NIS_STRATUM is a four-digit stratum identifier used to post-stratify hospitals for the calculation of universe and frame weights. Prior to 1998, this data element was named STRATUM.
NIS_STRATUM includes the hospital's census region or division, ownership/control, location/teaching, and bedsize. Information was obtained from the AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals.
The hospital's bedsize category is nested within census region, location, and teaching status.
BEDSIZE CATEGORIES
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Location and Teaching Status
|
Hospital Bedsize
|
Small |
Medium |
Large |
NORTHEAST REGION
|
Rural |
1-49 |
50-99 |
100+ |
Urban, nonteaching |
1-124 |
125-199 |
200+ |
Urban, teaching |
1-249 |
250-424 |
425+ |
MIDWEST REGION
|
Rural |
1-29 |
30-49 |
50+ |
Urban, nonteaching |
1-74 |
75-174 |
175+ |
Urban, teaching |
1-249 |
250-374 |
375+ |
SOUTHERN REGION
|
Rural |
1-39 |
40-74 |
75+ |
Urban, nonteaching |
1-99 |
100-199 |
200+ |
Urban, teaching |
1-249 |
250-449 |
450+ |
WESTERN REGION
|
Rural |
1-24 |
25-44 |
45+ |
Urban, nonteaching |
1-99 |
100-174 |
175+ |
Urban, teaching |
1-199 |
200-324 |
325+ |
Some strata were combined for sampling and weight calculations. Consequently, a given hospital's actual value for a stratifier may differ from those indicated by the value of NIS_STRATUM. Each hospital's individual stratifier values are contained in separate variables:
Stratifier |
1988-1992 NIS |
1993-1997 NIS |
1998-2011NIS |
Beginning with 2012 NIS |
Census Division |
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|
HOSP_DIVISION |
Census Region |
ST_REG |
H_REGION |
HOSP_REGION |
HOSP_REGION |
Ownership/Control |
ST_OWNER |
H_CONTRL |
HOSP_CONTROL |
H_CONTRL |
Location/Teaching |
LOCTEACH |
H_LOCTCH |
HOSP_LOCTEACH |
HOSP_LOCTEACH |
Bedsize |
ST_BEDSZ |
H_BEDSZ |
HOSP_BEDSIZE |
HOSP_BEDSIZE |
For detailed information about the NIS sampling design, see the year-specific report on the Design of the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
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