Table 1.

Sample Characteristics: A comparison of NHs responding to the survey and the national random sample of NHs.

Characteristic	Survey Returned (N=1,079)	National Random Sample (N=3,996)	p-value (χ2 or t-test)
For profit	62.5%	72.6%	<0.001
Chain	53.9%	58.8%	0.005
Quality star rating: 1 Star	10.8%	10.5%	0.95
Quality star rating: 5 Stars	33.6%	33.5%
Staffing star rating: 1 Star	8.7%	11.5%	0.001
Staffing star rating: 5 Stars	14.2%	10.9%
Total beds	Mean: 108.2, SD: 64.0	Mean: 110.0, SD: 59.6	0.42
Alzheimer’s unit	19.4%	15.4%	0.002
Percent Medicaid	Mean: 58.3, SD: 22.6	Mean: 59.2, SD: 22.4	0.21
Percent Medicare	Mean: 13.4, SD: 12.2	Mean: 14.7, SD: 12.9	0.002
Occupancy rate	Mean: 82.2, SD: 14.1	Mean: 82.1, SD: 14.1	0.89
Urban	62.5%	66.9%	0.009
Market bed competition (1-HHI)	Mean: 0.3, SD: 0.3	Mean: 0.6, SD: 0.3	<0.001