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Table 4 Nonresponse analysis: analysis of facility level characteristics

From: Field methods in medical record abstraction: assessing the properties of comparative effectiveness estimates

Facility characteristics

  
 

Facility returned one or more records

Facility did not return any records

Number (%)

939 (82%)

200 (18%)

Hospital Type

  

For profit

13%

13%

NFP

87%

87%

Number of hospital beds

  

Under 100

16%

14%

100-199

24%

22%

200-299

18%

17%

300+

42%*

47%

Region

  

Northeast

17%***

26%

Midwest

26%

24%

South

38%*

32%

West

18%

18%

Metropolitan Status

  

Urban/Metro

77%*

81%

Nonmetro

23%*

19%

  1. *p < .05; **p < .001.***p<.0001.