Table 7 |
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Residents of Perth admitted to hospital, 1994–1998, by socioeconomic disadvantage of area for selected area levels |
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| Quintile |
Individuals admitted |
Separations |
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| CD |
Postcode |
SLA |
CD |
Postcode |
SLA |
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| Number |
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| Q1: Least disadvantaged |
126 615 |
123 380 |
138 127 |
294 130 |
303 131 |
340 294 |
| Q2 |
130 907 |
123 465 |
114 244 |
294 307 |
326 652 |
279 537 |
| Q3 |
133 073 |
126 770 |
142 107 |
316 066 |
328 999 |
363 908 |
| Q4 |
124 279 |
128 863 |
123 199 |
327 228 |
328 630 |
313 879 |
| Q5: Most disadvantaged |
142 704 |
155 100 |
139 901 |
433 577 |
377 896 |
367 690 |
| Total |
657 578 |
657 578 |
657 578 |
1 665 308 |
1 665 308 |
1 665 308 |
| Rate (per 100 000 population) |
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| Q1: Least disadvantaged |
51 442 |
48 247 |
51 950 |
119 813 |
120 567 |
127 986 |
| Q2 |
53 343 |
48 239 |
52 235 |
120 582 |
129 945 |
127 810 |
| Q3 |
53 889 |
48 789 |
52 656 |
127 995 |
126 618 |
134 841 |
| Q4 |
50 919 |
51 263 |
52 564 |
133 342 |
128 400 |
133 920 |
| Q5: Most disadvantaged |
58 130 |
61 691 |
58 491 |
176 157 |
147 734 |
153 728 |
| Total |
53 547 |
53 547 |
53 547 |
135 607 |
135 607 |
135 607 |
| Rate ratio: Ratio of rate in Q5 rate in Q1 |
1.13*** |
1.28*** |
1.13*** |
1.47*** |
1.23*** |
1.20*** |
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The extent of any inequality is shown by the rate ratio, which expresses the ratio of the rate in Quintile 5 to the rate in Quintile 1; rate ratios indicating differing significantly from 1.0 are shown with * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. |
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Glover et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:30 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-30 |
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