Table T2_12_1_26-2

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_26.2
Family caregivers who did not want more information about what to expect while the patient was dying, by State, 2007–2011
	2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
State	Sample size	Percent	SE^a	Sample size	Percent	SE^a	Sample size	Percent	SE^a	Sample size	Percent	SE^a	Sample size	Percent	SE^a
Total	204,301	84.7	0.1	210,888	85.1	0.1	194,925	85.0	0.1	180,344	84.7	0.1	159,914	84.5	0.1
Alabama	4,000	86.7	0.5	2,750	87.4	0.6	2,552	88.0	0.6	2,420	88.6	0.7	1,769	88.8	0.8
Alaska	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59	84.8	4.7	100	87.0	3.4	181	81.8	2.9
Arizona	2,703	85.1	0.7	2,834	83.8	0.7	2,720	84.1	0.7	2,980	83.6	0.7	2,859	82.1	0.7
Arkansas	2,171	87.7	0.7	2,103	86.9	0.7	1,676	87.3	0.8	1,905	87.2	0.8	1,765	88.1	0.8
California	15,836	82.5	0.3	16,155	82.4	0.3	15,236	82.9	0.3	14,087	82.3	0.3	12,392	82.0	0.4
Colorado	4,201	82.3	0.6	4,363	82.9	0.6	4,136	83.7	0.6	4,383	83.2	0.6	4,014	83.2	0.6
Connecticut	1,908	86.0	0.8	1,690	84.7	0.9	2,102	84.1	0.8	1,583	82.4	1.0	1,172	82.5	1.1
Delaware	753	84.5	1.3	898	85.4	1.2	919	84.7	1.2	900	84.1	1.2	768	81.0	1.4
District of Columbia	211	70.6	3.1	316	79.8	2.3	235	79.6	2.6	33	81.8	6.8	DSU	DSU	DSU
Florida	24,093	83.8	0.2	25,578	84.1	0.2	22,674	84.5	0.2	19,775	84.2	0.3	18,915	84.2	0.3
Georgia	4,944	84.4	0.5	5,221	85.5	0.5	4,616	85.5	0.5	4,145	85.1	0.6	3,960	85.2	0.6
Hawaii	903	81.6	1.3	967	82.9	1.2	748	81.6	1.4	376	80.6	2.0	313	85.3	2.0
Idaho	1,274	85.9	1.0	1,012	84.8	1.1	987	86.5	1.1	905	89.0	1.0	664	86.9	1.3
Illinois	7,566	84.0	0.4	7,208	84.1	0.4	6,622	83.8	0.5	6,640	83.7	0.5	6,433	84.0	0.5
Indiana	4,168	86.2	0.5	4,535	86.1	0.5	4,291	85.3	0.5	4,001	86.1	0.6	3,410	84.4	0.6
Iowa	3,943	88.1	0.5	4,159	88.7	0.5	3,854	88.1	0.5	3,883	88.0	0.5	3,503	88.3	0.5
Kansas	1,520	88.6	0.8	1,593	87.1	0.8	1,574	88.2	0.8	1,073	89.7	0.9	1,136	88.7	0.9
Kentucky	3,871	85.9	0.6	4,324	87.7	0.5	4,465	88.1	0.5	4,312	86.9	0.5	4,122	86.7	0.5
Louisiana	1,592	87.7	0.8	1,298	87.9	0.9	863	87.6	1.1	1,033	85.0	1.1	855	87.4	1.1
Maine	1,571	85.0	0.9	1,288	87.8	0.9	886	85.2	1.2	813	86.2	1.2	639	82.5	1.5
Maryland	3,632	82.4	0.6	3,114	84.4	0.7	3,060	83.6	0.7	3,110	84.4	0.7	3,374	85.6	0.6
Massachusetts	4,151	82.8	0.6	3,742	84.1	0.6	3,451	84.6	0.6	3,070	84.0	0.7	2,919	81.9	0.7
Michigan	7,774	84.5	0.4	8,091	84.3	0.4	7,664	84.5	0.4	6,756	84.5	0.4	6,711	84.3	0.4
Minnesota	4,827	85.4	0.5	4,137	86.6	0.5	3,606	85.1	0.6	3,370	84.2	0.6	2,666	84.0	0.7
Mississippi	2,591	84.9	0.7	2,702	85.9	0.7	444	87.6	1.6	289	84.8	2.1	274	84.3	2.2
Missouri	3,841	85.6	0.6	3,120	86.1	0.6	2,688	86.6	0.7	2,904	86.0	0.6	2,710	86.3	0.7
Montana	890	88.2	1.1	801	85.9	1.2	593	84.8	1.5	365	84.7	1.9	539	82.2	1.7
Nebraska	1,243	84.8	1.0	1,587	88.0	0.8	1,410	89.3	0.8	1,284	87.5	0.9	1,050	87.6	1.0
Nevada	1,639	81.8	1.0	2,147	80.6	0.9	1,732	83.2	0.9	1,755	83.1	0.9	1,673	82.8	0.9
New Hampshire	680	84.4	1.4	585	83.8	1.5	654	86.9	1.3	266	86.8	2.1	275	88.4	1.9
New Jersey	4,505	83.1	0.6	4,893	84.9	0.5	4,435	84.2	0.6	3,068	84.1	0.7	2,819	83.7	0.7
New Mexico	1,078	83.7	1.1	1,144	86.1	1.0	1,035	84.1	1.1	860	84.1	1.3	847	84.4	1.3
New York	9,276	83.1	0.4	8,851	83.0	0.4	8,777	82.3	0.4	8,164	83.3	0.4	7,319	83.1	0.4
North Carolina	8,110	87.0	0.4	8,328	87.1	0.4	7,959	86.2	0.4	7,626	87.0	0.4	5,734	86.9	0.5
North Dakota	750	87.3	1.2	842	87.1	1.2	771	87.0	1.2	816	86.5	1.2	698	88.1	1.2
Ohio	12,462	86.4	0.3	16,833	86.0	0.3	17,391	86.0	0.3	15,356	85.5	0.3	11,092	85.2	0.3
Oklahoma	1,387	85.9	0.9	1,626	84.6	0.9	1,375	84.5	1.0	1,028	86.2	1.1	969	84.2	1.2
Oregon	3,857	82.7	0.6	4,306	84.4	0.6	4,018	83.0	0.6	3,018	80.9	0.7	2,360	82.1	0.8
Pennsylvania	8,926	86.3	0.4	9,236	86.9	0.4	7,879	86.6	0.4	7,586	85.5	0.4	6,619	85.5	0.4
Puerto Rico	77	97.4	1.8	66	97.0	2.1	66	81.8	4.8	81	95.1	2.4	113	94.7	2.1
Rhode Island	1,165	86.7	1.0	860	85.6	1.2	874	85.1	1.2	750	81.1	1.4	772	81.9	1.4
South Carolina	1,682	86.3	0.8	1,521	88.8	0.8	1,450	87.1	0.9	1,562	87.3	0.8	1,503	84.5	0.9
South Dakota	659	89.2	1.2	773	87.7	1.2	646	87.2	1.3	581	88.0	1.4	576	85.6	1.5
Tennessee	4,354	85.5	0.5	3,888	87.0	0.5	3,810	85.4	0.6	3,794	86.5	0.6	3,459	85.6	0.6
Texas	10,565	85.2	0.4	12,448	85.5	0.3	10,969	85.3	0.3	10,913	84.9	0.3	9,630	84.8	0.4
Utah	1,285	86.4	1.0	1,272	86.9	1.0	1,130	85.6	1.1	1,109	85.8	1.1	1,044	87.2	1.0
Vermont	414	86.0	1.7	567	81.5	1.6	726	83.3	1.4	581	79.4	1.7	551	84.9	1.5
Virginia	4,300	83.7	0.6	4,145	84.9	0.6	4,087	82.9	0.6	3,765	82.3	0.6	3,328	83.2	0.7
Washington	4,948	82.6	0.5	4,900	83.1	0.5	4,455	83.3	0.6	4,382	82.5	0.6	3,325	82.9	0.7
West Virginia	1,286	87.2	0.9	1,817	90.0	0.7	1,616	88.1	0.8	1,557	88.2	0.8	1,513	88.7	0.8
Wisconsin	4,634	84.3	0.5	4,207	85.8	0.5	4,929	86.6	0.5	5,206	85.6	0.5	4,531	84.9	0.5
Wyoming	68	79.4	4.9	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_26-2: 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_26-2.html