Table 3 |
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Per cent use of Consulting room HA items by Indigenous status and State/Territory |
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| State |
75+ yrs non-Indigenous |
55+ yrs Indigenous |
Total |
Difference % (95% CI) |
Difference % (95% CI)-dual eligibility adjustment |
|
|
|
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| NSW |
Count |
156433 |
1316 |
157749 |
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| % |
7.7% |
2.7% |
7.5% |
5.0 (5.0–5.1) |
4.2 (4.1–4.2) |
|
| VIC |
Count |
111742 |
566 |
112308 |
||
| % |
7.5% |
5.8% |
7.5% |
2.0 (1.9–2.1) |
0.8 (0.7–0.9) |
|
| QLD |
Count |
92970 |
1359 |
94329 |
||
| % |
9.4% |
3.3% |
9.1% |
6.2 (6.1–6.3) |
5.0 (4.9–5.0) |
|
| SA |
Count |
25788 |
159 |
25947 |
||
| % |
4.8% |
1.8% |
4.7% |
3.0 (2.9–3.1) |
2.4 (2.3–2.5) |
|
| WA |
Count |
27620 |
758 |
28378 |
||
| % |
5.7% |
3.4% |
5.6% |
2.2 (2.4–2.5) |
1.6 (1.5–1.7) |
|
| TAS |
Count |
5529 |
15 |
5544 |
||
| % |
3.6% |
.3% |
3.5% |
3.4 (3.3–3.5) |
3.0 (2.9–3.1) |
|
| ACT |
Count |
2496 |
14 |
2510 |
||
| % |
4.0% |
1.8% |
4.0% |
2.2 (2.1–2.4) |
1.8 (1.6–2.0) |
|
| NT |
Count |
197 |
486 |
683 |
||
| % |
1.9% |
2.5% |
2.1% |
-0.6 (-0.8–-0.3) |
-0.9 (-1.1–-0.6) |
|
Kelaher et al. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2005 2:21 doi:10.1186/1743-8462-2-21 |
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