Table 9 Separations per individual, by socioeconomic disadvantage of area, Perth residents, 1994–1998
From: Unpacking analyses relying on area-based data: are the assumptions supportable?
Separations per person | Quintile 1 | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 | Total | Ratio of rates in Q5/Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 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 | .. |
| Â | 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*** |
| Â | Average admissions per person with two or more admissions | ||||||
Number | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.12*** |