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Table 1.14: National Palliative Care, 2000
| Median length of stay for cancer patients who received hospice care a, United States, 2000 |
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Hospice discharges b |
| Population group |
Median length of stay in days |
Standard error |
| Total |
15.4 |
2.2 |
| Age c |
| 18-64 |
12.1 |
3.4 |
| 18-44 |
DSU |
DSU |
| 45-64 |
14.8 |
4.1 |
| 65 and over |
16.6 |
3.0 |
| 65-74 |
14.8 |
4.4 |
| 75-84 |
18.8 |
5.3 |
| 85 and over |
DSU |
DSU |
| Race d |
| White only |
14.8 |
2.8 |
| Black or African American only |
13.7 |
4.0 |
| Other |
DSU |
DSU |
| Gender |
| Male |
15.1 |
2.9 |
| Female |
16.7 |
3.4 |
| Primary expected source of payment |
| Private and other |
DSU |
DSU |
| Medicare |
16.4 |
3.0 |
| Medicaid |
DSU |
DSU |
| Uninsured |
DSU |
DSU |
| Unknown |
DSU |
DSU |
| Agency location |
| MSA |
14.0 |
2.6 |
| Non-MSA |
24.8 |
7.3 |
aHospice discharges with any listed diagnosis of malignant neoplasm (ICD-9-CM codes 140-208, 230-234).
bDischarges cover a one-year period October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000.
cAge is age at time of discharge.
dExcludes unknown.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Home and Hospice Care Survey.
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