Table 2 Service volume by personal characteristics in 1999/2000 and 2017/8, rural. Mean (SD)
|  | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 | 1999/2000 | 2017/8 |
Full BC rural population | 4.1 (5.4) | 3.6 (4.7) | 73.3 (26.0) | 72.6 (26.7) | 0.35 (0.99) | 0.60 (1.48) | 0.17 (0.46) | 0.15 (0.46) | 2.4 (3.4) | 3.3 (4.3) |
Neighborhood Income quintile | ||||||||||
  1 (lowest) | 4.1 (5.5) | 3.6 (4.8) | 75.1 (25.5) | 73.3 (26.8) | 0.35 (1.02) | 0.67 (1.62) | 0.17 (0.47) | 0.17 (0.48) | 2.5 (3.5) | 3.5 (4.6) |
  2 | 4.2 (5.5) | 3.7 (4.8) | 73.9 (25.7) | 72.2 (26.8) | 0.35 (1.03) | 0.62 (1.56) | 0.18 (0.48) | 0.16 (0.47) | 2.5 (3.5) | 3.3 (4.4) |
  3 | 4.0 (5.3) | 3.7 (4.8) | 71.5 (26.8) | 73.1 (26.5) | 0.35 (0.98) | 0.58 (1.42) | 0.17 (0.46) | 0.15 (0.45) | 2.4 (3.3) | 3.3 (4.3) |
  4 | 4.1 (5.4) | 3.6 (4.8) | 73.1 (25.9) | 71.9 (26.7) | 0.34 (0.96) | 0.58 (1.41) | 0.17 (0.46) | 0.15 (0.45) | 2.4 (3.3) | 3.2 (4.2) |
  5 (highest) | 4.0 (5.2) | 3.5 (4.7) | 72.5 (26.0) | 72.4 (26.7) | 0.35 (0.97) | 0.56 (1.38) | 0.14 (0.43) | 0.14 (0.44) | 2.3 (3.2) | 3.1 (4.1) |
Sex/gender | ||||||||||
  F | 4.8 (5.8) | 4.2 (4.9) | 73.0 (25.5) | 71.8 (26.5) | 0.36 (1.06) | 0.62 (1.54) | 0.19 (0.49) | 0.16 (0.48) | 2.9 (3.6) | 3.6 (4.5) |
  M | 3.4 (4.9) | 3.1 (4.5) | 73.6 (26.7) | 73.5 (27.0) | 0.34 (0.92) | 0.58 (1.41) | 0.15 (0.43) | 0.14 (0.44) | 2.0 (3.0) | 2.9 (4.1) |
Age (years) | ||||||||||
  0-19 | 2.6 (3.3) | 1.7 (2.5) | 61.8 (28.9) | 59.9 (30.8) | 0.36 (0.80) | 0.54 (1.11) | 0.08 (0.30) | 0.06 (0.26) | 1.1 (1.7) | 1.0 (1.7) |
  20-39 | 3.8 (5.2) | 2.7 (3.9) | 68.5 (27.1) | 63.2 (29.3) | 0.37 (1.13) | 0.62 (1.51) | 0.13 (0.40) | 0.08 (0.33) | 1.9 (2.7) | 2.0 (2.8) |
  40-59 | 4.2 (5.6) | 3.6 (4.5) | 76.3 (24.1) | 72.3 (26.4) | 0.27 (0.99) | 0.53 (1.50) | 0.19 (0.49) | 0.15 (0.45) | 2.6 (3.3) | 3.2 (4.0) |
  60-79 | 6.4 (6.6) | 5.3 (5.4) | 82.8 (19.6) | 78.5 (22.9) | 0.37 (1.00) | 0.62 (1.53) | 0.32 (0.64) | 0.26 (0.60) | 4.6 (4.5) | 5.4 (5.1) |
  80+ | 8.1 (7.7) | 7.9 (7.3) | 84.6 (17.9) | 82.3 (19.5) | 0.69 (1.31) | 1.17 (2.08) | 0.26 (0.57) | 0.26 (0.59) | 6.1 (5.4) | 8.0 (5.9) |
Charlson index | ||||||||||
  0 | 3.3 (4.4) | 2.7 (3.6) | 71.4 (27.0) | 69.4 (28.3) | 0.27 (0.79) | 0.46 (1.11) | 0.13 (0.40) | 0.10 (0.37) | 1.8 (2.5) | 2.1 (2.9) |
  1 | 7.7 (6.9) | 6.3 (5.4) | 76.4 (23.5) | 76.0 (24.3) | 0.62 (1.43) | 0.90 (1.86) | 0.31 (0.62) | 0.27 (0.60) | 5.2 (4.2) | 6.7 (4.7) |
  2 | 9.5 (8.2) | 7.6 (6.3) | 82.1 (19.2) | 79.2 (21.6) | 0.82 (1.65) | 1.08 (2.29) | 0.51 (0.77) | 0.38 (0.69) | 6.6 (5.3) | 7.5 (5.6) |
  3+ | 12.2 (9.7) | 10.2 (7.9) | 83.9 (16.5) | 82.3 (18.5) | 1.61 (2.51) | 2.09 (3.21) | 0.60 (0.85) | 0.47 (0.81) | 9.5 (6.5) | 11.4 (6.8) |