Nursing Homes	p	Predominantly White Nursing Homes	Predominantly Racial Minority Nursing Homes	p
Operating ratio	1.21	1.14	<.001	1.20	1.22	.045
Overall rating	30.56	28.00	<.001	31.00	26.41	<.001

Neighborhood Characteristics
	Less Poverty‐Concentrated Neighborhoods	Poverty‐Concentrated Neighborhoods	p	Predominantly White Neighborhoods	Predominantly Racial Minority Neighborhoods	p
Operating ratio	1.21	1.19	.003	1.20	1.19	.034
Overall rating	30.80	29.12	<.001	30.85	28.37	<.001

Medicaid dependency represents that 85 percent or more of the residents are supported by Medicaid and less than 8 percent are supported by Medicare; and racial minority composition indicates that 40 percent or more of the residents are nonwhite. Poverty‐concentrated neighborhoods represent that population below poverty line is more than 20 percent in neighborhoods; and predominantly racial minority neighborhoods indicate that neighborhoods with that minority population is more than 20 percent.