| Primary care visits per person | Continuity of care (MMCI – people with 3+ visits) | ED visits per person | Specialist referrals per person | Prescriptions dispensed (ATC 4th level) per person | |||||
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Year | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 |
15% BC urban population | 4.7 (5.6) | 3.9 (4.8) | 73.7 (27.1) | 72.4 (28.2) | 0.29 (0.94) | 0.36 (1.12) | 0.23 (0.55) | 0.16 (0.49) | 2.6 (3.4) | 3.2 (4.2) |
Neighborhood income quintile | ||||||||||
  1 (lowest) | 5.2 (6.2) | 4.0 (5.1) | 75.2 (26.2) | 72.6 (28.2) | 0.35 (1.23) | 0.45 (1.38) | 0.23 (0.56) | 0.14 (0.45) | 2.9 (3.8) | 3.4 (4.6) |
  2 | 4.9 (5.7) | 4.0 (4.9) | 74.0 (26.8) | 73.3 (27.8) | 0.30 (0.91) | 0.37 (1.11) | 0.23 (0.55) | 0.15 (0.47) | 2.6 (3.5) | 3.3 (4.3) |
  3 | 4.7 (5.6) | 3.8 (4.7) | 73.3 (27.3) | 72.3 (28.2) | 0.29 (0.96) | 0.36 (1.12) | 0.23 (0.54) | 0.16 (0.48) | 2.5 (3.3) | 3.1 (4.2) |
  4 | 4.4 (5.1) | 3.8 (4.6) | 72.5 (27.7) | 71.6 (28.4) | 0.26 (0.77) | 0.32 (0.96) | 0.23 (0.54) | 0.17 (0.50) | 2.4 (3.1) | 3.1 (4.0) |
  5 (highest) | 4.2 (5.0) | 3.7 (4.6) | 73.0 (27.4) | 72.0 (28.3) | 0.25 (0.75) | 0.31 (0.96) | 0.24 (0.56) | 0.19 (0.54) | 2.4 (3.2) | 3.1 (3.9) |
Sex/gender | ||||||||||
  F | 5.4 (5.9) | 4.4 (5.1) | 73.9 (26.2) | 71.9 (27.8) | 0.29 (0.92) | 0.37 (1.12) | 0.26 (0.59) | 0.18 (0.51) | 3.0 (3.7) | 3.5 (4.3) |
  M | 3.8 (5.1) | 3.3 (4.4) | 73.3 (28.2) | 73.0 (28.7) | 0.29 (0.97) | 0.36 (1.12) | 0.20 (0.51) | 0.15 (0.46) | 2.1 (3.1) | 2.8 (4.0) |
Age (years) | ||||||||||
  0-19 | 3.2 (3.8) | 2.2 (2.9) | 60.9 (30.2) | 60.3 (31.3) | 0.31 (0.77) | 0.32 (0.85) | 0.12 (0.38) | 0.08 (0.30) | 1.3 (1.7) | 1.1 (1.7) |
  20-39 | 4.3 (5.4) | 3.0 (4.1) | 68.1 (28.1) | 61.4 (30.8) | 0.28 (0.93) | 0.34 (1.16) | 0.19 (0.49) | 0.09 (0.35) | 2.0 (2.6) | 2.0 (2.8) |
  40-59 | 4.7 (5.7) | 3.9 (4.6) | 78.1 (24.0) | 73.8 (26.8) | 0.22 (1.00) | 0.31 (1.06) | 0.27 (0.59) | 0.17 (0.49) | 2.8 (3.3) | 3.3 (3.9) |
  60-79 | 7.2 (6.8) | 5.8 (5.6) | 86.1 (18.1) | 82.0 (21.7) | 0.33 (1.02) | 0.41 (1.22) | 0.42 (0.73) | 0.31 (0.68) | 5.0 (4.6) | 5.8 (5.2) |
  80+ | 8.4 (7.5) | 8.0 (7.3) | 88.3 (16.0) | 86.3 (17.8) | 0.68 (1.36) | 0.83 (1.65) | 0.37 (0.69) | 0.33 (0.70) | 6.6 (5.5) | 8.4 (6.2) |
Charlson index | ||||||||||
  0 | 3.9 (4.7) | 2.9 (3.8) | 71.7 (28.0) | 68.7 (29.7) | 0.22 (0.78) | 0.26 (0.85) | 0.18 (0.48) | 0.11 (0.39) | 2.0 (2.6) | 2.1 (2.8) |
  1 | 8.3 (7.0) | 6.7 (5.6) | 77.5 (24.0) | 77.4 (25.1) | 0.52 (1.28) | 0.53 (1.35) | 0.42 (0.72) | 0.30 (0.65) | 5.2 (4.2) | 6.4 (4.7) |
  2 | 10.0 (8.4) | 7.7 (6.2) | 84.4 (18.3) | 80.2 (22.5) | 0.75 (1.67) | 0.69 (1.65) | 0.64 (0.87) | 0.41 (0.76) | 7.0 (5.4) | 7.3 (5.6) |
  3+ | 11.8 (9.9) | 10.0 (7.9) | 86.3 (16.3) | 84.5 (18.6) | 1.44 (2.20) | 1.46 (2.63) | 0.72 (0.94) | 0.52 (0.90) | 9.5 (6.6) | 11.1 (6.9) |