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Table 2 Scope and activities of HCEPs

From: Health care ethics programs in U.S. Hospitals: results from a National Survey

Hospital category

Breadth of scope

Breadth of activities

 

Ethics content areas

Target educational audiences

Policy work

Other activities

Bed size

    

1–99 (reference category)

1.7

2.8

2.3

1.4

100–199

2.0

3.3

2.3

1.7

200–299

2.4**

2.7

2.4

1.8

300–399

2.4

3.3

2.6

1.8

400–499

2.4

4.2

3.2

2.2

500 + 

2.2

3.7

2.8

1.8

Ownership

    

Govt. (federal) (reference category)

3.1

2.0

2.9

2.0

Govt. (non-Federal)

2.0

3.1

2.2

1.3

Investor-owned; for-profit

1.7

2.4

1.7

1.5

Nongovt. (not-for-profit)—church operated

2.1

3.5

2.6

1.8

Nongovt. (not-for-profit)—other

2.0

3.1

2.5

1.7

Academic affiliation

    

Major teaching

2.5****

4.0*

3.1****

2.0***

Minor teaching

2.3****

3.5*

2.8****

1.8***

Non-teaching (reference category)

1.7

2.7

2.1

1.4

Location

    

Urban

1.8**

2.7*

2.7****

1.9****

Rural (reference category)

2.1

3.3

1.8

1.1

Total

2.3

3.1

2.4

1.6

  1. *p < .05
  2. **p < .01
  3. ***p < .001
  4. ****p < .0001
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