TABLE 2.4 Number and Percent Distribution of Certified Home Health Agencies and People Served, by Agency Characteristics: United States, 1996
	Agency Characteristic Agencies People Served   Number Total 10,600 2,427,500 Ownership   Proprietary 6,600 1,010,900   Voluntary nonprofit 2,600 1,190,000   Government and other 1,200 226,600 Certification   Certified 9,700 2,324,600     Medicare 9,300 2,242,300     Medicaid 9,000 2,271,000   Not certified 1,000 102,900 Affiliation   Affiliated 7,000 1,540,300   Independent 3,600 887,200   Percent Ownership   Proprietary 61.7 41.6   Voluntary nonprofit 24.3 49.0   Government and other 11.4 9.3 Certification   Certified 90.9 95.8     Medicare 87.8 93.1     Medicaid 85.0 93.6   Not certified 9.1 4.2 Affiliation   Affiliated 65.8 63.5   Independent 34.2 36.5
SOURCE: NCHS, 1999b.