Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of aggregate variables
| Mean | SD | Median | IQR | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | |||||
| Aggregate resident satisfaction | 0.01* | 1.00* | 0.05 | 1.34 | 4 |
| Processual variables | |||||
| Participation in resident councils | 0.00* | 1.00* | 0.48 | 1.63 | 0 |
| Individualized action plans | 0.00* | 1.00* | 0.48 | 1.00 | 0 |
| Meal-related routines and plans | 0.00* | 1.00* | −0.17 | 1.60 | 53 |
| Patient safety routines | 0.00* | 1.00* | −0.35 | 1.98 | 0 |
| Care coordination routines | 0.00* | 1.00* | −0.05 | 2.07 | 0 |
| Medication review routines | 0.00* | 1.00* | 0.09 | 2.18 | 0 |
| Availability of exercise and activities | 0.00* | 1.00* | 0.08 | 1.82 | 0 |
| Structural variables | |||||
| Private ownership of nursing home | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Size of nursing home | 43.57 | 22.70 | 39.00 | 25.00 | 6 |
| Nurses per resident | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 62 |
| Staff per resident | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 41 |
| Staff with adequate education | 83.71 | 14.12 | 86.86 | 18.54 | 40 |
| Has general care facilities | 0.79 | 0.41 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Has dementia care facilities | 0.59 | 0.49 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0 |
| Has assisted living facilities | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Resident Health Controls | |||||
| Aggregate self-rated health | 0.01* | 1.00* | −0.04 | 1.31 | 12 |
| Municipal controls (Weighted by # of nursing homes in Municipality) | |||||
| Population 65+ in Nursing Home (%) | 4.21 | 0.88 | 4.21 | 0.99 | 19 |
| Population 65+ (%) | 21.22 | 4.19 | 21.20 | 6.33 | 0 |
| Population per square kilometer | 472.4 | 1164.7 | 60.6 | 116 | 0 |
| Average annual cost per resident (SEK) | 838,285 | 161,812 | 822,686 | 117,267 | 19 |
| Average age of residents in nursing homes | 83.49 | 1.82 | 83.60 | 2.30 | 0 |
| Political control (left = −1, mixed = 0, right = 1) | −0.12 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 |
| Average annual per capita taxable income (SEK) | 188,232 | 24,921 | 183,269 | 23,691 | 0 |
*These variables are mean centered and normalized. The reader may draw conclusions regarding the distribution of the normalized variables by examining the median to determine skew, and IQR to assess for kurtosis (a standard normal distribution has an IQR of 1.35)