Table 1 Description of study population, by income quintile
| Â | Income quintile | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1 (lowest) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (highest) | Total |
N | 11,764 | 11,764 | 11,764 | 11,764 | 11,764 | 58,820 |
Died 2004, % | 34 (0.44) | 34 (0.44) | 34 (0.44) | 33 (0.43) | 31 (0.43) | 33 (0.19) |
Died 2005, % | 33 (0.43) | 34 (0.44) | 33 (0.43) | 32 (0.43) | 33 (0.43) | 33 (0.19) |
Died 2006, % | 33 (0.43) | 33 (0.43) | 34 (0.44) | 34 (0.44) | 35 (0.44) | 34 (0.19) |
Female, % | 71 (0.42) | 63 (0.45) | 48 (0.46) | 43 (0.46) | 38 (0.45) | 52 (0.21) |
Age at death, mean | 83.5 (0.09) | 84.1 (0.07) | 82.1 (0.07) | 81.0 (0.07) | 80.4 (0.07) | 82.2 (0.03) |
Urban resident, % | 81 (0.24) | 79 (0.25) | 78 (0.26) | 78 (0.25) | 84 (0.20) | 80 (0.11) |
Major ADGs, mean count | 2.6 (0.01) | 2.7 (0.01) | 2.8 (0.01) | 2.8 (0.01) | 2.9 (0.01) | 2.8 (0.01) |
Minor ADGs, mean count | 5.8 (0.03) | 6.1 (0.03) | 6.2 (0.02) | 6.2 (0.03) | 6.3 (0.02) | 6.1 (0.01) |
Cancer cause of death, % | 20 (0.37) | 22 (0.38) | 26 (0.41) | 29 (0.42) | 32 (0.43) | 26 (0.18) |
Cardiovascular cause of death, % | 28 (0.41) | 27 (0.41) | 25 (0.40) | 24 (0.39) | 23 (0.39) | 25 (0.18) |
Respiratory cause of death, % | 14 (0.32) | 13 (0.31) | 13 (0.31) | 11 (0.29) | 11 (0.29) | 12 (0.14) |
Residential care, % | 28 (0.41) | 26 (0.40) | 22 (0.38) | 20 (0.37) | 18 (0.35) | 23 (0.17) |
Palliative care Rx coverage, % | 11 (0.29) | 12 (0.30) | 15 (0.33) | 17 (0.35) | 21 (0.37) | 15 (0.15) |
USE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hospital, % | 68 (0.43) | 72 (0.42) | 73 (0.41) | 73 (0.41) | 75 (0.40) | 72 (0.18) |
General practitioner, % | 98 (0.14) | 99 (0.10) | 99 (0.10) | 99 (0.10) | 99 (0.09) | 99 (0.05) |
Specialist physicians, % | 92 (0.25) | 94 (0.22) | 94 (0.21) | 95 (0.21) | 96 (0.19) | 94 (0.10) |
Prescription drug, % | 86 (0.32) | 86 (0.32) | 86 (0.32) | 88 (0.30) | 90 (0.28) | 87 (0.14) |
Nights in hospital, mean | 19 (0.28) | 21 (0.29) | 21 (0.30) | 20 (0.28) | 20 (0.29) | 20 (0.13) |
General practitioner contacts, mean | 24.2 (0.18) | 26.4 (0.18) | 26.7 (0.18) | 26.9 (0.18) | 26.8 (0.18) | 26.2 (0.08) |
Specialist contacts, mean | 17.4 (0.24) | 19.1 (0.24) | 20.9 (0.25) | 22.7 (0.26) | 25.6 (0.27) | 21.1 (0.11) |
Count of drug types (ATCL3), mean | 8.14 (0.05) | 8.38 (0.05) | 8.42 (0.05) | 8.59 (0.05) | 8.91 (0.05) | 8.49 (0.02) |
Total days of prescriptions, mean | 1428 (11.5) | 1460 (11.3) | 1442 (11.3) | 1428 (11.0) | 1447 (10.7) | 1441 (5.0) |
Number of prescriptions, mean | 60 (0.82) | 61 (0.83) | 54 (0.71) | 50 (0.63) | 47 (0.59) | 54 (0.33) |
EXPENDITURES ($2006) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 19,063 (238) | 20,183 (239) | 21,213 (254) | 20,870 (243) | 22,201 (268) | 20,705 (111) |
Hospital | 15,165 (220) | 16,035 (222) | 16,787 (236) | 16,249 (224) | 17,111 (247) | 16,269 (103) |
General practitioners | 949 (7.7) | 1,050 (7.9) | 1,076 (7.9) | 1,071 (7.8) | 1,059 (7.6) | 1,041 (3.5) |
Specialist physicians | 1,380 (18.6) | 1,460 (18.1) | 1,674 (19.9) | 1,803 (21.2) | 2,072 (23.1) | 1,678 (9.1) |
Prescription drugs | 1,526 (17.1) | 1,593 (17.0) | 1,639 (17.4) | 1,726 (19.4) | 1,939 (22.7) | 1,685 (8.4) |