Table 1 Cultural Competence Composite Scores, by Hospital Characteristics
| Variable | N |
Median CCCS |
Average CCCS | Significance level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL HOSPITALS | 35 | 2.37 | 2.24 | NA |
| Organizational Affiliation | ||||
| Government / Public | 30 | 2.38 | 2.30 | |
| Private | 5 | 2.20 | 1.86 | 0.04 |
| Accreditation Process | ||||
| Completed or initiated | 10 | 2.40 | 2.32 | |
| No involvement | 25 | 2.29 | 2.03 | .00 |
| District | ||||
| South or Center | 16 | 2.44 | 2.36 | |
| North or Jerusalem | 19 | 2.32 | 2.13 | 0.40 |
| Peripherality Index | ||||
| Center (1 to 3) | 18 | 2.39 | 2.26 | |
| Periphery (4 or 5) | 17 | 2.37 | 2.21 | 0.95 |
| Hospital Size | ||||
| Medium-Large (400+ beds) | 17 | 2.41 | 2.28 | |
| Small (under 400 beds) | 18 | 2.37 | 2.20 | 0.22 |
| Sector | ||||
| General | 29 | 2.41 | 2.26 | |
| Arab | 6 | 2.31 | 2.16 | 0.95 |