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MAINE STATISTICS

 

1. What percentage of people in this state died within each site?
Unadjusted Data*
  1989 1997 2001
Home 17.0 22.0 21.2
Hospital 58.5 42.7 43.2
Nursing Home 23.1 34.1 33.8

*These numbers have not been adjusted for age and gender.

2. How does this compare across years?
Adjusted Data**
  1989 1997 2001
Home 17.0 22.6 22.0
Hospital 58.3 43.8 44.7
Nursing Home 23.4 32.3 31.4

**The proportions shown in this table have been adjusted for age and gender against the 1990 U.S. census distribution. Please use these numbers to calculate change across years or to compare between states.

3. How does this state rank compared to the rest of the nation?

Please click on each site to see national rankings for each year:
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