Table 1.

Characteristics of nursing home residents with staff-assessed pain.

	Level of Cognitive Impairment
Characteristic	No/Mild (n= 224,239 )	Moderate (n= 268,167)	Severe (n= 544,400 )
	Percentage*
Age, years            50–64	18.3	10.0	9.8
65–74	23.5	15.8	14.7
75–84	30.9	32.4	32.7
85+	27.3	41.8	42.8
Women	59.5	58.4	61.6
Race/ethnicity     Non-Hispanic white	79.7	76.7	74.3
Non-Hispanic black	12.6	13.1	15.3
Hispanic or Latino	4.9	6.2	6.7
Non-Hispanic Other	2.9	4.0	3.7
Married**	34.0	34.6	36.0
Admitted from acute hospital	89.4	80.0	76.2
Rejects care	6.2	17.1	17.3
Activities of daily living limitations: Moderate	55.1	50.6	39.5
Severe	24.2	41.5	57.0
Diagnoses:     Dementia/Alzheimer’s	13.3	50.6	64.7
Anxiety disorder	17.7	20.9	21.9
Depression	28.0	31.8	29.9
Hospice	3.3	6.1	9.6
Post-acute stay	60.6	59.0	54.6

^*May not total 100% due to rounding.

^**Missing data: marital status (None/Mild=7,866, Moderate =7,424, Severe=15,347).