Table 1 The use of primary healthcare services among young people by year and psychological distress (population weighted)

School nurse or doctor

High level

1.41 (1.34, 1.48)

1.38 (1.31, 1.45)

1.47 (1.38, 1.56)

1.48 (1.42, 1.54)

1.52 (1.46, 1.59)

1.46 (1.43, 1.49)

Low level

0.62 (0.58, 0.67)

0.63 (0.59, 0.67)

0.64 (0.61, 0.67)

0.73 (0.69, 0.77)

0.79 (0.74, 0.85)

0.69 (0.66, 0.71)

Youth health centers

High level

0.72 (0.67, 0.76)

0.64 (0.58, 0.70)

0.63 (0.60, 0.67)

0.65 (0.61, 0.70)

0.65 (0.55, 0.75)

0.66 (0.63, 0.69)

Low level

0.25 (0.22, 0.27)

0.21 (0.19, 0.23)

0.21 (0.20, 0.23)

0.26 (0.23, 0.28)

0.26 (0.24, 0.28)

0.24 (0.23, 0.25)

Psychologist

High level

1.22 (1.15, 1.28)

1.2 (1.16, 1.24)

1.19 (1.15, 1.24)

1.13 (1.1, 1.17)

1.11 (1.08, 1.14)

1.16 (1.14, 1.18)

Low level

0.21 (0.20, 0.23)

0.22 (0.20, 0.23)

0.21 (0.20, 0.22)

0.25 (0.24, 0.25)

0.26 (0.24, 0.28)

0.23 (0.22, 0.24)

Family doctor

High level

2.20 (2.12, 2.28)

2.25 (2.20, 2.29)

2.24 (2.18, 2.30)

2.25 (2.15, 2.34)

2.22 (2.18, 2.26)

2.23 (2.20, 2.26)

Low level

1.48 (1.44, 1.53)

1.51 (1.45, 1.56)

1.45 (1.42, 1.49)

1.53 (1.46, 1.59)

1.58 (1.48, 1.68)

1.51 (1.48, 1.55)

Out-of-hours primary healthcare service

High level

1.06 (0.99, 1.13)

1.12 (1.08, 1.17)

1.01 (0.97, 1.06)

1.02 (0.98, 1.05)

1.04 (1.00, 1.09)

1.05 (1.03, 1.07)

Low level

0.70 (0.68, 0.72)

0.76 (0.73, 0.78)

0.70 (0.68, 0.73)

0.75 (0.74, 0.77)

0.80 (0.76, 0.83)

0.74 (0.73, 0.76)

Average, by year

3.64 (3.54, 3.74)

3.76 (3.62, 3.90)

3.64 (3.56, 3.72)

3.95 (3.86, 4.05)

4.13 (3.99, 4.27)