TABLE 2.3 Number and Percent Distribution of Nursing Homes, Beds, and Residents, by Facility Characteristics: United States, 1997
	Facility Characteristics Facilities Beds Residents   Number Total 17,000 1,820,800 1,608,700 Ownership   Proprietary 11,400 1,213,900 1,054,200   Voluntary nonprofit 4,400 465,400 422,700   Government and other 1,200 141,500 131,700 Certification   Medicare only 800a 61,000 47,400   Medicaid only 2,300 184,700 156,300   Both 13,200 1,526,000 1,365,500   Not certified 700a 49,000 39,400b Affiliationc   Chain 9,600 1,035,700 909,400   Independent 7,400 772,800 690,200   Percent Ownership   Proprietary 67.1 66.7 65.5   Voluntary nonprofit 26.1 25.6 26.3   Government and other 6.8 7.8 8.2 Certification   Medicare only 4.7a 3.4 3.0   Medicaid only 13.6 10.1 9.7   Both 77.7 83.8 84.9   Not certified 4.1a 2.7 2.5 Affiliationc   Chain 56.3 56.9 56.5   Independent 43.2 42.4 42.9
a Figures should not be assumed reliable because the sample size is between 30 and 59, or the sample size is greater than 59 but has a relative standard error greater than 30 percent. b Facilities need not certify all their beds for Medicare or Medicaid residents. c Excludes a small number of homes and residents with unknown affiliations. SOURCE: NCHS, 2000.