Data from the

NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY

Series 13

Number 10

Inpatient Utilization of

Short - Stay Hospitals in

Each Geographic Division

United States -1966-1968

Statistics are presented on the utilization of short-stay

hospitals based on data collected in ~he Hospital Discharge

Survey from a systematic sample of records of discharged

patients obtained from a national sample of hospitals.

Discharges, discharge rates, days of care, and average

length of stay are distributed by age and sex according

to geographic divisions.

DHEW Publication No. (HSM) 73-1761

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

Public Health Service

Health Services and Mental Health Administration

National Center for Health Statistics

Rockville, IVld. November 1972
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THEODORE D. WOOLSEY, Director

EDWARD B. PERRIN, Ph.D., Deputy Director

PHILIP S. LAWRENCE, SC,D., Associate Director

OSWALD K. SAGEN, ph.D., Assistant Director for Health Statistics Development

WALT R. SIMMONS, M.A., Assistant Director for Research and Scientific Development

JOHN J. HANLON. M.D., Medical Advisor

JAMES E. KELLY, D.D.S., Dental Advisor

EDWARD E. MINTY, Executive Offic~

ALICE HAYWOOD, Information Officer

DIVISION OF HEALTH RESOURCES STATISTICS

SIEGFRIED A. HOERMANN, Director

PETER L. HURLEY, Deputy Director

GRACE K. WHITE, Chiej Hospital Discharge Survey Branch

G. GLORIA HOLLIS, Chief, Health Facilities Statistics Branch

HENRY S. MOUNT, Chiefi Heahh Manpower Statistics Branch

iVILLIAM l?. STEWART, Ckiefi ~ami~y Pkmning Statistics Branch

COOPERATION OF THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Under the legislation establishing the National Health Survey, the Public

Health Service is authorized to use, insofar as possible, the services or facilities of other Federal, State or private agencies.

In accordance with specifications established by the National Center for

Health Statistics, the Bureau of the Census, under a contractual arrangement,

participated in planning the survey and collecting the data.

Vital and Health Statistics-Series 13-No. 10

DHEW Publication No. (HSM) 73-1761

Library of Congress Gztalog tit-d Number 72-600218
CONTENTS

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Introduction . ------- ---- .”-- --------- -------- --------------------- -----

Discharges and Discharge Rates, By Sex and Age--------------------------

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ComparisonsBetween 1966 and1968 --------------------------- ------”

Days of Care and Length ofStay, By Sex and Age-------------------------

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Comparisons Between 1966 and1968 --------------------------- -------

References ---------------------------- ----..---------..--------”- ----

List of Detailed Tables ---------------------------- ----------------------

Appendix 1. Technical Notes on Methods ---------------------------- ----

StatisticalDesign of the Hospital Discharge Suvey ---------------------

Data Collection andProcessing --------------------------- ------------

Population Estimates --------------------------- --------- -----------

General Qualifications --------- ------------------ --”----------------

Reliability of Estimates ---------------------- ------- ----------------

Appendix II. Definitions of Certain Terms Used in This Report -----------

Terms Relating to Hospitalization ------------------------------------

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INPATIENT UTILIZATION OF SHORT-STAY

HOSPITALS IN EACH GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION

I Keith L. Hoffman, Division of Health Rt?sowces Statistics

INTRODUCTION

This report is based on data collected through

the Hospital Discharge Survey (HDS), a continuous

nationwide survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The data cover

calendar years 1966-1968, the second, third, and

fourth full years in the HDS. This report is based

on information collected in a national sample of

npninsdtutional general and special short-stay

hospitals in the United States. The information was

abstracted from hospital medfcal records of a

systematic sample of inpatients. The data for 1966

exclude military and Veterans Administration

hospitals, and the data for 1967 and 1968 exclude

all Federal hospitals (military, Public Health

Service, and Veterans Administration).

Out of the universe of 6,965 hospitals, a sample of 315 was drawn for the Hospital Discharge

Survey in 1966 and 1967, and in 1968 the sample

was increased to 465, During all or part of 1966,

1967, and 1968 the number of hospitals participating was 300, 289, and 413, respectively. The

approximate number of abstracts received and

processed during 1966 was 137,000, 145,000 in

1967, and 210,000 in 1968. For a detailed description of the sample design, data collection procedures, and the estimation process, see appendfx I.

Previous reports, based on data collected in

the Hospital Discharge Survey for 1965} -4 1966, ~

and 1967, C presented measurements of hospital

utilization according to the demographic characteristics of the discharged patients and the

size, control, and location of the hospitals in the

four geographic regions. This report presents information by the nine geographic divisions-the

smallest geographical area the sample design

of the Hospital Discharge Survey will allow (see

figure 1). Estimates for smaller geographical

areas would result in unreliable estimates. Geographic divisions are defined in appendix II. This

report is concerned with discharges, discharge

rates, days of care, and length of stay by two

patient characteristics, sex and age, and one

hospital characteristic, geographic division for

the years 1966-1968. Patient characteristics such

as color and marital status and hospital characteristics such as size and control by geographic division resulted in unreliable estimates.

For a detailed description of reliable estimates

see appendix I.

Appendix II contains definitions of terms relating to hospitalization and the demographic

terms used in this report. Since several of these

terms have specialized meanings in the Hospital

Discharge Survey, familiarity with the definitions

will aid in interpreting the data.

DISCHARGES AND DISCHARGE

RATES, BY SEX AND AGE

1968

Only 1,386,000 patients were discharged in

the Mountain Division, whereas 5,599,000 patients

were discharged in the East North Central Division (table 1). The sum of the discharges from

three divisions (New England, East South Central,

and Mountain) was less than from either the Middle Atlantic or the East North Central Divisions.

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Figure 1. Un ited States map showing the geographic divisions and their respective States.

This also applied to the various sex and age

groups.

Approximately 50 percent more females were

discharged from short-stay hospitals, including

deliveries, than males in each division. The data

from each division indicated that the percent

distribution for each age group by sex did not

vary substantially.

The discharge rate of 143.7 per 1,000 population for all divisions was surpassed by three—

195.2 for the West North Central, 174.9 for the

West South Central, and 179.4 for the Mountain

(table 2). This discharge rate for all divisions

was also equaled by the East North Central. The

discharge rate for the West North Central Di2

vision was highest in each sex and age group

except for those 45-64 years and 65 years and

over, and the discharge rate for the Pacific Division was the lowest for each sex and age group

except for those 45-64 years.

1967

The estimated number of discharges by division ranged from 1,436,000 in New England to

5,467,000 in the East North Central (table 5). This

means that only one out of every 20 discharges

from all divisions occurred inNew England, while

nearly one out of every five occurred in the East

North Central.
In most cases the South Atlantic, East South

Central, Mountain, and Pacific Divisions had a

smaller percentage of discharges for patients

under 15 years of age and 65 years and over but

had alarger percentage forpatients 15-44 years

and 45-64 years than the other five divisions.

The highest discharge rate of 206.0 per 1,000

population occurred in the Mountain Division and

the lowest discharge rate of 119.6 occurred in the

Pacific Division (table 6). The discharge rate of

95.6 per 1,000 population for males in the Pacific

was the only discharge rate in any division to fall

below 100.0 for either sex. The discharge rate for

the Mountain Division was the highest for each age

group except under 15 years, and the discharge

rate for the Pacific Division was the lowest for

each age group except 15-44 years.

1966

The estimated number of discharges from

the divisions differed by as much as four million— 1.5 million in New England to 5.5 million

in the East North Central (table 9). The sum of

the discharges from two divisions (Middle Atlantic and East North Central) was approximately equal to the sum of five other divisions

(New England, West North Central, East South

Central, Mountain, and Pacific). This relationship was true for the various sex and age

groups.

The discharge rate of 148.6 per 1,000 persons in the civilian, noninstitutional population

for all divisions was surpassed again by the

same three divisions as in 1968 and 1967—192.5

for the West North Central, 189.8 for the West

South Central, and 205.9 for the Mountain (table

10). These three divisions were the only ones to

have a higher discharge rate for each sex than

all divisions. All age groups except under 15

years followed the same pattern. For patients

under 15 years, five divisions had a higher discharge rate than the discharge rate of 70.6 per

1,000 population for all divisions. The remaining

four divisions had a lower discharge rate (70.3

per 1,000 population for the Middle Atlantic, 60.3

for the South Atlantic, 52.9 for the East South

Central, and 51.2 for the Pacific).

Comparisons Between 1966 and 1968

As shown in table A, the largest increase in

the number of discharges between 1966 and 1968

was in the South Atlantic Division (3,878,000 to

3,984,000), and the largest decrease was in the

West South Central Division (3,477 ,000 to

3,286 ,000). Along with the South Atlantic, the

Middle Atlantic, the East North Central, and the

West North Central Divisions also had increases

in the number of discharges from 1966 to 1968.

These same four divisions showed an increase

in the number of discharges by sex, with the exception of the Middle Atlantic, which had a decrease for females including and excluding deliveries. The West North Central was the only

division where the number of discharges increased from 1966 to 1967 and 1967 to 1968,

and this only occurred for males.

Between 1966 and 1968 the East North Central and the East South Central Divisions were

the only two to have an increase in the number

of discharges under 15 years of age (table B).

In the same period, the Middle Atlantic and the

East North Central were the only two divisions

to have an increase in the number of discharges

in the age group 15-44 years. In three divisions

the number of discharges in the age group 45-64

years increased (Middle Atlantic, West North

Central, and South Atlantic). New England was

the only division to have a decrease in the number of discharges 65 years and over and for

every age group between 1966 and 1968.

The discharge rate during this 3-year period

increased in only one division, the West North

Central (table C). Among those where the rate

decreased, the Mountain Division showed the

greatest decrease— from 1966 to 1967 the discharge rates were almost equal, but the rate

dropped from 206.0 per 1,000 population in 1967

to 179.4 in 1968. The West North Central and

South Atlantic Divisions had increases in the

discharge rate from 1966 to 1968 for males, and

were the only two divisions to have an increase

for females, excluding deliveries. All of the divisions had a decrease in the discharge rate

from 1966 to 1968 for females, including deliveries.

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Table A. Comparison of the number-of inpatients discharged from.-..short-stayhospitals,

Sex and

year

Both sexesl

1968-------

1967-------

1966-------

Male

1968-------

1967-------

1966-------

Female, in-

%%?$

1968-------

1967-------

1966-------

Female, excluding deliveries

1968-------

1967-------

1966-------

by sex and geographic division: United States, 1966-68

[Exclude. newborn infants]

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MidAll New dle East West South East West

divi- Eng- -

North North At- South South

sions land l~n- Cen- Cen- lan- Cen- Centic tral tral tic tral tral

28,070

27,964

28,477

11,204

10,957

11,203

16,801

16,935

17,222

13,455

13,370

13,574

1,450

1,436

1,543

571

563

614

874

868

926

697

679

733

4,829

4,664

4,818

1,923

1,840

1,882

2,896

2,812

2,928

2,256

2,181

2,268

Number in thousands

5,599

5,467

5,541

2,245

2,152

2,201

3,343

3,301

3,331

2,664

2,619

2,641

3,079

3,109

3,014

1,227

1,194

1,162

1,844

1,908

1,843

1,480

1,511

1,432

3,984

3,716

3,878

1,600

1,454

1,537

2,374

2,251

2,336

1,908

1,781

1,827

1,601

1,639

1,683

651

644

657

946

992

1,024

778

796

820

3,286

3,442

3,477

1,282

1,376

1,376

1,995

2,055

2,092

1,653

1,682

1,730

MountainPacific

1,386

1,573

1,561

551

604

607

834

966

951

652

771

752

2,855

2,917

2,962

1,155

1,129

1,168

1,695

1,782

1,791

1,367

1,349

1,370

lIncludesdischarged inpatients for whom sex was not stated.
Table B, Comparison of the number of inpatients discharged from short-stayhospitals,

I by age and geographic division: United States, 1966-68

[Excludes newborn infants]

Age and

year

All agesl

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

Under 15

Zz!!x

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

15-44 years

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

45-64 vears

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

65 ears

&r

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

All

divisions

28,070

27,964

28,477

3,988

4,021

4,224

12,036

12,279

12,693

6,517

6,386

6,589

5,520

5,215

4,911

New

England

1,450

1,436

1,543

222

222

267

614

605

635

327

317

345

286

291

294

Middle

l%-

tic

4,829

4,664

4,818

640

674

727

2,055

1,960

2,053

1,177

1,135

1,167

956

885

861

East

North

Central

West

North

Central

South East West

At- South South

lan- Cen- Centic tral tral

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Number in thousands

5,599

5,467

5,541

897

824

892

2,419

2,368

2,412

1,268

L,251

L,273

1,014

1,012

955

3,079

3,109

3,014

430

482

466

1,212

1,286

1,307

683

658

657

753

675

577

3,984

3,716

3,878

542

510

546

1,745

1,720

1,826

964

865

906

733

610

589

1,601

1,639

1,683

257

214

214

673

731

801

352

388

385

317

302

278

3,286

3,442

3,477

447

506

503

1,450

1,527

1,551

723

725

774

665

675

639

Mountain

1,386

1,573

1,561

188

215

225

599

676

694

332

398

377

267

279

262

Pacific

2,855

2,917

2,962

364

373

383

1,270

1,406

1,414

692

647

705

528

487

455

lIncludesdischarged inpatients for whom age was not stated.

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Table C. Comparison of the rate of inpatients discharged from short-stayhospitals, by

sex and geographic division: United States, 1966-68

[Excludes newborn infa.nt~

Sex and

year

Both sexesl

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1967--------

1966--------

Male

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

Female, in-

%%%%

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

Female, excw1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

All

divisions

143.7

144.5

148.6

119Q2

117.5

121.0

165.8

169.0

173.9

132.8

133.4

137.1

New

l%i129.9

129.4

140.2

107.3

106.3

116.0

149.5

149.6

161.9

119.3

117.1

128.2

Mi,ddle

1%-

tic

Rate

132.7

129.:

134.0

110.5

106.5

109.0

152.5

149● 5

156.6

118.8

116.0

121.3

East West South

North North AtCen- Cen- lantral tral tic

per 1,000 population

14?.7

141.5

144.7

118.5

114.4

117.8

167.0

166● 5

169.9

133.1

132.1

134.7

195.2

197.8

192.5

160.4

156.4

152.6

226.9

236.0

229.3

182.1

186.9

178.2

137.1

129.9

137.3

115.7

106.7

113.9

155.8

150● 3

158.3

125.2

118.9

123.8

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East West

South South McIunCen- Cen- tsin

tral tral

)eryear

125.3

128.5

132.8

106.5

105.3

107.8

142.0

149.5

155.6

116.8

119.9

124.6

174.9

185.6

189.8

142.2

154.3

155.9

204.2

213.5

220.5

169.2

174.7

182.3

179.4

206.0

205.9

145.2

161.1

162.9

211.8

248,5

247.0

165.6

198.4

195.4

Pacific

115.7

119.6

123.9

96.7

95.6

100.6

133.1

141.8

145.6

107.3

107.3

111.4

llkcludesdischarged inpatients for whom sex was not stated.

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Table D. Comparison of the rate of inpatients

age and geographic division:

discharged from short-stayhospitals, by

United States, 1966-68

Age and

year

All agesl

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1967--------

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Under 15’

vears

,1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

15-44 years

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

45-64 years

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

%%%

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

All

divisions

143● 7

144.5

148.6

67.1

67.3

70.6

155.8

161.6

169.2

162.0

161.1

168.8

300.8

289.1

277.1

[Excludes newborn infmt~

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MidNew dle East West South East West

Eng- At- North North At- South South Moun- Paland lan- Cen- Cen- lan- Cen- Cen- tain cific

tic tral tral tic tral tral

Rate per 1,000 population per year

129.9

129.4

140 ● 2

67.5

66.9

80.8

143.4

142.8

151.3

134.9

132.3

146.0

246.1

251.1

256,7

132.7

129.3

134.0

62.4

65.4

70.3

145.2

140.5

147.5

141.1

137.8

143.4

263.4

245.7

242.7

143● 7

141.5

144.7

74.7

68.2

73.7

157.8

157.1

162.2

156.6

156.9

162.3

286.9

288.4

275,6

195.2

197.8

192.5

90.6

99.9

95.5

202.2

218.1

224.5

~1(3*4

?04.3

:05.8

122.0

)81.5

)29.0

137.1

129.9

137.3

59.7

56.3

60.3

147.7

148.8

160.4

172.0

157.4

167.9

283.2

245.2

243~2

125.:

128.L

132.1

65.C

53.2

52.9

130.4

142.9

158.5

142.5

L58.3

158.9

266.2

258.5

?43.0

174.5

185.6

189.8

74.6

84.2

83.6

192.9

208.0

215.1

201.0

204.5

221.6

396.1

411..s

399.6

179.4

206.0

205.9

72.8

82.5

85.8

194.4

223.7

231.9

231.5

283.9

273.8

427.6

160.3

443.1

115.7

119.6

123.9

48.2

49.4

51.2

127.8

143● 2

147.6

137,7

131.5

147● o

244.8

231.6

221.4

lIncludesdischarged inpatients for whom age was not stated.

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For those under 15 years of age only the East

North Central and East South Central Divisions had

an increase in the discharge rate from 1966 to

1968 (table D). Two different divisions (West

North Central and South Atlantic) were the only

ones to have an increase from 1966 to 1968 for

discharges in the age group 45-64 years. All the

divisions had a decrease in the discharge rate

from 1966 to 1968 for discharges 15-44 years

old, but oniythree divisions had a decrease in the

discharge rate for discharges 65 years and over

(New England, West South Central, and Mountain).

DAYS OF CARE AND LENGTH OF

STAY, BY SEX AND AGE

1968

Only 9,766,000 days of care were attributed

to patients discharged in the Mountain Division,

whereas 50,091,000 days of care were attributed

to patients discharged in the East North Central

Division (table 3). The Middle Atlantic and the

East North Central had approximately 42 percent

of the total number of days of care for all divisions. (These two divisions had approximately

37 percent of the total number of discharges

from all divisions.) As with discharges, the sum

of the days of care from New England, East South

Central, and Mountain was less than either the

Middle Atlantic or the East North Central and

the same is true for the various sex and age

groups.

Table 4 shows the average length of stay by

geographic division varied from 7.0 days to 10.2

days. The West South Central, Mountain, and Pacific Divisions had similar average lengths of

stay 7.3, 7.0, and 7.1 days, respectively. The

Middle Atlantic Division had a longer average

length of stay for each sex and age group. The

average length of stay for all divisions of 8.5 days

was surpassed by only three divisions-9.l for

New England, 10.2 for the Middle Atlantic, and

8.9 for the East North Central.

1967

‘The estimated number of days of care by

division ranged from 10,825,000 in the Mountain

to 48,582,000 in the East North Central (table 7).

The Middle Atlantic and the East North Central

had approximately 41 percent of the total number

of days of care for all divisions. The number of

days of care for these two divisions distributed

among the various sex and age groups by division

followed the same pattern. The percent distributions for each of the age groups by sex did not vary

substantially among the divisions.

Table 8 shows the average length of stay was

highest for the Middle Atlantic Division (10.1

days). and”lowest for the Mountain Division (6.9).

Four divisions had similar average lengths of

stay—New England (8.8 days), East North Central

(8.9), West North Central (8.7), and East South

Central (8.7). The Middle Atlantic Division had a

longer average length of stay for each sex and

age group except that patients under 15 years of

age in the East South Central stayed an average of

6.1 days as compared to 5.7 for those in the Middle Atlantic.

1966

The estimated number of days of care for the

divisions differed by as much as 37.6 million—

from 10.3 million in the Mountain to 47.9 million

in the East North Central (table 11). As in 1967,

the Middle Atlantic and the East North Central

Divisions had approximately 41 percent of the

total number of days of care for all divisions.

The East South Central had a considerably lower

percentage of days of care than any other division for patients 65 years and over of each sex.

Table 12 shows the average length of stay

was only 6.5 days in the West South Central Division, whereas it was 9.8 in the Middle Atlantic.

The difference of 4.3 days in the average length

of stay between the Middle Atlantic (11.0) and the

West South Central Divisions (6.7) for males was

substantial. This difference is further illustrated

by the average length of stay for patients 45-64

years (Middle Atlantic was 12.5 days as opposed

to 7.6 for West South Central) and the average

length of stay for patients 65 years and over

(16.3 days for Middle Atlantic and only 10.1 for

West South Central).

Comparisons Between 1966 and 1968

As shown in table E, the largest increase in

the number of days of care between 1%6 and 1’%8

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was in the South Atlantic (29,023,000 to

32,183,000), which also hadthe largest increase

in the number of discharges. The East South Central had the largest decrease (14,377 ,000 to

12,831 ,000) in the number of days of care between

1966 and 1968, but the West South Central had the

largest decrease in the number of discharges. The

East South Central and the Pacific were the only

two divisions that had a decrease in the number of

days of care from 1966 to 1968 for each sex.

From 1966 to 1968, four divisions (East

North Central$ South Atlantic, East South Central,

and West South Central) had an increase in the

number of days of care for discharges under 15

years of age, but only East South Central had an

increase from 1966 to 1967 and 1967 to 1968

(table F). The Middle Atlantic and the East North

Central were the two divisions which had an increase in the number of days of care for discharges 15-44 years from 1966 to 1968, but only

Table E. comparison of the number of days of care of inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospi.tals, by sex and geographic division: United States, 1966-68

Sex and

year

Both sexesl

1968 ----------

1967 ----------

1966 ----------

Male

1968----------

1967----------

1966----------

Female, including deliveries

1968----------

1967----------

1966----------

Female, ex-.

S%%%$=

1968----------

1967----------

1966----------

[Excl.des newlmrn infant.~

Mi:-

All New East West South East West

divi- Eng - At - North North At - South

CenSouth Mounsions land lan- Cen- lan- Cen- Cen- tain Pacific

tic tral tral tic tral tral

237,201

235,057

230,453

100,961

98,426

97,054

135,650

135,955

132,833

121,321

119,492

116,832

13,214

12,589

13,430

5,346

5,401

5,279

7,834

7,150

8,031

6,959

6,215

6,944

49,09[

47,135

47,072

21,411

19,976

20,664

27,576

17,036

~6,3~3

L4,418

23,652

22,966

Number in thousands

50,091

48,58;

47,861

21,347

20,385

20,369

28,616

28,049

27,415

25,564

24,708

24,282

25,98!

27,09:

24,05.!

10,615

11,285

9,472

15,284

15,740

14,487

13,585

13,720

12,545

32,183

29,085

29,023

13,993

12,264

12,667

18,093

16,708

16,290

16,270

14,868

14,217

12,831

14,260

14,377

5,581

6,037

5,864

7,224

8,149

8,497

6,610

7,335

7,675

23,857

25,065

22,745

9,656

10,437

9,201

14,141

14,563

13,499

12,876

12,973

12,274

9,76~

10,825

10,27.$

4,232

4,188

4,170

5,520

6,615

6,096

4,850

5,851

5,337

20,180

20,420

21,610

8,779

8,453

9,369

11,363

11?945

12,204

10,188

10,169

10,593

lIncludesdischargedinpatientsfor whom sex was not stated.

9
Table F. Comparisonof the number of days of care of inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals, by age and geographicdfvision:United States, 1966-68

Age and

year

All ages:

1968----------

1967----------

1966----------

Under 15

years

1968----------

1967----------

1966----------

15-44 years

1968----------

1967----------

1966----------

45-64 years

1968----------

1967----------

1966----------

65 years and

over

1968----------

1967----------

1966----------

[Excl.desnmkminfants]

~

Number in thousands

237,201

235,057

230,453

19,999

19,939

20,270

73,713

76,004

76,921

65,014

64,797

67,069

78,400

73,728

65,791

13,214

12,589

13,430

1,048

1,179

1,187

3,922

3,633

4,025

3,531

3,355

3,961

4,713

4,407

4,225

49,094

47,139

47,072

3,793

3,867

3,934

14,559

13,858

14,503

14,129

14,195

14,547

16,604

15,059

14,004

50,091

48,582

47,861

4,886

4,122

4,408

15,980

15,480

15,257

13,597

13,904

14,614

15,618

14,982

13,518

25,985

27,092

24,058

1,989

2,307

2,423

7,262

8,114

7,778

6,479

6,617

6,058

10,249

9,965

7,766

32,183

29,085

29,023

2,499

2,282

2,444

10,297

10,511

10,433

9,492

8,114

8,475

9,874

8,093

7,612

12,831

14,260

14,377

1,336

1,295

1,166

4,176

4,751

5,784

3,105

3,903

4,057

4,200

4,284

3,332

West

South

Central

Mountain Pacific

23,857

25,065

22,745

2,308

2,625

2,289

7,907

8,784

8,040

5,925

5,888

5,908

7,710

7,699

6,459

9,766

10,825

10,278

707

678

839

3,045

3,678

3,500

2,862

3,183

3,061

3,149

3,257

2,862

20,180

20;420

21,610

1,433

1,584

1,581

6,565

7,194

7,602

5,894

5,638

6,387

6,282

5,982

6,013

1

Includesdischargedinpatientsfor whom age was not stated.

10
Table G. Comparison of the average lengthof stay for inpatients discharged from shortstay hospitals, by sex and geographic division: United States, 1966-68

[Excludes newborn infants]

Sex and

year

Both sexesl

1968--------s

1967--------,

1966---------

Male

1968---------

1967---------

1966---------

Female, in-

%+%%+

1968---------

1967---------

1966---------

Female, exW

1968---------

1967---------

1966---------

All

divisions

8.5

8.4

8.1

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.1

8.0

7.7

9.0

8.9

8.6

,

MidNew dle

Eng- Atland lantic

1

9.1

8.8

8.7

9.4

9.6

8.6

9.0

8.2

8.7

10.0

9.1

9.5

10.2

10.1

9.8

11.1

10.9

11.0

9.5

9.6

9.0

10.8

10.8

10.1

East

North

Central

I I

West South East

North At- South

Cen- lan- Central tic tral

I I

Average stay in days

8.9

8.9

8.6

9.5

9.5

9.3

8.6

8.5

8.2

9.6

9.4

9.2

8.4

8.7

8.0

8.7

9.5

8.2

8.3

8.3

7.9

9.2

9.1

8.8

8.1

7.8

7.5

8.7

8.4

8.2

7.6

7.4

7.0

8.5

8.3

7.8

8.0

8.7

8.5

8.6

9.4

8.9

7.6

8.2

8.3

8.5

9.2

9.4

West

South

Central

7.3

7.3

6.5

7.5

7.6

6.7

7.1

7.1

6.5

7.8

7.7

7.1

Mountain

7.0

6.9

6.6

7.7

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.8

6.4

7.4

7.6

7.1

Pacific

7.1

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.5

8.0

6.7

6.7

6.8

7.5

7.5

7.7

I

‘Includes discharged inpatients for whom sex was not stated.

11
Table H. Comparison of the average lengthofstay for inpatients discharged from shortstay hospitals, by age and geographic division: United States, 1966-68

[Excludes newborn infants]

Age and

year

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

Under 15

E

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

15-44 years

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

45-64 vears

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

%?%%

1968--------

1967--------

1966--------

1

All New

divi- Engsions land

8.5

8.4

8.1

5.0

5.0

4.8

6.1

6.2

6.1

10.0

10.1

10.2

14.2

14.1

13.4

9.1

8.8

8.7

4.7

5.3

4.4

6.4

6.0

6.3

10.8

10.6

11.5

16.5

.15.2

14.4

Middle

1%

tic

10.2

10.1

9.8

5.9

5.7

5.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

12.0

12.5

12.5

17.4

17.0

16.3

East West

North North

Cen- Central tral

South

1%-

tic

Average stay in days

8.9

8.9

8.6

5.4

5.0

4.9

6.6

6.5

6.3

10.7

11.1

11.5

15.4

14.8

14.2

8.4

8.7

8.0

4.6

4.8

5.2

6.0

6.3

5.9

9.5

10.1

9.2

13.6

14.8

13.5

8.1

7.8

7.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

5.9

6.1

5.7

9.9

9.4

9.4

13.5

13.3

12.9

East

South

Central

8.0

8.7

8.5

5.2

6.1

5.4

6,2

6.5

7.2

8.8

10.0

10.5

13.3

14.2

12.0

West

South

Central

7*3

7.3

6.5

5.2

5.2

4.5

5.5

5.8

5.2

8.2

8.1

7.6

11.6

11.4

10.1

Mountain

7.0

6.9

6.6

3.8

3.2

3.7

5.1

5.4

5.0

8.6

8.0

8.1

11.8

11.7

10.9

Pacific

7.1

7.0

7*3

3.9

4.2

4.1

5.2

5.1

5.4

8.5

8.7

9.1

11.9

12.3

13.2

lIncludes discharged inpatients for whom age was not stated.

1.2
the East North Central had an increase from 1966

to 1967 and 1967 to 1968. Three divisions (West

North Central, South Atlantic, and West South Central) had an increase in the number of days of

care from 1966 to 1968 for discharges 45-64

years of age. All the divisions had an increase

in the number of days of care from 1966 to 1968

for discharges 65 years and over.

A decrease in the average length of stay

occurred only in the East South Central and the

Pacific Divisions during this period (table G).

These same two divisions had a decrease in the

average length of stay from 1966 to 1968 for each

sex group. In fact, only in these two divisions was

there a decrease in any of the sex groups.

From 1966 to 1968, only three divisions (West

North Central, East South Central, and Pacific)

had a decrease in the average length of stay for

discharges under 15 years of age (table H). For

discharges 15-44 years the East South Central

and the Pacific were the only divisions to have

a decrease in the average length of stay. Five

divisions (New England, Middle Atlantic, East

North Central, East South Central, and Pacific)

had decreases in the average length of stay from

1966 to 1968 for discharges 45-64 years of age.

For discharges 65 years and over, the Pacific

was the only division to have a decrease in the

average length of stay.

lNationd Center for Health Statistics: Utilization of

short-stay hospitals, summary of nonmedical statistics, United

States, 196.5. Vital and He’alth Statistics. PHS Pub. No.

1000-Series 13-No, 2. Public Health Service. Washington. U.S.

Government Printing Office, Aug. 1967,

2National Center for Health Statistics: Utilization of

short-stay hospitals by characteristics of discharged patients,

United States, 1965. Vital and Health Statistics. PHS Pub. No.

1000-Series 13-No. 3, publicHealthService.Washington,U.S.

GovernmentPrintingOffice,Dec.1967.

3National Center for Health Statistics: Patients discharged

from short-stay hospitals by size and type of ownership, United

States, 1965. Vital and Health Statistics. PHS Pub. No.

1000-Series 13-No. 4. Public Health Service. Washington. U.S.

Government Printing Of6ce, Dec. 1968.

4National Center for Health Statistics: Regiomd

utilization of short-stay hospitals, United States, 1965. Vital

cd Ifedth Statistics. PHS Pub. No. 1000-Series 13-No. 5.

Public Health Service. Washington. U.S. Government Printing

Office, June 1969.

00

5Nationd Center for Health Statistics: Utilization of

short-stay hospitals, summary of nonmedical statistics, United

States, 1966. Vital and Health Statistics. PHS Pub. No.

1000-Series 13-No. 8. Public Health Service. Washington. U.S.

Government Printing Office, Sept. 1971.

6Nation~ Center for Health Statistics: Utihzation of

short-stay hospitals, summary of nonmedical statistics, United

States, 1967. Vital and Health Statistics, PHS Pub. No.

1000-Series 13-No. 9. Public Health Service. Washington. U.S.

Government Printing Office, May 1972.

7Nationd Center for Health Statistics: Development and

maintenance of a national inventory of hospitals and

ins titutions. Vital and Health Statktics. PHS Pub. No.

1000-Series l-No. 3. Public Health Service. Washington. U.S.

Government Printing Office, Feb. 1965.

8National Center for Health Statistics: Development of

the design of the NCHS Hospital Discharge Survey. Vital and

Health Statistics. PHS Pub. No. 1000-Series 2-No. 39. Public

Health Service. Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office,

Sept. 1970.

0

13
LIST OF DETAILED TABLES

Table 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

Number and percent distributionof inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals by sex and age, according to geographicdivision:United States, 1968----

Rate of inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals, by sex, age, and geographic division:United States, 1968----------------------------- ---------------

Number and percent distributionof days of care of inpatientsdischargedfrom

short-stayhospitals by sex and age, accordingto geographicdivision: United

States, 1968----------------------------------------------------------------

Average length of stayof inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals,bysex,

age, and geographicdivision:United States, 1968-----------------------------

Number and percent distribution of inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals by sex and age, according to geographicdivision:United States, 1967------

Rate of inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals, by sex, age, and geographic division:United States, 1967--------------------------- ----------------

Number and percent distributionof days of care of inpatientsdischargedfrom

short-stayhospitals by sex and age, according to geographicdivision: United

States, 1967----------------------------------------------- ---------------------

Average length of stayof inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals,bysex,

age, and geographicdivision:United States, 1967--------------------------- ----

Number and percent distribution of inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals by sex and age, accordingto geographicdivision:United States, 1966------

Rate of inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals, by sex, age, and geographic division:United States, 1966--------------------------- ----------------

Number and percent distributionof days of care of inpatientsdischargedfrom

short-stayhospitals by sex and age, accordingto geographicdivision:

States, 1966

United

----------------------------------------------------------------

Average length of stayof inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitals,bysex,

age, and geographicdivision:United States,1966-----------------------------

Page

15

3.7

18

20

21

23

24

26

27

29

30

32

14
Table 1. Number and percent distribution of inpatients dischar~ed from short-stay hosuitals bv sex and a~e. according to geographic division: United States, 1968 “

-,

~xcl.dss navtmm inftmt~

All New Middle Eaat West East West

divi- South

England Atlantic J:::l J:;:l Atlantic South South Mountain Pacific

aions Central Central

Sex and age

Both sexesl

All ages~---

Number in thcmsanda

28,070 1,450 4,829 -1- 5,599 3,079

897 430

3,984 1,601 3,286 1,386 2,855

364

1,270

514

420

336

692

528

1.155

Under 15

years --------

15-44 years-------

15-24 years -----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 yeara and

over-------------

3,988

1$:;:

3:975

3,253

6,517

5,520

11,204

2,239

;,;;;

’989

1,185

3,111

2,486

16,801

1,739

8,654

3,614

2,979

2,062

3,389

3,,015

13,455

222

151;

206

169

327

286

571

640

2,055

785

707

562

1,177

956

1.923

542

1,745

696

559

489

964

733

1,600

297

504

173

145

186

470

329

2.374

257

673

271

220

182

352

317

651

447

1,450

576

467

407

723

665

1.282

188

599

239

205

154

332

267 1 551

2,419 1,212

983 504

791 399

645 308

1,268 683

1,014 753

2,245 1>227

Male

All ages2---

Under 15

years--------

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

over-------------

127

163

360

344

359

155

126

874

94

449

L79

162

109

171

159

697

368

542

191

152

199

577

435

2,896

271

1,509

594

553

362

597

518

2,256

499 I 246 145

195

367

363

365

173

138

946

247

411

145

122

145

332

292

1,995

104

159

354

’348

357

152

135

S34

206

382

132

122

128

333

234

1,695

158

886

381

297

208

358

293

1,367

158

558

196

177

185

357

293

4

683 325

247 121

200

236 1?:

599 321

462 334

3,343 1,844

396 183

All ages2---

Under 15

years--------

15-44 ears-------

15-21 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

over -------------

244

1,238

522

413

302

491

400

1,908

240

777

258

248

270

489

400

112

478

205

156

117

179

178

778

110

312

107

100

105

178

178

199

1,037

430

345

261

388

371

1,653

84

439

185

157

l:i

131

652

1,733 885

735 383

591 304

;:: 198

359

-L548 417

2,664 1,480

Female. excluding

eliveries

All ages2---

Under 15

years--------

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

over-------------

269

872

294

277

301

596

518

392 I 182 198

697

238

224

235

387

371

83

259

S8

85

1::

131

1,726

5?327

1,827

1,702

1,798

3,383

3,015

1,058 522

359 193

:;; 163

167

665 359

548 I 417

See footnotes at end of table.

15
Table 1. Number and uercent distribution of inpatients discharged from short-stay hospitals by sex and age, according to geographic division: United States, 1968—cOi.

@kcl.desnewbcm.hfrmt~

All New Middle East West South East West

divi- England Atlantic North North South South Mountain Pacific

sions Central Central ‘tlantic Central Central

Sex and age

Both sexesl Percent distribution

All agesz--- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

14.0

39.4

;:.;

10:0

22.2

24.5

100.0

20.0

26.5

9.9

::;

26.2

27.2

100.0

9.9

48.0

20.7

16.5

10.7

19.5

22.6

100.C

12.:

35.2

13.C

11.(

11.2

24.>

28.1

100.0

13.6

43.8

17.5

14.0

12.3

24.2

18.4

100.0

18.5

31.5

10.8

1?::

29.4

20.5

100.0

10.3

52.2

22.0

17.4

12.7

20.7

16.9

100.0

12.6

40.7

13.5

13.0

14.2

25.6

21.0

100.0

16.1

42.1

16.9

13.7

11.4

22.0

19.8

100.0

100.0

13.6

44.1

17.5

14.2

12.4

22.0

20.2

100.0

100.0 100.0

Under 15

years--------

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 yeare and

Over-------------

16.0

43.2

17.6

14.1

11.5

22.6

18.1

100.0

22.3

30.4

11.0

1::;

26.7

20.6

100.0

11.8

51.8

22.0

17.7

12.2

19.9

16.4

100.0

13.6

43.2

;:.:

11:1

23.9

19.3

100.0

12.8

44.5

18.0

14.7

11.8

24.2

18.5

100.0

17.8

33.1

11.4

10.6

11.1

28.8

20.3

100.0

14.2

42.9

17.1

14.2

11.6

23.2

19.7

100.0

15.3

42.4

16.5

14.2

11.6

22.6

19.8

100.0

13.3

42.5

16.3

14.6

11.6

24.4

19.8

100.0

Male

All ages2---

Under 15

years--------

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

18.9

28.9

9.8

1:::

27.5

24.6

100.0

20.0

30.0

10.6

1:::

27.8

22.2

100.0

22.3

28.6

10.5

1(H

27.1

22.1

100.0

10.8

51.4

20.5

18.5

12.4

19.6

18.2

100.C

19.2

28.2

9.9

1:::

30.0

22.6

100.0

9.3

52.1

20.5

:;.*

20:6

17.9

100.0

22.2

29.9

10.2

1:::

26.5

21.2

100.0

19.2

32.1

11.3

1::2

25.9

22.8

100.0

Female, includine

deliveries

All ages2---

Under 15

years--------

15-44 years -------

15-24 years -----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

9.3

52.3

22.5

17.5

12.3

21.1

17.3

100.0

11.5

40.8

14.3

12.9

13.6

26.1

21.5

10.4

51.5

21.5

17.7

12.3

20.2

17.9

100.0

11.8

50.5

21.6

16.5

:$$

.

18.8

100.0

14.2

40.0

13.7

12.9

13.4

22.9

22.9

10.0

52.0

21.6

17.3

13.1

19.4

18.6

100.0

12.C

42.2

14.4

13.6

14.2

23.4

22.4

10.0

52.6

22.2

18.8

1106

21.6

15.7

100.0

12.7

39.6

13.5

13.0

13.0

27.6

20.1

Fsmsle, excluding

ciekveries

All ages2---

Under 15

years--------

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

over-------------

12.8

39.6

13.6

12.6

13.4

25.1

22.4

13.:

39.2

13.f

12.4

13.2

24.!

22.E

11.9

38.7

13.0

12.3

13.3

26.4

23.0

14.7

39.7

13.5

12.8

13.5

25.C

20.6

lIncludes discharged inpatients for whom sex was not stated.

~Includes discharged inpatients for wham age was not stated.

3Caution should be exercised in the use of this figure since the approximate relative standard error of the estimated number or percent of discharges exceeds 25 percent. See “Reliability of Estimates,” appendix 1.

16
Table 2. Rate of inpatient discharged from short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, end geographic division: United

States, 1968

[Excludes newhcm infim~

II I t I I

All New Middle East West

divi- North North South

sions Engl=d Atlantic central Central Atlsnt ic

East

South

Central

*

Sex and age Pacific

Both sexesl

All ages2---

Under 15 yeers ----

15-44 years-------

45-64 years-------

65 years and overMale

All age#---

Under 15 years----

15-44 years-------

45-64 years-------

65 years and overFemale

All ages2---

Under 15 yeers----

15-44 years-------

45-64 yeers-------

65 years and overRate per 1,000 population

143.7

67.1

155.8

162.0

300.8

119.2

74.0

91.9

162.0

314.4

165.8

59.6

213.0

161.1

288.7

132.7

62.4

145.2

141.1

263.4

110.5

70.5

S1.o

146.3

282.8

152.5

195.2

90.6

202.2

210.4

422.0

160.4

125.3

65.C

130.4

142.5

266.2

106.5

174.9 179.4

72.8

194.4

231.5

427.6

145.2

115.7

48.2

127.8

137.7

244.S

96.7

53.4

81.1

135.8

252.3

133.1

42.5

169.3

139.3

238.5

129.9

67.5

143.4

134.9

246.1

107.3

75.7

80.0

137.2

264.4

149.5

143.7

74.7

157.8

156.6

286.9

118.5

137.1

59.7

147.7

172.0

283.2

115.7

74.6

192.9

201.0

396.1

142.2

81.6

92.6

153.1

301.1

167.0

101.4

112.7

206.4

425.2

226.9

64.5

91.8

179.2

296.4

155.8

72.1

80.2

148.4

267.9

142.0

80.9

116.5

193.9

400.8

204.2

79.1

107.9

213.5

467.2

211.8

58.6

200.0

132.2

230.4

53.7

202.4

135.8

247.9

67.2

217.9

159.3

274.2

78.8

284.2

212.6

417.1

54.6

196.1

164.6

271.0

57.4

174.8

136.4

263.6

67.5

260.3

205.7

390.0

65.7

273.4

248.8

390.7

I 1

,,Includesdischarged inpatients,for whom sex was not stated.

‘Includes discharged inpatients for whom age was not stated.
Table 3. Number and uercent distribution of days of care of inpatients discharged frm short-stay hospitals by

“ sex and age, according to-geographic divisim: United Statea, 1968

@xoludesnewbm infants]

All New Middle East West South East West

divi- North North South South England Atlantic central central sions Atlantic Mountain Pacific

Central Central

Sex and age

Both saxes* Number in thousands

All agesz--- 49,094

3,793

14,559

4,638

4,890

5,031

14,129

16,604

21,411

50,091 25,985 32,183 12,831 23,857 9,766

707

3,045

1,;;:

1,038

2,862

3,149

4,232

20,180

1,433

6,565

2,269

2,097

2,199

5,894

6,282

8,779

!37.201 13,214

Under 15

years-------- 1,989

7,262

2,580

2,466

2,216

6,479

10,249

10,615

1,199

2f;:

877

2,920

4,322

15,284

2,499

10,297

3,338

3,309

3,650

9,492

9,874

13,993

1,439

3,546

987

1,172

1,387

4,750

4,254

18,093

1,336

4,176

1,352

1,359

1,466

3,105

4,200

5,581

756

1,598

3507

3515

8576

1,439

1,776

7,224

2,308

7,907

2,683

2,482

2,742

5,925

7,710

9.656

19,999

73,713

24,868

23,840

25,006

65,014

78,400

.00,961

1,048

3,922

1,363

1,203

1,357

3,531

4,713

5,346

4,886

15,980

5,592

5,081

5,307

13,597

15,618

21,347

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

Male

All ages2---

Under 15

years-------- 3395

3%:

2270

3395

1,226

1,644

5,520

11,595

24,610

7,404

7,482

9,723

31,028

33>693

135.650

3616

1,216

~::

1,672

1,843

7,834

3431

2,696

972

872

852

1,85C

2,857

6,95$

2,224

4,922

1,409

1,440

2,073

7,079

7,180

27,576

1,563

9,604

3,223

3,429

2,952

7,022

9,384

24,418

2,930

5,147

1,667

1,483

1,998

6,435

6,831

28,616

1,950

10,799

3,916

3,590

3,293

7,127

8,734

25,564

1,270

2,561

779

773

1,008

2,629

3,193

14,141

767

2?483

%;;

909

2,879

2,649

11,363

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

All agesz---

Under 15

years-------- 3576

2,570

844

837

889

1,659

2,418

6,610

3310

2,077

3;;;

3643

1,634

1,498

4,850

3308

1%

3588

1,633

1,498

3664

4,058

1,569

1,218

1,271

3,010

3,628

10,188

8663

2,:;;

824

1,186

3,007

3,628

786

5,062

1,897

1,83?

1,33?

3>53:

5,895

13,585

1,056

6,729

2,349

2,131

2,249

4,702

5,598

16,270

1,034

5,337

1,901

1,707

1,73C

3,277

4,489

12,876

1,02$

4,081

1,181

1,276

1,621

3,274

4,485

8,371

48,934

17,424

16,296

15,214

33,817

44,501

1.21,321

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 yeara-------

65 years and

Over-------------

Female excluding

deliveries

All ages2---

Under 15

years-------- 3425

13fi

353[

775

1,84f

2,85i

3572

1%;;;

,%24

836

1,659

2,418

8,318

34,685

9,993

10,731

13,961

33,789

44,501

1,556

6,460

1,810

2,013

2,637

7,016

9,384

1,936

7,766

2,288

2,431

3,047

7,123

8,734

782

3,36!

1,07:

1,122

1,17:

3,53:

5 ,89?

1,042

4,927

1,354

1,479

2,094

4,696

5,598

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

See footnotes a md of table.

18
Table 3. Number and uercent distribution of days Of care Of inpatients discharged from short-stav hosuitals bv

kex and age, according to geographic divisio~: United States; 1968—COn.

. . .

@l.des .ew+wminfmk]

All New Middle East West

divisions England Atlantic c%% c%% A=ki’ c:% c!!%

Sex and age Mountain Pacific

Both aexesl Percent distribution

All agess--- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100. O

Under 15

years-------- 8.4

31.1

10.5

10.1

10.5

27.4

33.1

100.0

7.9

29.7

10.3

1::+

26.7

35.7

100.0

7.7

29.7

1::$

10.2

28.8

33.8

100.0

9.8

31.9

11.2

10.1

10.6

27.1

31.2

100.0

7.8

32.0

10.4

10.3

11.3

29.5

30.7

100.0

10.4

32,6

10.5

10.6

11.4

24.2

32.7

100.0

7.7

27.9

9.9

::;

24.9

39.4

100.0

9.7

33.1

11.2

10.4

11.5

24.8

32.3

100.0

7.2

31.2

10.8

1:::

29.3

32.2

100.0

7.1

32.5

11.2

10.4

10.9

29.2

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over------------- 31.1

Male

All ages2--- 100.0

Under 15

years-------- 11.5

2$.$

7:4

3::;

33.4

100.0

6.2

36.1

12.8

12.0

11.2

24.9

32.8

100.0

11.5

22.8

::?

3::;

34.5

100.0

5.5

34.4

12.4

11.1

10.9

23.6

36.5

100.0

10.4

23.0

6.6

6.7

3::1

33.5

100.0

5.7

34.8

11.7

12.4

10.7

25.5

34.0

100.0

13.7

24.1

7,8

6.9

3;::

32.0

100.0

6.8

37.7

13.7

12.5

11.5

24.9

30.5

100.0

11.3

20.5

:::

2%:

40.7

100.0

5.1

33.1

12.4

12.0

8.7

23.1

38.6

100.0

10.3

25.3

::;

3::;

30.4

100.0

5.8

37.2

13.0

11.8

12.4

26.0

30.9

100.0

13.6

28.6

9.1

1::;

25.8

31.8

100.0

8.0

35.6

11.7

11.6

12.3

23.0

33.5

100.0

13.1

26.5

8.1

1:::

27.2

33.1

100.0

7.3

37.7

13.4

12.1

12.2

23.2

31.7

100.0

9.3

22.8

i::

2;:;

38.9

100.0

5.6

37.6

13.7

12.3

11.7

29.6

27.1

100.0

8.7

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

28.3

J::

10.4

32.8

30.2

Female, includiq

deliveries

All ages2--- 100.0

Under 15

years-------- 5.8

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

35.7

13.8

10.7

11.2

26.5

31.9

Female, excluding

deli verles

All agea2--- 100.0

Under 15

years-------- 6.9

28.6

8.2

1?::

27.9

36.7

6.2

26.2

7.3

1::;

26.6

41.0

6.4

26.5

:::

10.8

28.7

38.4

7.6

30.4

8.9

1::;

27.9

34.2,

5.8

24.8

7.9

8.3

8.6

26.0

43.4

6.4

30.3

8.3

12:;

28.9

34.4

8.6

29.7

7.6

1;:;

25.1

36.6

8.0

31.7

9.2

1;::

25.4

34.9

6.3

29.1

8.2

1:::

33.7

30.9

6.5

15-44 ears-------

15-21 years -----

25-34 years-----

35-44 yeara-----

45-64 yeara-------

65 yeare and

Over-------------

28.3

8.6

1:::

29.5

35.6

~

llncludes discharged inpatients fOr whom sex was nOt stated.

~Includes discharged inpatients for whom age was not stated.

,]Caution should be exercised in the use of this figure since the approximate relative standard error of the estimated number or percent of daya of care exceeds 25 percent. See “Reliability of Estimates,” appendix I.

19
Table 4. Average length of atav of inuatienta discharged from short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and geographic

division: Un~ted States,

~xcl.des newl& mfant~

II I I I

1968 - -

I I I I

All New Middle East West

divi- North North England Atlantic ~en~ral central aions

South East West

Atlantic South South Mountain Pacific

Central Central

Sex and age

i I I I

Both sexeal Average stay in days

All ages2--- 8.5 9.1 10.2 8.9 8.4 8.1

4.6

;::

7:5

9.9

13.5

8.7

8.0

5.2

6.2

5.0

6.2

8.0

8.8

13.3

8.6

7.3 7.0 7,1

3.9

5.2

$;

.

::;

11.9

7.6

3.7

:::

;:?

8.6

11.3

6.7

Under 15

yeara-------- 5.0

6.1

:::

1;:;

14.2

9.0

4.7

6.4

:::

1%:

16.5

9.4

5.9

7.1

::;

1%:

17.4

11.1

5.4

6.6

5.7

:::

10.7

15.4

9.5

4.6

6.0

5.1

6.2

7.2

9.5

13.6

8.7

5.2

;:?

5.3

6.7

8.2

11.6

7.5

3.8

5.1

4.4

4.6

6.7

8.6

11.8

7.7

3.8

32::

35.7

3b.9

8.1

12.1

6.6

15-44 yeara-------

15-24 yeara-----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 yeara-------

65 years and

Over-------------

Male

All agea2---

Under 15

yeara-------- 5.2

::;

:::

10.0

13.6

8.1

4.8

3:::

37.4

38.4

10.8

14.6

9.0

6.0

9.1

7.4

1:::

12.3

16.5

9.5

5.9

i:;

7.4

1::;

14.8

8.6

4.9

6.2

5.3

6.1

1%+

15.9

9.6

4.9

6.7

5.5

6.7

8.0

9.1

12.9

8.3

4.8

$!

8.1

1::2

12.9

7.6

5.2

3;::

38.1

38.8

8.3

12.8

7.6

5.1

:::

6.4

7.0

7.9

10.9

7.1

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 yeare-------

65 yeara end

Over-------------

Female, including

deliveries

All agea2---

Under 15

yeara-------- 4.8

::;

5.5

1:::

14.8

9.0

4.8

6.5

5.5

6.3

li:~

14.8

4.6

6.0

5.4

5.4

1:::

18.0

10.0

5.8

6.4

5.4

6.2

1?::

18.1

10.8

4.3

5.7

5.0

6.0

6.7

9.8

14.1

9.2

4.3

5.4

4.5

5.2

7.4

9.6

14.0

8.5

5.2

5.4

4.1

;.:

9:3

13.6

8.5

5.2

5.1

4.4

4.9

6.6

8.5

12.1

7.8

3.7

4.7

4.1

4.3

6.6

9.1

11.4

7.4

3.7

5.5

4.5

5.0

6.9

9.1

11.4

4.2

4.6

4.1

4.1

6.1

8.4

12.4

7.5

4.2

5.2

4.5

4.7

6.4

8.4

12.4

15-44 years-------

15-24 yeara-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 yeara and

Over-------------

Female, excluding

delzveriea

All agea2---

Under 15

years-------- 4.6

6.7

5.4

6.2

1::?

18.0

4.3

6.5

5.6

6.9

7.0

9.8

14.1

4.3

6.3

5.2

6.0

;::

14.0

5.2

6.3

4.7

6.2

8.0

9.3

13.6

5.2

5.9

5.0

5.7

6.9

8.5

12.1

15-44 yeara-------

15-24 yeara-----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 yeara-----

45-64 years-------

65 yeara and

Over-------------

~lncludes discharged inpatienta for WhOM sex Waa not stated.

~Includea discharged inpatients for whom age waa not stated.

Caution should be exercised in the use of this figure since the approximate relative standard error of the estimated average length of stay exceeds 25 percent. See ‘lReliabilityof Estimates,!rappendix I.

20
‘Cable 5. Number and percent distribution of inpatienta discharged from short-stay hoapitala by sex and age, according to geographic division: United States, 1967

[xcl.des ..$! horn infon~

All New Middle East West South East West

divi- North North South England Atlantic central cen~ra1

South

Atlantic Centra1 Central

Mountain Pacific

aions

Sex and age

Both aexesl Number in thouaanda

All ages:----- 27,964

4,021

12,279

4,846

4,011

3,423

6,386

5,215

10,957

2,252

3,323

1,157

953

1,213

2,99S

2>352

16,935

1,755

8,934

3,681

3,052

2,202

3,370

2,S46

13,370

1,744

5,386

1,763

1,733

1,889

3,364

2,846

1,436 4,664 5,467 2 917 -

373

1,406

558

464

384

647

4s7

1.129

3,109 3,716

510

1,720

693

548

479

865

610

1,454

281

490

164

148

178

407

272

2,251

227

1,227

529

398

300

455

337

1,781

224

760

254

240

266

454

337

1,639

214

731

289

229

213

388

302

644

3,442

506

1,527

595

487

446

725

675

1,376

277

447

152

134

161

347

301

2,055

1,573

215

676

255

237

185

398

279

604

Under 15

years-------- 222

605

246

199

160

317

291

563

124

156

363

340

353

145

136

868

674

1,960

720

670

570

1,135

885

1,840

388

507

171

141

195

543

396

2,812

283

1,449

548

528

373

589

486

2.181

824

2,368

954

758

656

1,251

1,012

2,152

465

645

223

180

242

585

451

3,301

482

1,286

537

419

331

658

675

1,194

263

331

124

1;;

295

301

1,908

217

953

412

331

210

361

372

1.511

15-44 ears-------

15-21 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 yeara and

over-------------

Male

All ages2---

Under 15

yeara-------- 120

200

68 358

1::

139

992

116

167

357

‘]51

359

181

138

966

218

380

137

113

131

311

219

1,782

155

1>024

421

350

252

334

268

1,349

154

591

180

192

219

334

268

15-44 eara-------

15-2Z yeara-----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 yeara-----

45-64 yeara-------

65 yeara and

over-------------

Female. including

deliveries

All agesc---

Under 15

yeara-------- 96

446

182

158

106

170

154

679

357

1,719

729

578

412

662

557

2.619

94

530

220

170

139

205

163

796

228

1,078

442

353

284

376

370

1,682

226

708

228

230

250

376

370

99

508

198

185

125

217

139

771

15-44 eara-------

15-2~ years-----

2.5-34yeara-----

35-44 yeara-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

over-------------

Female, excluding

deliveries

All ages3---

Under 15

years-------- 96

259

93

:;

170

154

282

820

259

261

300

589

486

3.54

1,041

353

327

360

662

557

217

558

198

184

176

360

372

93

335

103

110

122

204

163

99

314

1;:

108

216

139

15-44 eara-------

15-2Z yeara-----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 yeara-----

45-64 yeara-------

65 years and

over-------------

I See footnotes at end of table.

21
Table 5. Numberand percentdistributionof inpatientsdischargedfrom short-stayhospitalsby sex and age, accordingto geographicdivision:UnitedStates,1967—Con.

[Excludesn.wtmm infants]

All New Middle Eaat West

divi- South Eaat West

England Atlantic J:;:l ~::::1 Atlantic South South Mountain Pacific

sions Centra1 Central

Sex and age

Both eexeel Percentdistribution

All ages2--- 100.0

14.4

43.9

17.3

14.3

12.2

22.8

18.7

100.0

100.0

15.4

42.1

17.1

13.9

11.1

22.1

20.2

100.0

100.0

14.5

42.0

15.4

14.4

12.2

24.3

19.0

100.0

100.0

15.1

43.3

17.5

13.9

12.0

22.9

18.5

100.0

100.0

15.5

41.4

17.3

13.5

10.6

21.2

21.7

100.0

100.0

13.7

46.3

18.7

14.7

12.9

23.3

16.4

100.0

100.0

13.1

44.6

17.6

14.0

13.0

23.7

18.4

100.0

100.0

14.7

44.4

17.3

14.1

13.0

21.1

19.6

100.0

100.0

13.7

43.0

16.2

15.1

11.7

25.3

17.7

100,0

100.0

12.8

48.2

19.1

15.9

13.2

22.2

16.7

100.0

19.3

33.7

12.1

10.0

11.6

27.6

19.4

100.0

Under 15

years--------

15-44years-------

15-24years-----

25-34years-----

35-44years-----

45-64years-------

65 yearsand

Over-------------

Male

All ages2---

Under 15

yeara-------- 20.6

30.3

10.6

1::;

27.4

21,5

100.0

22.1

27.7

11.1

7.2

2X

24.1

100.0

21.1

27.6

9.3

k:

29.5

21.5

100.0

21.6

30.0

10.4

8.4

11.2

27.2

20.9

100.0

22.0

27.7

10.4

1::;

24.7

25.2

100.0

19.3

33,7

11.3

10.2

12.2

28.0

18.7

100.0

18.6

31,1

10.6

1?:;

28.5

21.6

100.0

20.1

32.5

11.0

1?:;

25.2

21.9

100.0

19.2

27.6

%:

2;:;

22.9

100.0

15-44 ears-------

15-2Xyeara-----

25-34yeara-----

35-44yeara-----

45-64years-------

65 yearaand

over-------------

Female,including

deliveriea

All ages2---

Under 15

yeara-------- 10.4

52.8

21.7

18.0

13.0

19.9

16.8

100.0

13.0

40.3

13.2

13.0

14.1

25.2

21.3

11.1

51.4

21.0

18.2

12.2

19.6

17.7

100.0

14.1

38.1

13.7

11.5

12.9

25.0

22.7

10.0

51.5

19.5

18.8

13.3

21.0

17.3

100.0

12.9

37.6

11.9

12.0

13,8

27.0

22.3

10.8

52.1

22.1

17.5

12,5

20.1

16.9

100.0

11.4

50.0

21.6

17.4

11.0

18.9

19.5

100.0

10.1

54.5

23.5

17.7

13.3

20.2

15.0

100.0

9.5

53.4

22.2

17.2

14.0

20.6

16.4

100.0

11.1

52.5

21.5

17,2

13.8

18.3

18.0

100.0

10.2

52.6

20.5

19.2

13.0

22.5

14.4

100.0

8.7

H:;

:9.7

14,2

18.7

15.0

100.0

15-44yeara-------

15-24years------

25-34yeara-----

35-44years-----

45-64yeara-------

65 yeareand

over-------------

Female,excluding

deliveriea

All ages2---

Under 15

years-------- 12.6

42.7

14,3

13,5

15,0

25.5

18.9

13.4

42.1

13,5

:;::

22.3

22.0

12.8

40.7

12.3

14.4

14.1

28.1

18.1

11.4

43.8

13*3

14.2

;:.;

.

19.9

13.5

39.7

13.5

12.5

13.8

25.3

21.3

14.3

36.9

13.1

12,2

11.6

23.8

24.6

11.7

;;.;

13:8

15,3

25.7

20.4

15-44 ears-------

15-2{yeare-----

25-34yeara-----

35-44years-----

45-64years-------

65 yeareand

over-------------

lIncl~des discharged inpatients for whOM sex Was nOt atated.

~Includea discharged inpatients for whom age waa not stated.

3Cautionshouldbe exercisedin the uee Of this figuresincethe approximaterelativestandarderror Oftheestimatednumberor percentof dischargesexceeds25 percent. See “Reliabilityof Eattiatea,” appendixI.

22
Table 6. Rate of inpatients discharged from short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and geographic division: United

States, 1967

[Fxcl.des n., born in fnnL~

All New Middle

East West South East West

divi- North North south

Engl~d Atlantic central Central Atlantic South Mountain Pacific

sions Central Central

Sex and age

Both sexesl

~ All ages2---

Rate per 1,000 population

129.4

66.9

142.8

132.3

251.1

106.3

144.5

67.3

161.6

161.1

289.1

117.5

129.3

65.4

140.5

137.8

245.7

106.5

141.5 197.8 129.9 128.5 1S5.6 206.0 119.6

Under 15 yeara----

15-44 yeara-------

45-64 years-------

65 years and over-

-

All ages2---

Under 15 years----

15-44 years-------

45-64 years-------

65 years and over68.2

157.1

156.9

288.4

114.4

99.9

218.1

204.3

381.5

156.4

56.3

148.8

157.4

245.2

106.7

84.2

208.0

204.5

411.5

154.3

49.4

143.2

131.5

231.6

95.6

53.3

142.9

15s.3

258.5

105.3

82.5

223.7

283.9

460.3

161.1

74.0

92.2

158.1

300.7

169.0

59.8

223.6

163.0

278.5

73.5

7’7’.5

130.3

285.4

149.6

59.4

201.2

132.9

226.0

74.0

76.9

139.1

257.6

149.5

55.8

197.3

136.0

235.3

75.5

88.9

151.4

293.8

166.5

60.2

219.9

161.2

282.5

106.7

116.7

190.7

384.0

236.0

91.8

311.3

216.0

377.8

61.2

91.0

157.9

252.9

150.3

58.7

83.0

158.3

274.0

149.5

47.5

195.7

158.1

246.6

90.6

129.4

204.9

420.8

213.5

77.0

277.3

202.9

400.0

87.7

115.4

259.6

489.8

248.5

77.0

322.3

307.2

430.3

56.6

81.8

129.3

239.9

141.8

41.7

198.2

132.9

224.8

I Female

All agesl.. -

Under 15 years----

15-44 years-------

45-64 years-------

65 years and over50.8

198.7

155.8

238.3

~Includes discharged inpatients for whom sex was not stated,

Includes discharged inpatients for whom age was not stated.

23
Table 7. Number and percent distribution of days of care of inpatienta discharged from short-stay hoapitala by’

Sex and age

Both aexeal

All ages2---

Under 15

years--------

15-44 yeara-------

15-24 yeara-----

25-34 yesrs-----

35-44 yesra-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

Male

All agea~---

Under 15

years--------

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 yeara-----

45-64 yeara-------

65 years and

over-------------

Female. including

deliveries

All agea2---

Under 15

yeara--------

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 yeara-------

65 years and

Over-------------

Female, excluding

deliveries

All agea2---

Under 15

yeara--------

15-44 yeara-------

15-24 yeara-----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

sex and age, according to geographic division: United Statea, 1967

~wi.desnewborn infant~

All New Middle Eaat Weat

divi- South East

North

West

North England Atlantic @.ntra1 ~entra1 Atlantic South South

aions

Mountain Pacific

Central Centra1

Number in thousands

!35,057

19,939

;:,;I:

23;815

26,559

64,797

73,728

98,426

11,449

2,436

7,478

7,029

9>855

30,683

31,678

.35,955

8,404

51,519

18,126

16,758

16,635

33,932

41,779

,19,492

8,361

3;,:;;

10;669

14,990

33,911

41,779

12,589

1,179

3,633

1,225

1,275

1,134

3,355

4,407

5,401

779

13;M;

3381

3403

1,535

1,940

7,150

3398

2,483

865

892

726

1,806

2,455

6,215

3394

1?552

J477 3449

3626

1,805

2,455

47,139

3,867

13,858

4,735

4,332

4,791

14,195

15,059

19,976

2,261

4,537

1,523

1,257

1,757

6,836

6,284

27,036

1,594

9,303

3,209

3,071

3,023

7,302

8,733

23,652

1,590

5,926

1,660

1,715

2,551

7,299

8,733

48,582

4,122

15,480

5,296

$;;;

13:904

14,982

20,385

2,398

4,901

1,471

1,535

1,895

6,693

6,351

28,049

1,700

10,549

3,818

3,328

3,403

7,173

8,582

24,708

1,689

7,222

1,927

2,159

3,136

7,170

8,582

27,092

2,307

8,114

3,077

2,445

2,592

6,617

9,965

11,285

1,256

2,598

3::;

1,040

3,089

4,308

15,740

1,038

5,506

2,131

1,827

1,548

3,522

5,617

13,720

1,037

3,492

1,048

1,068

1,377

3>518

5,617

29,085

2,282

10,511

3,338

3,195

3,978

8,114

8,093

12,264

1,307

3,520

965

1,016

1,539

3,907

3,495

16,708

954

6,969

2,368

2,171

2,430

4,173

4,561

14,868

944

;,:::

1;504

2,295

4,168

4,561

14,26C

1,295

4,751

1,586

1,418

1,741

3,902

4,284

6,037

72a

1;::5

%;:

1,876

1,930

8,149

3571

3,242

1,l~o

1,006

1,116

2,025

2,307

7,335

8567

2;;:;

749

1,038

2,025

.2,307

25,065

2,625

8,784

2,900

2,662

3,222

5,888

7,699

10,437

1,494

2,853

743

864

1,246

2,747

3,303

14,563

1,125

5,923

2,153

1,797

1,973

3,123

4,369

12>973

1,117

4,343

1,168

1,397

1,778

3,122

4,369

10,825

%578

3,678

1,100

1,193

1,385

3,183

3,257

4.188

3392

1,022

3306

3268

3448

1,257

1,502

6,615

3286

2,654

794

924

937

1,920

1,741

5,851

3286

1,893

3407

~640

846

1,917

1,741

20,420

1,584

7,194

2,372

2,429

2,392

5,638

5,982

8,453

842

2,298

705

3681

912

2,742

2,565

11,945

739

4,890

1,667

1,743

1,479

2,887

3,413

10,169

737

3,116

785

989

1,342

2,887

3,413

See footnotes at end of table,

24
I

Table 7. Number and percent distribution of days of care of inpatients discharged from short-stay hospitals by

sex and age, according to geographic division: United states, l$hj7-Con.

All New Niddle East tiest

diviEast West

England Atlantic

sions C%2 C%R31 A~~~~i’ Cw:l c::% ‘outain ‘acific

Sex and age

Both sexesl Percent distribution

All ages2--- 100.0 100. C

9,4

28,9

9.i

10.1

9.C

26.7

35.0

100.0

14.4

21,1

6,6

7.0

2:;2

35.9

100.0

5.6

34.7

12.1

12.5

10.1

25,3

34.3

100.0

100.0

8.2

29.4

10.0

1::;

30.1

31.9

100.0

11.3

22.7

;:;

3;::

31.5

100.0

5.9

34.4

11.9

11.4

11.2

27.0

32.3

100.0

100.0 100. C

8.5

29.9

11.4

9.0

9.6

24.4

36.8

100.0

11.1

23.0

8.4

5.4

9,2

27.4

38.2

100,0

100. (

7.8

36.1

11.5

11. C

13. i

27. S

27.8

100. C

100. ( 100.0 100. C 100.0

Under 15

years-------- 8,5

32.3

10.9

10.1

11.3

27.6

31.4

100.0

8.5

31,9

10.9

10.0

10.9

28.6

30.8

100.0

11.8

24.0

7.2

;::

32.8

31.2

100.0

9,1

33.:

11.1

9.:

12.;

27.1

30. (

100. C

10.5

35.0

11.6

10.6

12.9

23.5

30.7

100.0

6.3

34. c

10.2

11.C

12.8

29.4

30.1

100.0

7.8

35.2

11.6

11.9

11.7

27.6

29.3

100.0

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years -----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

Over -------------

Male

All ages2 ---

Under 15

years -------- 11.6

24.8

7.6

J::

31,2

32.2

100.0

6,2

37.9

13.3

12.3

12,2

25,0

30.7

100.0

7.0

29.4

7.9

1!:;

28.4

35.0

10.7

28.7

u

12.5

31.9

28.5

100.0

11. $

24.7

7.7

1$;

31.1

32.C

100.0

14.3

27.3

7.1

1?:;

26.3

31.7

100.0

9.4

24.4

7.3

6.4

10.7

30.0

35.9

100.0

10.0

27.2

8.3

1::;

32.4

30.3

100,0

15-44 years -------

15-24 years -----

25-34 years -----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

Over -------------

Female, including

dol.iverles

All ages~---

Under 15

years-------- 6.1

37.6

13.6

11.9

12.1

25.6

30.6

100.0

6.6

35.0

13.5

11.6

2;:;

35.7

100.0

5.7

41.7

14.2

13.0

14.5

25.0

27.3

100.0

7.0

39.8

13.7

12.3

13.7

24.9

28.3

100.0

7.7

33.2

8.8

10.2

14.2

27.6

31.4

7.7

40.7

14.8

12.3

13.5

21.4

30.0

100.0

8.6

33.5

9.0

10.8

13.7

24.1

33.7

4.3

40.1

12.0

14.0

14.1

29.0

26.3

100.0

4.9

32.4

W

14.5

32.8

29.8

6.2

40.9

14.0

14.6

12.4

24.2

28.6

100.0

7.3

30.6

;:;

13.2

28.4

33.6

15-44 yeaxs-------

15-24 years -----

25-34 yeara -----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

Over-------------

Female, excludin.g

deliveries

All ages~---

Under 15

years -------- 6.3

25.0

7.7

J::

29.0

39.5

6.7

25.1

7.0

1;:;

30.9

36.9

6.8

29.2

::;

12.7

29.0

34.7

7.6

25.5

7.6

1;::

25.6

40.9

6.3

34.6

1:::

15.4

28.0

30.7

1.5-44 years -------

15-24 years -----

25-34 years -----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

Over -------------

lIncludes discharged inpatients for whom sex was not stated.

%cludes discharged inpatients for whom age was not stated.

‘{Cautionshould be exercised in the use of this figure since the approximate relative standard error of the estimated number or percent of days of care exceeds 25 percent. See “Reliability of Estimates,” appendix I.

25
+able 8. Average length of stay of inpatients diachargede~om short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and geographic ---- division: United States, LYb/

[Exol.des newborn in fant~

All New Middle East West South East west

divi- North North South South Mountain Pacific

England Atlantic &.ntral central sions

Atlantic Central Central

Sex and age

Both sexesl Average stay in days

All ages~-- 10.1 8.9 8.7 7.8 8.7

6.1

::;

::;

10,0

14.2

9.4

6.0

;:2

7.1

8.3

10.2

13.8

8.2

6.1

6.1

5.1

5.9

;::

14.2

9.2

6.1

:::

6,8

8,5

9.9

14.2

.—

7.3

—

5.2

:::

5.5

::?

11.4

7.6

5.4

::;

6.5

7.7

7.9

11.0

7.1

4.9

2:;

5.1

6.9

8,3

11.8

7.7

4.9

6.1

::+

::;

11,8

8.4 8,8 6.9 7.0

Under 15

years------- 5.0

6.5

H

1!:i

14.8

9.5

4.8

6.3

:::

1/3::

14.8

9.5

4.5

6.1

4.8

5.8

u

13.:

8.4

3.2

2::

5.0

;:2

11.7

6.9

3.4

6.1

w

7.6

6.9

10.9

6.8

4.2

C?::

5.2

6.2

8.7

12.3

7.5

3.9

6.0

5.2

6.0

;::

11.7

6.7

5.0

6.2

5.3

5.9

1:::

14.1

9.0

5.1

;:;

7.4

lu

13.5

8.0

5.3

6.0

5.0

6.4

1:::

15.2

9.6

6.3

i:;

9.5

1:::

14.3

8.2

5.7

:::

6.5

1:::

17.0

10.9

15-44 years------

15-24 years----

25-34 years----

35-44 yesrs----

45-64 years------

65 years and

Over------------

Under 15

years------- 5.2

;::

8.5

11::

14.1

8.5

4.8

6.1

5.2

5.8

1:::

15.4

9.4

4.8

6.9

5.5

6.6

1:::

15.4

4.8

7.9

7.6

;::

10.5

14.3

8.3

4.6

7.2

5.9

6.9

8.7

9.6

12.9

7.4

5.8

8.9

8.9

;:;

12.6

15.9

9.6

15-44 years------

15-24 years----

25-34 years----

35-44 years----

45-64 years------

65 years and

Over------------

Female. includin

deliveries

All ages~--

Under 15

years------- 2.9

:::

5.0

i:;

12,5

7.6

2.9

i:!

5.8

:::

12.5

4,8

4.8

4.0

5.0

5.9

8,6

12.7

7,5

4,8

;:;

5,2

:::

1207

4.8

i::

5.5

11::

14.7

8.9

4.1

5.6

$:1

1:::

15,9

9.1

5.6

6.4

5.9

:::

12.4

18.0

10.8

4.8

5.8

;.:

.

u

15,1

9.1

4.2

;:;

5.5

!t;

13.5

8.3

4.2

6.8

5.2

6.?

8.6

9.2

13.:

15-44 years------

15-24 years----

25-34 yeara----

35-44 years----

45-64 years------

65 years and

over------------

Female, excludin

deliveries

All ages~--

Under 15

years------- 4.8

6.5

5.4

6.2

J:?

14.7

4.1

6.0

5.1

5.7

11::

15.9

5.6

;::

6.6

1::?

18.0

4.8

6.3

n

;::

15,1

15-44 years------

15-24 years----

25-34 years----

35-44 years----

45-64 years------

65 years and

Over------------

lIncludes discharged inpatients for whom sex was not stated.

‘Includes discharged inpatients for whom age was not stated. 3Caution should be ~xercised in the use Of this figure since the approximate relatiVe standard errOr Of the estimated sve.ragelength of stay exceeds 25 percent. See “Reliability of Estimates,” appendix I.

26
Table 9. Number and percant distribution of inpatients discharged from short-stay hospitals by sex and age, according to geographic division: United States, 1966

[Excludes wwbom mfmt~

All

New Middle East West South East West

divi- North North South South

England Atlantic central Central *tlantiC Central Central

Mountain Pacific

sions

Sex and age

Both sexesl Number in thousands

Allages2--- 28,477 1,543 4,818 5,541 3,014 3,878 1,683 3,477

503

1,551

582

501

467

774

639

1,376

1,561

225

694

269

216

209

377

262

607

2,962

under 1S

years-------- 4,224

12,693

4,937

4,114

3,641

6,589

4,911

11,203

2,383

3,470

1,200

992

1,277

3,079

2,240

17,222

267

635

246

207

182

345

294

614

727

2,053

745

718

591

1,167

861

1,882

892

2,412

959

768

684

1,273

955

2,201

.466

1,307

539

407

362

657

577

1,162

546

1,826

731

568

527

906

589

1,537

214

801

309

261

231

385

278

657

383

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 yearO-----

45-64 years-------

65 yeara and

over-------------

1,414

558

467

388

705

455

Male

All ages~--- 1,168

Under 15

years-------- 155

168

360

347

861

161

129

926

112

465

185

160

120

183

164

733

41:

519

174

148

197

552

391

2,928

310

1,532

570

568

394

613

468

2,268

505

658

232

180

246

589

444

3,331

386

1,751

726

588

437

682

509

2,641

265

345

131

1%

294

255

1,843

199

960

407

318

234

361

321

1,432

297

512

164

158

189

440

282

2,336

248

1,312

566

410

337

464

305

1,827

116

218

J:

81

186

134

1,024

98

582

234

200

149

199

144

820

280

461

161

136

164

350

280

2,092

222

1,:;;

365

302

422

356

1,730

126

185

363

348

74

170

125

951

98

509

205

168

135

205

137

752

223

15-44 years-------

15-24 yeare -----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

404

140

125

139

337

201

Female, including

deliveries

All ages”--- 1,791

Under 15

years-------- 1,832

9,208

3,732

3,119

2,358

3,496

2,658

13,574

160

1,010

419

342

249

367

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

over------------- 253

Female, excludin~

deliveries

All agea5--- 1,370

Under 15

years------- 1,822

5,577

1,810

1,754

2,014

3,489

2,658

112

272

93

81

1X

164

309

875

271

280

323

612

468

382

1,066

358

334

374

682

509

198

550

186

164

200

360

321

247

807

267

245

294

462

305

96

379

115

132

132

199

144

220

727

223

240

264

422

356

98

310

100

1%

205

137

159

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

over-------------

591

195

186

210

365

253

See footnotes at end of table.

27
Table 9. Number and uercent distribution of inpatienta discharged from short-stay hospitals by sex and age, according to geographic division: United States, 1966—cOi.

[Excludesnewborninfantq

All New Middle East West South East West

divi- North England Atlantic ~yn:::l central

South Atlantic ~::;:l central

Mountain Pacific

sions

Sex and age

Both sexesl Percent distribution

All ages2--- 100.0

14.8

44.6

17.3

~;.$

23:1

17.2

100.0

100.0 100.0

15.1

42.6

15.5

14.9

12.3

24.2

17.9

100.0

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Under 15

years-------- 16.1

43.5

17.3

13.9

12.4

23.0

17.2

100.0

14.1

;;.;

14:7

13.6

23.4

15.2

100.O

12.7

47.6

18.4

15.5

13.7

22.9

16.5

100.0

14.5

44.6

16.7

14.4

13.4

22.3

18.4

100.0

14.4

44.4

17.2

13.8

13.4

24.1

16.8

100.0

12.9

47.7

18.9

15,8

13.1

23.8

15.4

100.0

17.3

41.1

15.9

13,4

11.8

22.3

19.0

100.0

15.5

43.4

17.9

13.5

12.0

21.8

19.1

100.0

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

Male

All ages~---

Under 15

years-------- 21.3

31.0

10.7

1::2

27.5

20.0

100.0

.—

10.6

53.5

21.7

18.1

13.7

20.3

15.4

100.0

25.3

27.4

9.8

1:::

26.2

20.9

100.0

12.1

50.2

20.0

17.3

13.0

19.8

17.7

100.C

22.1

27.6

9.2

J:?

29.3

20.8

100.0

22.9

29.9

10.5

1!::

26.7

20.2

100.0

22.8

::.;

.

1:::

25.3

21.9

100.0

19.4

33.3

10.7

10.3

12.3

28.6

18.4

100.0

17.7

33.3

11.6

11:2

28.4

20.3

100.0

2,Q.3

33.5

11.7

1?:;

25.4

20.4

100.0

20.7

30.4

10.4

1;:;

28.0

20.5

100.0

19.1

34.6

12.0

;:.;

28:9

17.2

100.0

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

over-------------

Female, including

deliveries

All ages~---

Under 15

years-------- 10.6

52.3

19.5

19.4

13.5

20.9

16.0

100.0

11.6

52.6

21.8

17.6

13.1

20.5

15.3

100.0

10.8

52.1

22.1

17.3

12.7

19.6

17.4

100.0

10.6

56.2

24.2

17.5

14.4

19.9

13.1

100.0

9.5

56.8

22.8

19.5

14.5

19.4

14.1

100.0

10.6

52.0

20.1

17.4

14.4

20.2

17.0

100.0

10.3

53.5

21.6

17.7

14.2

21.6

14.5

100.0

8.9

56.4

23.4

19.1

13.9

20.5

14.1

100.0

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

Over-------------

Female, excluding

del~ver~es

All agesz---

Under 15

yeare-------- 13.4

41.1

13.3

12.9

14.8

25.7

19.6

15.2

37.1

12.7

11.1

13.4

24.5

22.4

13.6

38.6

12.0

12.4

14.2

27.0

20.7

14.5

40.4

13.6

12.6

14.2

25.8

19.3

13.8

38.4

13.0

11.4

13.9

25.2

22.4

13.5

::.;

13:4

16.1

25.3

16.7

11.7

46.2

14.0

16.1

16.1

24.2

17.6

12.7

42.0

12.9

13.9

15.3

24.3

20.6

13.0

41.3

13.3

12.1

15.8

27.3

18.3

11.6

:;.;

13:5

15.3

26.6

18.4

15-44 years-------

15-24 years-----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years-------

65 years and

over-------------

lIncludes discharged inpatients for whom sex was not stated.

~Includes discharged inpatients for whom age was nOt stated.

3CautiOn shOuld be exercised in the use of this fi~re since the appr~xi~te relative standard error Of the eStimeted number or percent of discharges exceeds 25 percent. See “Reliability of Estimates,” appendix I.

28
Table 10. Rate of inpatients discharged from short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and geographic division: United

States, 1966

Sex and age

Both sexesl

All agea~--

Under 15 years---

15-44 yeara ------

45-64 years------

65 yeara and

Over------------

Male

All ages2---

Under 15 years---

15-44 years ------

45-64 years------

65 years and

over------------

Female

All ages---

Under 15 years---

15-44 yeara------

45-64 years------

65 yeara and

Over------------

[Excl.dssnewborninFants]

II I I I I 1 1

All

II

New Middle East West I

East West

divi- North South

England Atlantic ~entral ~~,$~1 South South

aions ‘tlant=c Central Central

148.6

70.6

169.2

168.8

277.1

121.0

78.3

97.2

164.6

289.9

173.9

62.3

234.2

172.1

265.9

140.:

80.[

151.:

146.(

256.;

116.C

92.0

84.0

145.4

258.6

161.9

68.9

212.1

145.4

253.6

134.c

70.?

147.5

143.4

242.7

109.0

78.9

78.5

142.6

257.4

156.6

61.1

209.6

143.4

230.9

Rate per 1,000 population

144. ;

73.7

162.2

162.:

275.6

117.8

81.8

91.6

154.5

292.4

169.9

64.9

227.8

169.3

261.3

192.!

95.:

224.!

205.:

329.(

152.6

106.5

122.7

191.3

327.2

229.3

83.1

318.3

218.1

328.9

137.:

60.~

160.4

167.9

243.2

113.9

64.8

96.3

173.5

269.4

158.3

55.6

216.4

162.4

222.2

132,[

52.5

158.:

158.S

243.C

107.8

56.6

91.5

162.3

267.2

155.6

48.9

218.2

155.7

223.5

189.~

83.(

215.1

221.(

399.(

155.9

91.6

135.5

209.5

401.C

220.5

74.9

285.6

231.7

396.0

Mountain Pacific

205.9

85.8

231.9

273.8

443.1

162.9

94.5

128.5

248.6

451.6

247.0

76.4

327.1

297.0

434.8

123.9

51.2

147.6

147.0

221.4

100.6

58.6

88.7

143.5

225.5

145.6

43.5

200.9

150.2

217.0

llnclude~ discharged inpatients for whom Sex was nOt stated.

%ncludes discharged inpatients for whom age was not stated.

29
Table 11. Number and percent distribution of daya of care of inpatients discharged from short-stay hospitals by

sex and age, according to geographic division: United Stat6a, 1966

[Excludesnewborninfants]

All New Middle East West South Eaat West

divi- North North South England Atlantic central central

South Mountain Pacific

sions ‘tlantic Central Central

Sex and age

Both sexes’ Number in thousands

All ages2 --- 230,453

—

20,270

76,921

25,006

24,254

27,661

67,069

65,791

97,054

11,764

2;,;;;

6;933

10,435

31,588

28,748

132,833

13.430 47,861

4,408

15,257

5,088

4,711

5,458

14,614

13,518

20,369

2,530

4,981

1,542

1,284

2,155

6,776

6,043

27,415

1,866

10,252

;,:::

3;298

7,827

7,443

24,282

24,058

2,423

7,778

2,662

2,382

2,734

6,058

7,766

9,473

1,451

2,231

752

3546

933

2,658

3,124

14,487

22,745

2,289

8,040

2,497

2,649

2,893

5,908

6,459

9,201

1,3/35

2,603

810

783

1,010

2,559

2,682

13,499

10,278

839

3,500

1,107

1,005

1,388

3,061

2,862

4,170

3520

3;~:

3236

3445

1,378

1,295

6,096

21,610

—

1,581

7,602

2,424

2,602

2,576

6,387

6,013

9,369

942

2,;$;

993

1,024

3,067

2,614

12,204

47,072

—

3,934

14,503

4,538

4,650

5,314

14,547

14,004

20,664

2,245

4,927

1,367

1,290

2,270

7,224

6,216

26,313

29.023 14,377

1,166

;,;::

1;677

2,247

4,057

3,332

5,864

8628

1 816

3587

3513

717

1,955

1,447

8,497

Under 15

years -------- 1,187

4,025

1,420

1,245

1,359

3,961

4,225

5,279

726

1 151

3335

3276

3540

1,719

1,675

8,031

2,444

10,433

3,410

3,331

3,691

8,475

7,612

12,667

1,385

3,349

995

1,013

1,342

4,252

3,651

16,290

15-44 yeara-------

15-24 yeara -----

25-34 yeara-----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 yeara and

over-------------

-

All ages2 ---

Under 15

years --------

15-44 years -------

15-24 yeara -----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

Over-”------------

Female, including

deliveries

All ages2---

Under 15

years -------- 3538

3,957

1,273

1,164

1,520

2,102

1,879

7,675

3460

2,866

1,080

968

818

2,222

2,459

6,944

3460

1,783

3608

8462

712

2,219

2,459

3318

2,529

817

769

943

1,675

1,567

5,337

3637

4,860

1,699

1,610

1,551

3,318

3,365

10,593

8,461

52,059

17,572

17,301

17,187

35,294

36,812

116.832

1,679

9,564

3,167

3,354

3,044

7,272

7,767

22,966

955

5,535

1,904

1,835

1,796

3,354

4,621

12,545

1,058

7,068

2,414

2,317

2,337

4,184

3,950

14,217

951

5,428

1,683

1,865

1,880

3,340

3,760

12,274

15-44 years -------

15-24 yeara -----

25-34 years -----

35-44 years -----

45-64 yeara-------

65 years and

over -------------

,Female. excluding

deliveries

All agea3 ---

Under 15

years -------- 8,422

36,128

9,494

11,088

15,546

35,264

36,812

3534

3,139

858

900

1,380

2,102

1,879

3317

lt771

%32

3467

873

1,674

1,567

2636

3,256

782

1,064

1,410

3,313

3,365

1,673

6,230

1,643

1,933

2,654

7,264

7,767

1,852

7,137

1,952

2,213

2,973

7,824

7,443

952

3,598

920

1,046

1,632

3,352

4,621

1,054

5,005

1,303

1,558

2,145

4,179

3,950

946

4,;():

1,444

1,767

3,338

3,760

15-44 years -------

15-24 years -----

25-34 yeara -----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

Over-------------

See footnotes at end of table,

30
Table 11. Number and uercent distribution of davs of care of inpatients discharged from shnrt-stav hmanitalc hv

sbx and age, according to ge~graphic divisio~: United States~-1966—Con.

.-------—J -----------,

[Excludes newborn infants]

All New Middle East West

divi- England Atlantic C%::l C%::l J=’ c!% CHL

Mourutain Pacific

sions

Sex and age

Both sexeal Percent distribution

All age$2 --- 100.0 100.0 100. C 100.0 100.0

10.1

32.3

11.1

1?:;

25.2

32.3

100.0

15.3

23.5

;::

2%?

33.0

100.0

100. C

8.4

35.9

11.7

11.5

12.7

29.2

26.2

100.0

100.c

8.1

40.2

12,.g

11.7

15.6

28.2

23.2

100.C

100.0

10.1

35.3

11.0

11.6

12.7

26.0

28.4

100.0

100.0 100.0

Under 15

years -------- 8.8

;;.:

10:5

12.0

29.1

28.5

100.0

12,1

25.5

7,6

1;:*

32.5

29,6

100.0

6,4

39.2

13.2

13.0

12.9

26.6

27.7

100.O

8.8

30.0

10.6

J:?

29.5

31,5

100.0

8,4

30.8

9.6

1?:?

30.9

29.7

100.0

9.2

31.9

10.6

1?::

30.5

28.2

100.0

8.2

34.1

10.8

1;:;

29.8

27.8

100.0

7.3

35.2

11.2

12.0

11.9

29.6

27.8

100.0

15-44 ears-------

15-21 years -----

25-34 years -----

35-44 years-----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

Over-------------

~

All agea2 ---

Under 15

years -------- 13.8

21,8

:::

10.2

32.6

31.7

100.0

10,9

23.8

6.6

6.2

11.0

35.0

30.1

100.0

12.4

24.5

::;

10.6

33.3

29.7

100.0

10.9

26.4

:::

10.6

33.6

28.8

100.0

10,7

31.0

10.0

8.7

12.2

33.3

24.7

100.0

14.5

28.3

%!

11.0

27.8

29.2

100.0

12.5

23.3

6.9

1::;

33.1

31.1

100.0

10.1

29.3

1:::

10.9

32.7

27.9

100.0

15-44 years -------

15-24 years -----

25-34 years -----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 yeara and

over-------------

Female, including

deliveries

All ages9---

Under 15

yeara-------- 5.7

35.7

13.5

12,1

10.2

27.7

30.6

100.0

6.4

36.3

12.0

12.7

11.6

27.6

29.5

100.0

6.8

37.4

12.9

12.5

12.0

28.6

27.2

100.0

6.6

38.2

13.1

12.7

12.4

23.1

31.9

100.0

7.6

28.7

::;

13.0

26.7

36.8

6.5

43.4

14.8

14.2

14.3

25.7

24.3

100.0

6.3

46.6

15.0

13.7

17.9

24.7

22.1

100,0

7.0

40.2

12.5

13.8

13.9

24.7

27.9

100.0

5.2

41.5

13.4

12.6

15.5

27.5

25.7

100.0

5.2

39.8

13.9

13.2

12,7

27.2

27.6

100.0

15-44 years -------

15-24 years -----

25-34 years -----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

over-------------

Female, excluding

deliveries

All ages:---

Under 15

years -------- 7.2

30.9

8.1

1:::

30.2

31.5

6.6

25,7

8.8

1::;

32.0

35.4

7.3

27,1

7.2

1::2

31.6

33.8

7.6

29.4

8.0

1;::

32.2

30.7

7.4

35.2

1?::

15.1

29.4

27.8

7.0

40.9

11.2

11.7

18.0

27.4

24.5

6.0

30.7

J:t

13.3

31.3

31.8

7.7

34.3

8.1

11.8

14.4

27.2

30.6

5.9

33.2

8.1

1:::

31.4

29.4

15-44 ears-------

15-2x years -----

25-34 years-----

35-44 years -----

45-64 years -------

65 years and

over -------------

~Includea diachargad inpatients for whom sex was not stated.

‘Includes discharged inpatients for whom age was not stated.

?Caution ~hOuld be exercised in the use of this figure since the approximate relative standard errcm Of the estimated number or percent of days of care exceeds 25 percent. See “Reliability of Estimates ,“ appendix 1.

31
Table 12. Average length of stay of inpatienta discharged from short-stay hoapitala, by sex, age, and geographic

Sex and age

Both aexesl

All agesg--

Under 15

years-------

15-44 years------

15-24 years----

25-34 years----

35-44 yeara----

45-64 years------

65 yeara and

Over------------

Male

All ages2--

Under 15

yeara-------

15-44 years

15-24 years----

25-34 years----

35-44 yeara----

45-64 yeara------

65 years and

over------------

Female, including

delzver~es

All ages2--

Under 15

years-------

15-44 yeara------

15-24 years----

25-34 years----

35-44 yeara----

45-64 yeara------

65 yeara and

Over------------

Female, excluding

del~verzes

All ages9--

Under 15

years-------

15-44 years------

15-24 years----

25-34 years ----

35-44 years----

45-64 years------

65 years and

Over------------

.

division: United Statea, 1966

rExcluf3es nwborninfants]

All New Middle East West South East West

divi- North North South South Mountain Pacific

England Atlantic central central sions Atlantic Central Central

Average stay in days

8.1

4.8

6.1

5.1

5.9

1:::

13.4

8.7

4.9

u

:::

10.3

12.8

7.7

4.6

z:!

5.5

1:::

13.8

8.6

6.3

5.8 :::

6.0

;::

J: z 12.5

14.4 16.3

4.7 5.4

6.8 9.5

3;:$ ::?

11.5

1::? 13.1

13.0 15,9

4,1 5.4

;.: 6.2

5.6

6:1 5.9

1;:? J:;

15.0 16.6

I

4.1 5,4

6.6

6.6 z::

5.7

;:;

1;:; 11.9

15.0/ 16.6

8.6

4.9

6.3

5.3

::/i

11.5

14.2

9.3

5.0

;::

7.1

1!::

13.6

8.2

4.8

2:;

5.8

11:z

14.6

9.2

4.8

6.7

5.5

6.6

1?:!

14.6

8.0

5.2

::;

5.9

;:;

13.5

8.2

5.5

6.5

5.8

6.2

M

12.3

7.9

4.8

::;

5.8

;:;

14.4

8.8

4.8

::2

6.4

;::

14.4

7.5

4.5

2:;

5.9

:::

12.9

8.2

——

4.7

6.5

6.1

6.4

;:+

12.9

7.0

4.3

2::

5.7

:::

12.9

7.8

4.3

‘!:;

6.4

;::

12.9

8.5

5.4

:::

6.4

1?:;

12.C

8.9

5.4

8.3

7.7

M

10.5

10.8

8.3

5.5

6.8

2::

10.2

10.6

13.0

9.4

5.6

8.3

7.5

1:::

10.6

13.0

6.5

4.5

2:;

5.3

6.2

7.6

10.1

6.7

‘4.8

5.6

R

6.1

7.3

9.6

6.5

4.3

2::

5.1

6.2

7.9

10.5

7.1

4.3

2::

6.0

6.7

7.9

10.5

6.6

L

3.7

::?

:.:

8:1

10.9

6.9

4.1

J::

35.0

:::

10.4

6.4

3.2

:::

4.6

:::

11.4

7.1

3.2

::;

5.1

:::

11.4

7.3

4.1

2:$

5.6

6.6

9.1

13,2

8,0

4.2

6.8

5.2

7.9

;::

13.0

6.8

4.0

4.8

4.1

4,7

:::

13,3

7.7

4,0

;:~

;::

13.3

~Includes discharged inpatients for whom sex was not stated.

“Includes discharged inpatients for whom age was not stated.

3Caution ehould be exercfsed in the use of this figure since the approximate relative standard error Of the eStimated average length of stay exceeds 25 percent. See ‘]Reliabilityof Estimates ,1!appendix I.

32
APPENDIX I

TECHNICAL NOTES ON METHODS

Statistical Design of the Hospital

Discharge Survey

Scope of the su?’vey. —The scope of the Hospital Discharge Survey (HDS) encompasses patients discharged

from noninstitutional hospitals which have six beds or

more for inpatients’ use, which are located in the 50

States andthe District of Columbia, andinwhichtheaverage length of stay forallpatients islesstha.n30 days.

sampling jkame and size of samp.Je.-The sampling

frame (universe) for the hospitals in the HDS is the

L4aster Facility Inventory of Hospitals and Institutions

(L4FI). A detailed description of how the MFI was developed, its content, plans for maintaining it, andproce -

dures for assessing the completeness of its coverage has

been published?

The universe of the survey consisted of 6,965 shortstay hospitals, excluding military and Veterans Administration hospitals, contained in the MFI in 1963. The

distribution of short-stay hospitals in the MFI and the

HDS sample for 1966-1968 by size and region are shown

in table I. The distribution of short-stay hospitals in the

MFI and the HDS sample for 1966-1968 by division are

shown in table H.

The sample for 1966 and 1967 consisted of 315 hospitals. Of these hospitals, nine refused to participate in

1966 and 15 refused to participate in 1967. In addition,

six were out of scope in 1966 and 10 were out of scope

in 1967, either because the hospital had gone out of

business or because it failed to meet the definition of a

short-stay hospital. Thus 300 hospitals in 1966 and 289

hospitals in 1967 participated in the survey. Approximately 137,000 abstracts of medical records were received from the 300 hospitals in .1966, and approximately 145,000 abstracts from the 289 hospitals in 1967.

The sample for 1968 consisted of 465 hospitals. Of

these, 35 refused to participate and 17were out of scope.

Thus 413 hospitals in 1968 participated in the survey.

Approximately 210,000 abstracts of medical records

were received from the 413 hospitals.

Sample design. —All hospitals. with 1,000 beds or

more in the universe were selected with cekinty in the

sample. AH hospitals with fewer than 1.000 beds were

stratified, with the primary strata being the 24 size-byregion classes, as shown in table I. Within each of these

24 primary strata, the allocation of the hospitals was

made through a controlled selection technique so that

hospitals in the sample would be properly distributed

with regard to ownership and geographic division. Sample hospitals were drawn with probabilities ranging from

certainty for the largest hospitals to 1 in 40 for the

smallest hospitals.

The within-hospital sampling ratio for selecting

discharges varied inversely with the probability of selection of the hospital. The smallest sampling fraction

of discharged patients was taken in the largest hospitals,

and the largest fraction was taken in the smallest hospitals. This was done to compensate for the fact that

hospitals were selected with probabilities proportionate

to size class and to assure that the overall probabili~

of selecting a discharge would be approximately the

same in all hospitals. A detailed description of the survey design, estimating techniques, and qtiality control

devices employed in the HDS has been published}

In nearly all hospitals the daily listing sheet of discharges was the frame from which the subs~ple of discharges was selected within the sample hospitals. The

sample discharges were selected by a random technique,

usually on the basis of terminal digits(s) of the patient’s

medical record number— the number assigned when the

patient was admitted to the hospital. If the hospital’s

daily discharge listing did not show the medical record

numbers, the sample was selected by starting with a

randomly selected discharge and taking every Kth discharge thereafter.

Estimation. -Statistics produced by the HDS are

derived by a complex estimating procedure. The basic

unit of estimation is the sample patient abstract. The

estimating procedure used to produce essentially unbiased national estimates in the Hospital Discharge

Survey has three principal components: (1) inflation of

reciprocals of the probabilities of sample selection, (2)

adjustment for nonresponse, and (3) ratio adjustments

to fixed totals. These components are described in appendix I of two earlier publications.1-2

,

33
‘Sable I. Distribution of short-stay hospitals in the universe (MFI) and in the Hospital Discharge

Survey sample, by bed size and geographic region: United States, 1966-68

Bed size of hospital

All sizes

-.

Universe----------------------------------

1966 and 1967 sample----------------------

1968 sample--------------------------- ----

6-49 beds

Universe-----------------------------------

1966 and 1967 sample----------------------

1968 sample-------------------------------

50-99 beds

Universe----------------------------------

1966 and 1967 sample----------------------

1968 sample---------------------------- ----

100-199 beds

Universe----------------------------------

1966 and 1967 sample----------------------

1968 sample-------------------------------

200-299 beds

Universe--------------------------------

1966 and 1967 sample----------------------

1968 sample~-.----------------------------

300-499 beds

universe----------------------------------

1966 and 1967 sample----------------------

1968 sample-------------------------------

500-999 beds

Universe----------------------------------

1966 and 1967 sample----------------------

1968 sample---------------------------- ---

1,000 beds or more

Universe----------------------------------

1966 and 1967 sample----------------------

1968 sample-------------------------------

All Northeast North

regions Central South West

6,965

315

465

3,113

39

59

1,623

&

1,1::

95

552

55

83

386

59

89

129

37

55

18

18

18

Number of hospitals

1,107

1%

199

;

288

1;

277

16

24

182

$;

110

16

24

42

12

18

9

;

1,979

1%

830

:;

442

12

18

378

20

30

151

H

129

19

29

46

12

18

3

3

3

2,620

1;$

1,438

;:

587

16

24

332

19

29

134

12

18

96

;:

28

1;

5

5

5

1,259

;;

646

1!

306

1!

157

1!

85

1!

51

1!

13

5

7

1

:

34
!l!able II. Dtstri.bution ofshort-stay hospitals in the universe (MFI) and in the Hospital Discharge

Survey sample, and number of hospitals participating in the survey,

United States, 1966-68

by geographic division:

Division

All divisions ---------------------

New England -----------------------------

Mi,ddle Atlantic -------------------------

East North Central ----------------------

West North Central ----------------------

South Atlantic --------------------------

East South Central ----------------------

West South Central ----------------------

Mountain --------------------------------

Pacific ---------------------------------

Data Collection and Processing

1966 Number Number Number

Universe and partici- partici- 1968 parkici1967 p;l~ pating sample pating

sample 1967 1968

6,965

328

779

1,052

927

918

612

1,090

444

815

Data coUection.-Depending on the study procedure

agreed on with the hospitsl administrator, the sample

selection and the transcription of information from the

hospital records to the abstract forms were performed

either by the hospital staff or by representatives of the

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) or by both.

In more than three-fourths of the hospitals that participated in the HDSduring 1966, 1967, and 1968 this work

was performed by the medical records department of

the hospital. In nearly all of the remaining hospitals,

the work was performed by personnel of the U.S. 13ureauof the Census acting for NCHS.

During 1966, 1967, and most of 1968, survey hospitalsused an optical mark page reader form (abstract

form) to transcribe data from the hospital records. A

copy of the front of this form, which covers tbe nonmedical patient data presented in this report, ia shown

in figure I.The reverse sideof the form is used torecord discharge diagnoses and surgical operations or

procedures. In the latter part of 1968 the newmedical

abstract form shown in figure IIwas used.

Data pYocmsing and editing datu.-Shipments of

completed abstract forms for each sample hospital were

transmitted, along with sample selectioncontrol sheets,

to NCHS for processing. Every shipment of abstracts was

315

20

65

60

33

42

19

30

13

33

Number of hospitals

300

18

64

57

33

40

17

29

13

29

289

16

60

56

33

38

17

27

13

29

465

29

94

90

49

63

28

44

19

49

413

23

87

81

47

55

24

38

18

40

reviewed, each abstract form was checked for completeness, andwhennecessary,problemswerereferredtothe

hospitals for clarification and correction.

The nonmedical data on the front of the sample patient abstracts were converteddirectly tocomputertape

by an optical mark page reader machine. The abstract

formswerethen transmittedtothe medicalcoding section for coding of diagnoses and operations orprocedures. These data were also converted to computer tape

and subsequently collated with the nonmedical sample

data.

Final editing was done by computer inspection of the

medical data compared withtheageand sexinformation.

If sex and/or age of patient was incompatible with the

recorded medical information, priority was given to the

latter in the editing decision.

The majority of rejects were corrected by reviewing and editing the information on the abstract forms.

However, when it was impossible to correct the code of

a rejected item, the item was coded and tabhlated as

“not stated.” This procedure was applied to all items

except “date of admission” and “date of discharge;:

which were not permitted to becoded asnot stated. In

instancea where these data could not be obtained from

the abstract form, the monthly sample listing sheet

transmitted by the sample hospital was used as an additional source of information.

35
CONFIDENTIAL- All information which would permit identification of an individual or an establishment will he held confidential, will be used onls

by persons engaged in and for the purposes of the SWWY and till not be disclosed or released to other persons or used fnr any oth~l

purpose (22 FR 1687).

DEPARTMENT OF Farm A,, r.””,

PHS.4734.2

HEALTH.EDUCATION, AND WELFARE R“dg., Rure,. N* <t “,,.,! , ,,

REv, 11.66

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (J) 1. HOSPITAL NUMBER

——

—

ABSTRACT OF PATlENT RECORD- Hospital Discharge Survey

2. HOS NUMBER

—

——

3. MEDICAL RECORD NUMBER

—— 4a, DATE OF BIRTH

.---- -----

!40N1H MAR

.----- ..-.

0

-----

. . . . .

DAY 0

. . . . .

. ----

----- -----

&PR MAY JUNE JULY

.---- ----- ----- -----

.--.- ----- ----- -----

AUG SEPT OCT fin, DLC

,,,,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . :::: —

—

123

----- ---.- -----

----- ----- .---- TUIS

S6789

,, :,: ----- . . . . . .----- . . . . ,,, :: ,,, ,.

1234

,,,,, ----- ----- ---- - Complete 4b and 4C ----- ----- . . . . . uNITS if

date of birth is not given. -----

----- 18U0

YEAR --.--

-----

0

-----

-----

- .. ..... ..... ... ..—. .-.-- ....- .....

5a7s9

.---- ..... ,,:,: ..... ..... ....

----- ----- .---- ----- ----- ----- ..... ..... TENS

1 34

,:,,: &--.-- ----- ----- -----. ~N,r~

4. b. AGE

4.c. AGE IS STATED IN

5. SEX

—

—

—

——

—

—

—

—

——

—

—

——

—

:== WHITE :,,:, ,,how”,w ,,

::,,, NEGRO ::::. NOT 3TA1ED

,,,,, OTHER NONWHITE

6. RACE OR COLOR

7. MARITAL STATUS

JAN FEB

. . . . . ,,,,,

. . . . .

MONTH MAR AQR MAY JUNE JULY .4uG WP7 Dc? NW rrbr

,,, ,, ----- ----- ----- . . . . . ,,:,, ,:,,,

. . ..- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

,,, :: . . . . . . . . .

. . . . .

0123

----- ----- ----- ,,, ,,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TENS

DAY

01 234 56T 89

----- ----- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ----- . . . . .

----- ----- ----- ----- ----- UN,l S ----- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ::::

. . . . . . . . . .

1 2 34 56 7s

, ,’?, ,

e

WAR ,,,,, ----- ----- ----- ----- . . . . . . . . . .

----- ----- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ml FCB

. ..-. -----

. . ..- . . ..-

MONIH

MAR AP8 MAY JUNE JULY AW Sm OC1 mv Itil

----- . . . . . ----- ----- ----- . . . . . ----- . . . . .

----- ----- . . ..- . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. DATE OF ADMISSION

012 3

----- ---- . -..-- --.--

----- ----- ----- . . . . . TC!.S

DAY

01234 3 9

-.--- ..--- ----- ----- ..%. . . . . . ..%.

=== WITS ----- ----- ----- -----

. . . . .

..--- ----- -----

— -----

{EAR 0 I 2 34 5a7s9

---- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

----- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

,,,,, ALIVE ,,,,, vim ,s. .,5,,,

9. DATE OF DISCHARGE

10. DISCHARGE STATUS

Figure 1. Nonmed i cal section of optical mark page reader form.
HShf-86-l (Formerly PHS 4734-1) Form Approved: Bureau of B“dgec

10/68 No. 68-R0620

CONFIDENTIAL - AU information which would permit identification of an individual 01 of an es[abli~hmen[ will be held confidential, will be used

only by persons engaged in and for the purposes of the SUrVCY and will not be disclosed 01 released 10 other PHSOn S or used for any otherpurpose.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

Public Health Service

Health Services and Mental Health Administration

National Center for Health Statistics

MEDICAL ABSTRACT – HOSPITAL DISCHARGE SURVEY

1. Patient Identification

1. Hospital number,.., ......... 4. Date of admission

2. HDS number ..................

Month Day Year

5. Date of discharge

3. Medical record number..... Month Day Year

II, Patient Characteristics

1. Date of birth: 2. Age (complete ONLY

{

1 ❑ years

Month Day Year if date of birth not given):

Units

2 ❑ months

3 ❑ days

& Sex: 1 ❑ Male 2 ❑ Femele

4. Race or COIOK 1 TJ White 2 ❑ Negro 3 ❑ Other nonwhite 4 ❑ “Nonwhite” 5 ❑ Not stated

& Marital status: 1 ❑ Married 2 ❑ Single 3 ❑ Widowed 4 ❑ Divorced 5 I_J Separated 6 ❑ Not stated

6. Discharge status: 1 ❑ Alive 2 ❑ Dead

II 1. Diagnoses and Operations

1. Final diagnoses:

❑ see reverse side

2, Operations:

❑ see reverse side

Completed by Date

FOR NCHS USE ONLY

Diagnoses

Operations

Figure 11. Newmadi cal abstract form.

37
Population Estimates

The base populations used in computing rates are

unpublished estimates for the U.S. civilian, noninstitutional population as of July 1, 1966, July 1, 1967, and

July 1, 1968, provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

The population estimates for the United States by age

for geographic divisions for 1966 (table III), for 1967

(table IV), and for 1968 (table V) are consistent with the

estimates of the civilian population published by the U.S.

Bureau of the Census in C~ent Population Reports,

Series P-25. However, they are not official population

estimates of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Estimates of

the divisional populations by age and according to sex

were provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census specifically for use in the HDS ;or computing rates.

General Qualifications

Rounding of numlwrs.- Estimates of the number of

discharges and number of days of care have been rounded

to the nearest thousand for tabular presentation. For this

reason, detailed figures within tables do not always add

to totals. Percents and rates presented were calculated

on the basis of unrounded figures and will not necessarily agree with rates and percents which may be tabulated

from rounded data.

Patient characteristics rwtstated.-Ageand/orsex

ofpatientswas notstatedforlessthan1 percentofall

discharges.

Reliability of Estimates

Estimatesfrom samplesurveyssuchastheHDS are

subject to two types of errors-measurement or nonsampling errors and sampling errors. Measurement errors, which can occur in.a complete count or census as

well as in a sample survey, are due to nonresponse, reporting errors, processing errors, and other sources of

error that occur in a survey. Sampling errors occur because a sample instead of a complete count or census is

taken.

Measurement erYoYs.-As in any survey, theresults are subject to nonsampling or measurement errors

which include errors due to hospital noxiresponse, missing abstracts, information incompletely or inaccurately

recorded on abstract forms, and processing errors.

Table III. Civilian, noninstitutional population used to compute rates in this publication, by

geographic division and age: United States, July 1, 1966

Divisf.on

All divisions --------------------------

New England--------------------------- -------

Middle Atlantic------------------------------

East North Central---------------------------

West North Central---------------------------

South Atlantic-------------------------------

East South Central---------------------------

‘WeatSouth Central---------------------------

Mountain-------------------------------------

Pacific--------------------------------------

Lll ages Under 15 15-44 45-46 65 years

years years years and over

191,634

11,010

35,955

38,,287

15,655

28,248

12,673

18,317

7,578

23,911

Populationin thousands~

59,868

3,308

.10,346

12,113

4,885

9,052

4,049

6,016

2,618

7,480

75,021

4,196

13,918

14,868

5,824

11,382

5,054

7,208

2,991

9,580

39,021

2,362

8,143

7,841

3,193

5,393

2,425

3,494

1,376

4,794

17,724

1,144

3,548

3,465

1,754

2,421

1,145

1,599

592

2,057

Inconsistentwith the populationestimatesby State publishedby the U.S. Bureau of the Census

in Current PopulationReports, Series P-25, No. 420.

38
Table IV. Civilian,noninstitutionalpopulationused to compute rates in this publication, by

geographicdivisionand age: United States,July 1, 1967

Division

All divisions--------------------------

New England----------------q------------------

Middle Atlantic------------------------------

East North Central---------------------------

West North Central-,--------------------------

South Atlantic-------------------------------

East South Central---------------------------

West South Central---------------------------

Mountain--------------------------- ----------

Pacific--------------------------------------

All ages

Under 15

years

193,475

11,097

36,084

38,644

15,717

28,;08

12,757

18,542

7,637

24,389

1 #

15-44 45-64 65 years

years years and over

I I

Populationin thousands~

59,792

3,312

10,307

12,090

4,829

9,065

4,018

6,015

2,605

7,551

75,999

4,233

13,944

15,072

5,896

11,558

5,117

7,342

3,023

9,813

39,642

2,395

8,232

7,974

3,222

5,496

2,453

3,546

1,403

4,921

18,043

1,157

3,601

3,508

1,770

2,489

1,169

1,639

606

2,104

lConsistentwith the populationestimatesby State publishedbythe u.S. Bureau of the Census

in Current PopulationReports, Series P-25, No. 420.

Table V. Civilian,noninstitutionalpopulationused to computerates in this publication,by geographic divisionand age: United States, July 1, 1968

Division All ages Under 15 15-44 45-64 65 years

years years years and over

All div$sions--------------------------

New England----------------------------------

Middle Atlantic------------------------------

East North Central---------------------------

West North Central“----------------------------

South Atlantic-------------------------------

East South Central---------------------------

West South Central----------------------------

Mountain--------------------------- .........-.

Pacific--------------------------------------

195,324

11,163

36,383

38,965

15,774

29,064

12,781

18,788

7,728

24,678

Populationin thousands

59,473

3,288

10,266

12,005

4,751

9,064

3,955

5,995

2,590

7,558

77,261

4,285

14>148

15,329

5,992

11,810

5,162

7,518

3,079

9,938

40,237

2,425

8,340

8>097

3,246

5,601

2,473

3,596

1,433

5,023

18,353

1,164

3,629

3,534

1,785

2,587

1,191

1,679

625

2,158

lConsistentwith the populationestimatesby State publishedby the U.S. Bureau of the Census

in Current PopulationReports, Series P-25, No. 420.

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Some of these were discussed in earlier sections.

Sampling s-rrovs. —The standard error inthissurvey isprimarily a measure of the sampling variability

that occurs by chance because the estimates are based

on a sample of discharges from a sample of short-stay

hospitals rather than on all discharges from all shortstay hospitals. The relative standard error of an estimate is obtained by dividing the standard error of the

estimate by the estimate itself and is expressed as a

percentage of the estimate.

The chances are about 68 out of 100 that the value

obtained in a complete enumeration is contained in the

interval represented by the estimate plus and minus one

standard error of the estimate, 95 out of 100 for two

standard errors, and 99 out of 100 for 2!+standard errors. Appling the illustration at the bottom of figure III,

the chances are about 68 out of 100 that the value that

would be obtained in a complete enumeration is contained

in the interval 490,000 ~ 13.0 percent of 490,000 (between

426,000 and 554,000), 95 out of 100 for the interval

490,000 ~ 13.0 percent of 490,000 multiplied by 2, and 99

out of 100 for the interval 490,000 ~ 13.0 percent of

490,000 multiplied by 2.5

The standard error of one statistic is generally different from that of another even when the two come from

the same survey. In order to derive standard errors that

would be applicable to a wide variety of statistics and

that could be prepared at a moderate cost, a number of

Figure II 1. Approximate relative standard errors of estimated numbers of inpatients discharged from short-stay hospitals for patient characteristics by

geographic division and for all divisions.

10 m lma Snmo 4rAGl

SIZE OF ESTIMATE IN THCUSANDS

Illustration of use o~~i~re III: As shown in table 5, an estimated 490,000 male patients aged 15-44 years were discharged within the South

Atlantic in 1967. The relative standard error of this estimate as read from the line “Division groups” is approximately 13.0 percent: the standard

error of 490,000 is 63,700 (13.0 percent of 490,000).

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approximations were required. As a result, figures III

and IV and tables VI and VII shown in this section provide general standard errors for a wide variety of estimates rather than the specific error for a particular

statistic.

The relative standard errors and approximate standard errors of percentages that have been prepared for

this report are applicable to estimates of discharges and

days of care for patient characteristics such as age and

sex and cross-classifications, e.g., age and sex crossclassified by one of two hospital groupings as follows:

(1) by geographic division, or (2) by hospitals summed

over all divisions. The particular figure or table to which

one refers to obtain a sampling error is contingent upon

both the type of estimate (e.g., discharges) and the hos.

pital grouping with which the patient characteristic(s)

is cross-classified. The procedures that apply are as

follows:

Procedure L Estimated numbers of disckwges: Approximate relative standard errors of estimated numbers of discharges are obtained from the curves shown in figure III.

Procedure 2. Estimated numbers of days of cave: Approximate relative standard errors of estimated numbers of days of care are obtained from the cur;es in figure IV.

Procedure 3.

Procedure 4.

Estimated pwcentqe of discluwges in a

percent distiibutioru Approximate standard errors of estimated percentages of

discharges when the characteristic(s)

used to form the numerator of the percentage is a subclass of the denominator

are shown in table VI.

Estimated percentages of days of care in

a percent di.stributioru Approximate stsndard errors of estimated percentages of

days of care when the characteristic(s)

used to form the numerator is a subclass

of the denominator are shown in table VII.

Figure IV. Approximate relative standard errors of estimated numkrs of days of care for inpatients discharged from short-stay hospitals for patient characteristics by geographic division and for alI divisions,

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a

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g

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5

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lie lam Somm lcwao 3aea9

SIZE OF ESTIMATE IN THOUSANDS

Illustration of use of fs@’e IV: As shown in table 11,an estimated 7,272,000 days of care were provided to females, including those with de

liveries, agad 45-64 years within the Middle Atlantic in 1966. The relative standard error of this estimate as read from the line “Division groups”

Is approximately 10.8 percent: the standard error is 785,376 (10.8 percent of 7,272,000).

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Table VI. Approximatestandarderrors of

characteristicsc%%%%~e;ys~~r;~hz. “d=v=sz.n ~hus+r~pqrtfor discharges:patient

[Standard errors for patient characteristics for all hospitals’are ?,/3 times the standard errors shown in this tnble~

Number of discharges (baseof percent

in thousands)

200-------------------------------------

600---------...........................-

1,000...................................

2,000-----------------------------------

6,000-----------------------------------

10,000-....----.................--------

20,000...........................-------

30,000............................------

Estimatedpercent

1 or 3 or 5 or 10 or 20 or 30 or 40 or 50

99 97 95 90 80 70 60

Standarderror expressedin percentagepoints

1.3

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

2.3

1.3

1.0

0.7

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.2

2.9

1.7

1.3

0.9

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

4.0

2.3

1.8

1.3

0.7

0.6

0.4

0.3

5.3

3.1

2.4

1.7

1.0

0.8

0.5

0.4

6.1

3.5

2.7

1.9

1.1

0.9

0.6

0.5

6.5

3.8

2.9

2.1

1.2

0.9

0.7

0.5

6.6

3.8

3.0

2.1

1.2

0.9

0,7

0.5

Illustrationof use of tableVI: Table 1 shows that 39.7 percent of the 2,664,000females,exclu~ing those with deliveries, dischargedwithin the East North Central were aged 15-44 years.

Linear interpolationbetween the values .sImwn in table VI will yeild an approximatedstandarderror of 2.0 percent for an estimateof 39.7 percent with a base of 2,664,000.

Table VII. Approximatestandarderrors of percentagesshown in this report for days of care: patient characteristicsclassifiedby geographicdivision

[Standard errors for patient charrmtecistics for all hospitals are 3/4 times the standard errors shown in this table.]

Number & days of care (base of percent

in thousands)

2,000--------------------- ---------------

6,000---.”-----------------------------

10,000----------------------------------

20,000------------------..-”--------------

60,000----------------------------------

100,000----.-------”.-”----------------

200,000---------------------------------

300,000---------------------------------

300,000--------------------------------Epercent

1 or 3 or 5 or 10 or 20 or 30 or 40 or so

99 97 95 90 80 70 60

Standarderror expressedin percentagepoints

1.4

0.8

0,6

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.1

2.4

1.4

1.1

0.8

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.2

3.1

1.8

1.4

1.0

0.6

0.4

0.3

0.3

4.2

2.4

1.9

1.3

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.3

5.6

3.2

2.5

1.8

1.0

0.8

0.6

J

0.5

6.4

3.7

2.9

2.0

1.2

0.9

0.6

0.5

6.9

4.0

3.1

2.2

1.3

l.O

0.7

0.6

7.0

4.1

3.1

2.2

1.3

1.0

0,7

0.6

Illustrationofuse Oftable VII: Table 7 shows that of the 10,825,000days of care providedto

all pstientsdischargedwithin theMountain Division, 30.1 percent of days were utilized by

patients aged 65 years and over. Linear interpolationbetween the values shown in table VIIwill

yield an approximatestandarderror of 2.8 percent for an estimateof 30.1 percentwithabase of

10,825,000.

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Approximate standard errors of average lengths of

stay can be calculated as in the following example:

Suppose the standard error (8B’) of the average

length of stay for females, including deliveries, aged

45-64 years for the South Atlantic Division in 1966is

desired. The estimated number of discharges for thk

statistic is 464,000 (table 9) and the estimated number

of days of care is 4,184,000 (table 11).

Let ~)= Number of days of care

Number of discharges

~’ = 4,184,MICI = g.o days

Y’ 464,000

The relative standard error (VXJ)of 4,184,000 (from division groups curve in figure IV) is 12.6 percent or .126;

17X?* (,126)2, The relative standard error (VY,) of

464,000 (from division groups curve in figure III) is 13.1

percent, or .131; ~ ,2 . ~ol.3~)2 The sample correlation

coefficient (7)wbichy measures the closeness of the relation between the estimated number of days of care and

the estimated number of discharges has been computed

to be 0.75.

~ ,2 = VX,2+ vy,z - 2TVX, ‘y’

R

= (.126)2 + (.131)2 -1.5 (.126 X .131)

= .015876 + .017161 - .024759 = .008278

VRt

= @iiXEn = .091

8R, =

R’ x VR, = 9.0 days x .091 = 0.8 days

ooo—

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APPENDIX II

DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT

Terms Relating to Hospitalization

Short-skay hospitals. -General and short-term

special hospitals having six beds or more for inpatient

use and an average (mean) length of stay of less than

30 days. Federal hospitals andhospital units ofinstitutions are not included. “Hospitals” and “short-stay

hospitals” are used synonymously.

h@atient.-A person who is formally admitted to the

inpatient service of a short-stay hospital for observation, care, diagnosis, or treatment. In this report the

number of patients refers to the number of discharges

during 1966, 1967, or 1968 including multiple discharges

of the same individual (if any) from one short-stay hospital or more. “Patient” and “inpatient” are used synonymously.

Discharge.-The formal release of an inpatient by

a hospital, that is, the termination of a period of hospitalization by death or by disposition to place of residence, nursing home, or another hospital. “Discharges”

and “patients (or inpatients) discharged” are used synonymously.

Discharge ?zzte.-The ratio of the number of hospital discharges (inpatients) during 1966, 1967, or 1968

to the number of persons in the civilian, noninstitutional

population as of July 1, 1966, July 1, 1967, or July 1,

1968, respectively.

Days oj cave.—l%e total number of inpatient days

accumulated at time of discharge by patients discharged

from short-stay hospitals during 1966, 1967, or 1968.

A stay of less than 1 day (inpatient admission and discharge on the same day) is counted as 1 day in the summation of total days of care. For patients admitted and

discharged on different days, the number of days of

care is computed by counting all days from (and including) the date of admission to (but not including) the

date of discharge.

Average length of stuy. —The total number of inpatient days accumulated at time of discharge by patients discharged during 1966, 1967, or 1968 divided

by the number of patients discharged for the respective

year.

Demographic Terms

Age-Refers to age at last birthday prior to admission to the hospital inpatient service (newborn inf ante

excepted).

Size of hospitd.–+feasured by the number of beds,

cribs, and pediatric bassinets regularly maintained (set

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up and staffed for use) for inpatients as reported by the geographic divisions of the United States, which corhospitals at or near midyear—bassinets for newborn respond to those used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

infants are not included. For the convenience of the reader the following table

Geographic region and division.—In this report hos- shows region and division groups for the 50 States and

pitals are classified by location according to the nine the District of Columbia.

Region

Northeast ------------------

North Central ---------------

South -----------------------

West -----------------------

Division

New England -------------

Middle Atlantic ----------

East North Central -------

West North Central -------

South Atlantic ------------

East South Central --------

West South Central -------

Mountain ----------------

Pacific ------------------

States Included

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,

Massachusetts, Rhode Island,

Connecticut

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,

Wisconsin

Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nortb

Dakota, South Dskota, Nebraska,

Kansas

Delaware, Maryland, District of

Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia,

North Carolina, South Carolina,

Georgia, Florida

Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama,

Mississippi

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas

Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado,

Sew Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada

Washington, Oregon, California,

Hawaii, Alaska

oo~

* U. S.GOVESNMSNT P~G OFFICE: 1972 51=-207/25

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