Unpacking analyses relying on area-based data: are the assumptions supportable?

Table 8 Number of 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
	Number
1	69 485	69 118	69 960	69 709	80 497	358 769
2–4	43 274	43 776	45 566	46 747	57 244	236 607
5–9	7 907	7 902	8 449	9 220	12 899	46 377
10+	2 714	2 668	2 793	3 187	4 459	15 821
Total	123 380	123 465	126 770	128 863	155 100	657 578
	Per cent
1	56.3	56.0	55.2	54.1	51.9	54.6
2–4	35.1	35.5	35.9	36.3	36.9	36.0
5–9	6.4	6.4	6.7	7.2	8.3	7.1
10+	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.9	2.4
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

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