Table 2 Proportion of patients with three or more compared to one to two avoidable admissions by Aboriginal status and financial year (n = 19,025)
Financial year of admission | Aboriginal (n = 13,549) % (n) | Non-Aboriginal (n = 5476) % (n) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1–2 | 3+ | 1–2 | 3+ | ||
2005/06 | 88.4 (1102) | 11.6 (145) | 93.6 (496) | 6.4 (34) | 0.001 |
2006/07 | 89.4 (1139) | 10.6 (135) | 93.2 (549) | 6.8 (40) | 0.009 |
2007/08 | 89.0 (1234) | 11.0 (152) | 95.4 (585) | 4.6 (28) | < 0.001 |
2008/09 | 90.5 (1279) | 9.5 (134) | 92.6 (525) | 7.4 (42) | 0.142 |
2009/10 | 88.9 (1317) | 11.1 (165) | 93.8 (515) | 6.2 (34) | 0.001 |
2010/11 | 88.9 (1247) | 11.1 (156) | 94.3 (525) | 5.7 (32) | < 0.001 |
2011/12 | 88.8 (1400) | 11.2 (177) | 93.5 (560) | 6.5 (39) | 0.001 |
2012/13 | 89.5 (1343) | 10.5 (157) | 93.9 (543) | 6.1 (35) | 0.002 |
2013/14 | 88.9 (1431) | 11.1 (179) | 92.4 (561) | 7.6 (46) | < 0.05 |