Table 1.
Demographics of 2015 Medicare Home Health Beneficiary Sample
| National | West | Midwest | Northeast | South | Territories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 4,231,370 | 691,590 | 900,705 | 876,376 | 1,739,328 | 23,371 |
| Age: ; SD | 76.8; 11.8 | 77.8; 11.5 | 76.7; 12.0 | 77.8; 11.7 | 76.0; 11.5 | 76.5; 11.7 |
| Male, % | 39.0 | 40.3 | 38.1 | 39.1 | 38.8 | 42.8 |
| FFS, % | 71.0 | 68.0 | 69.2 | 68.2 | 75.1 | 21.1 |
| MA, % | 29.0 | 32.0 | 30.8 | 31.8 | 24.9 | 78.9 |
| Dual, % | 28.8 | 31.3 | 26.1 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 1.6 |
| EDB race | ||||||
| White, % | 80.8 | 80.5 | 83.5 | 84.4 | 77.9 | 68.8 |
| Black, % | 12.8 | 5.4 | 13.5 | 9.9 | 16.9 | 6.7 |
| Hispanic, % | 2.8 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 20.9 |
| Asian, % | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| AIAN, % | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Other, % | 1.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| RTI race | ||||||
| White, % | 76.5 | 73.5 | 82.0 | 81.5 | 73.5 | 0.6 |
| Black, % | 12.6 | 5.3 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 16.8 | 0.8 |
| Hispanic, % | 7.5 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 98.6 |
| Asian, % | 1.9 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| AIAN, % | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Other, % | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| OASIS race | ||||||
| White, % | 78.0 | 75.8 | 83.4 | 83.2 | 74.4 | 0.3 |
| Black, % | 12.5 | 5.1 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 16.6 | 1.1 |
| Hispanic, % | 7.0 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 98.4 |
| Asian, % | 2.1 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| AIAN, % | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
National: All 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands
West: AK, WA, OR, CA, HI, MT, ID, WY, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM
Midwest: ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, IN, MI, OH
Northeast: ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY, PA, NJ
South: TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, WV, MD, DE, DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL
Territories: Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
FFS: Medicare Fee-for-Service
MA: Medicare Advantage
Dual: Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible