Table 9

Separations per individual, by socioeconomic disadvantage of area, Perth residents, 1994–1998
Separations per person
 Quintile 1
 Quintile 2
 Quintile 3
 Quintile 4
 Quintile 5
 Total
 Ratio of rates in Q5/Q1

Per cent
1
 19.4
 19.3
 19.5
 19.4
 22.4
 100.0
 ..
2+
 18.0
 18.2
 19.0
 19.8
 25.0
 100.0
 ..
Total
 18.8
 18.8
 19.3
 19.6
 23.6
 100.0
 ..

Rate per 100 000 population
1
 28 231
 28 165
 28 331
 28 561
 32 790
 29 215
 1.16***
2+
 21 897
 22 146
 23 006
 24 236
 30 389
 24 332
 1.39***
Total
 50 128
 50 311
 51 337
 52 797
 63 180
 53 547
 1.26***

Average admissions per person with two or more admissions
Number
 4.2
 4.1
 4.3
 4.4
 4.7
 4.4
 1.12***

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 differing significantly from 1.0 are shown with * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.

Glover et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:30   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-30

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