Table T2_12_1_24-2

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 2_12_1_24.2
Hospice patients who received the right amount of medicine for pain management, by State, 2006–2011
	2011			2010			2009			2008		2007		2006
State	Sample size	Percent	SE^a	Sample size	Percent	SE^a	Sample size	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a
Total	171,023	94.9	0.1	178,067	94.6	0.1	164,348	94.7	0.1	94.5	0.1	94.3	0.1	94.2	0.1
Alabama	3,431	95.8	0.3	2,386	95.8	0.4	2,244	96.0	0.4	96.3	0.41	96.5	0.5	95.6	0.6
Alaska	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	54	90.7	4.0	93.3	2.67	88.7	2.6	91.5	2.9
Arizona	2,241	94.5	0.5	2,315	94.3	0.5	2,226	95.0	0.5	94.4	0.46	93.6	0.5	93.8	0.5
Arkansas	1,884	96.4	0.4	1,838	96.1	0.5	1,525	95.7	0.5	95.3	0.50	96.0	0.5	94.7	0.9
California	13,082	93.6	0.2	13,528	93.6	0.2	12,544	93.4	0.2	93.4	0.23	92.8	0.3	93.0	0.3
Colorado	3,591	94.4	0.4	3,668	94.3	0.4	3,541	94.2	0.4	94.4	0.38	93.6	0.4	92.8	0.5
Connecticut	1,586	95.5	0.5	1,420	94.6	0.6	1,718	92.8	0.6	94.5	0.63	93.9	0.8	94.1	0.9
Delaware	626	94.4	0.9	739	94.1	0.9	778	94.3	0.8	94.7	0.81	92.9	1.0	94.3	1.0
District of Columbia	179	88.8	2.4	253	95.3	1.3	196	92.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Florida	18,953	95.0	0.2	20,310	94.7	0.2	17,988	95.1	0.2	94.6	0.18	94.7	0.2	94.4	0.2
Georgia	4,199	95.6	0.3	4,515	95.4	0.3	3,922	95.3	0.3	95.0	0.37	95.4	0.4	94.3	0.4
Hawaii	707	92.9	1.0	777	91.1	1.0	606	91.4	1.1	93.9	1.36	89.9	1.9	91.7	1.8
Idaho	1,090	95.8	0.6	863	93.2	0.9	877	93.3	0.9	94.0	0.84	93.6	1.0	93.9	1.1
Illinois	6,651	95.0	0.3	6,657	94.1	0.3	5,747	94.1	0.3	94.5	0.30	94.4	0.3	94.1	0.4
Indiana	3,563	95.2	0.4	3,837	95.0	0.4	3,801	95.0	0.4	94.5	0.39	94.9	0.4	94.8	0.5
Iowa	3,302	95.8	0.4	3,535	95.9	0.3	3,281	95.7	0.4	95.7	0.35	95.1	0.4	95.3	0.4
Kansas	1,282	96.0	0.6	1,389	95.8	0.5	1,338	95.9	0.5	95.7	0.68	94.7	0.7	96.0	0.6
Kentucky	3,377	95.5	0.4	3,822	95.7	0.3	3,898	95.6	0.3	95.5	0.34	95.6	0.3	95.2	0.4
Louisiana	1,346	95.3	0.6	1,155	95.3	0.6	722	93.5	0.9	95.7	0.69	94.4	0.9	95.1	1.0
Maine	1,351	95.0	0.6	1,125	95.6	0.6	767	94.0	0.9	92.6	0.99	94.5	1.0	94.3	1.0
Maryland	3,037	94.1	0.4	2,585	94.4	0.5	2,592	94.3	0.5	95.4	0.41	94.9	0.4	94.4	0.5
Massachusetts	3,462	94.9	0.4	3,090	93.7	0.4	2,855	95.0	0.4	94.6	0.45	93.9	0.5	94.1	0.5
Michigan	6,911	94.8	0.3	7,259	94.6	0.3	6,701	94.3	0.3	93.8	0.31	94.2	0.3	93.8	0.3
Minnesota	4,166	94.9	0.3	3,644	94.9	0.4	3,087	94.7	0.4	93.8	0.45	94.4	0.5	94.8	0.5
Mississippi	2,161	94.4	0.5	2,259	94.9	0.5	366	95.1	1.1	95.8	1.30	94.1	1.5	91.0	1.8
Missouri	3,282	95.6	0.4	2,628	94.0	0.5	2,295	94.6	0.5	94.7	0.45	94.5	0.5	94.2	0.5
Montana	786	96.1	0.7	701	94.9	0.8	524	92.8	1.1	94.6	1.27	92.0	1.3	95.5	1.1
Nebraska	1,035	95.1	0.7	1,340	95.4	0.6	1,160	95.4	0.6	95.8	0.61	96.5	0.6	94.9	0.9
Nevada	1,344	94.4	0.6	1,785	93.9	0.6	1,469	94.8	0.6	94.9	0.57	94.2	0.6	94.6	0.6
New Hampshire	568	95.4	0.9	501	93.4	1.1	555	94.4	1.0	95.3	1.38	95.9	1.3	94.8	1.2
New Jersey	3,567	94.6	0.4	3,867	94.0	0.4	3,516	94.5	0.4	94.0	0.48	93.9	0.5	92.3	0.6
New Mexico	904	94.7	0.8	1,006	95.1	0.7	936	93.6	0.8	94.8	0.79	94.7	0.8	93.6	0.9
New York	7,668	94.3	0.3	7,546	93.4	0.3	7,528	93.9	0.3	93.9	0.29	93.3	0.3	93.7	0.3
North Carolina	6,992	96.0	0.2	7,163	95.6	0.2	6,910	95.7	0.2	95.4	0.26	95.3	0.3	95.2	0.3
North Dakota	628	94.3	0.9	727	96.0	0.7	654	94.7	0.9	94.8	0.86	95.2	0.9	95.7	0.9
Ohio	10,297	95.2	0.2	14,132	94.7	0.2	14,724	95.2	0.2	95.1	0.19	94.9	0.2	95.0	0.2
Oklahoma	1,148	94.4	0.7	1,385	93.7	0.7	1,154	93.7	0.7	93.8	0.80	93.8	0.8	94.8	0.8
Oregon	3,285	94.1	0.4	3,677	93.5	0.4	3,380	93.8	0.4	92.5	0.52	92.3	0.6	93.1	0.6
Pennsylvania	7,265	95.3	0.3	7,547	95.4	0.2	6,505	95.4	0.3	94.9	0.28	94.7	0.3	95.2	0.3
Puerto Rico	73	100.0	0.0	56	96.4	2.5	58	94.8	2.9	DSU	DSU	98.7	1.3	98.8	1.2
Rhode Island	970	95.3	0.7	726	96.3	0.7	737	96.3	0.7	94.6	0.89	93.9	0.9	95.3	1.0
South Carolina	1,396	96.1	0.5	1,169	96.8	0.5	1,197	96.4	0.5	95.8	0.55	95.6	0.6	95.2	0.7
South Dakota	560	95.0	0.9	666	94.6	0.9	521	94.1	1.0	93.9	1.08	95.0	1.0	93.9	1.0
Tennessee	3,797	95.6	0.3	3,370	95.5	0.4	3,332	95.0	0.4	94.4	0.40	94.6	0.4	94.5	0.5
Texas	9,042	95.4	0.2	10,645	95.1	0.2	9,359	95.1	0.2	94.7	0.23	94.4	0.3	94.6	0.3
Utah	1,113	95.9	0.6	1,105	95.4	0.6	993	94.8	0.7	94.8	0.71	94.7	0.7	93.3	0.9
Vermont	359	94.7	1.2	496	93.2	1.1	648	93.5	1.0	93.6	1.09	92.5	1.2	92.8	1.2
Virginia	3,671	94.5	0.4	3,518	94.9	0.4	3,490	94.4	0.4	93.8	0.43	93.7	0.5	93.3	0.5
Washington	4,162	93.9	0.4	4,201	93.1	0.4	3,800	93.7	0.4	93.6	0.40	92.8	0.5	93.1	0.5
West Virginia	1,089	94.8	0.7	1,590	95.4	0.5	1,409	95.2	0.6	95.4	0.57	95.8	0.6	96.4	0.5
Wisconsin	3,768	94.6	0.4	3,508	94.8	0.4	4,112	94.6	0.4	94.2	0.35	94.0	0.4	93.7	0.5
Wyoming	59	91.5	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Standard errors were estimated using the SAS 9.2.2 means procedure and should be interpreted with caution as data may violate assumption of normality.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Family Evaluation of Hospice Care Survey.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_12_1_24-2: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/12_supportive_palliative_care/T2_12_1_24-2.html