Adjustment of Hospital Utilization Rates, United States, 1965-80

摘要

The report presents rates of discharges from short-stay non-Federal hospitals by age and sex for 1965-80 calculated using the civilian noninstitutionalized and civilian resident population. The estimates of number of discharges are based on data abstracted from a national sample of records of discharged patients. Changes in discharge rates that result from the choice of population estimates are discussed, and a ratio for converting rates based on the civilian noninstitutionalized population to rates based on the civilian resident population is provided. Trends in discharge rates from 1965-82 are described.