Table 1.

Descriptive statistics at Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level, 2004–2011

20042005200620072008200920102011Total
Emergency admissions per 1K popn, % (SD)116.33 (44.20)122.70 (45.66)123.18 (46.92)124.16 (48.17)132.20 (49.41)138.33 (51.59)141.30 (52.73)140.47 (52.04)129.83 (49.73)
Female popn, % (SD)51.04 (2.30)51.01 (2.31)50.98 (2.36)50.95 (2.48)50.92 (2.67)50.90 (2.85)50.87 (3.11)50.97 (2.28)50.96 (2.56)
Female popn ≥60, % (SD)11.78 (4.59)11.83 (4.61)11.90 (4.65)12.10 (4.73)12.28 (4.82)12.43 (4.88)12.38 (4.82)12.56 (4.94)12.16 (4.77)
Male popn ≥65, % (SD)6.87 (2.71)6.92 (2.75)6.96 (2.80)7.02 (2.86)7.14 (2.94)7.28 (3.04)7.42 (3.15)7.27 (3.06)7.11 (2.92)
Black ethnicity, % (SD)2.60 (4.40)2.67 (4.26)2.72 (4.12)2.78 (3.99)2.84 (3.87)2.88 (3.75)2.93 (3.64)2.91 (3.29)2.79 (3.93)
Asian ethnicity, % (SD)5.65 (6.89)5.88 (6.80)6.11 (6.71)6.37 (6.66)6.58 (6.57)6.78 (6.50)7.01 (6.46)7.12 (6.08)6.44 (6.61)
PCT expenditure per head, % (SD)1.00 (0.69)1.00 (0.69)1.00 (0.68)1.00 (0.68)1.00 (0.13)0.99 (0.13)1.00 (0.14)1.00 (0.14)1.00 (0.49)
Headcount GPs’ density at PCT per 1K popn, % (SD)0.83 (0.10)0.87 (0.10)0.89 (0.11)0.93 (0.12)0.96 (0.13)1.00 (0.13)1.04 (0.17)1.06 (0.18)0.95 (0.15)
FTE GPs’ density at PCT per 1K popn, % (SD)0.61 (0.07)0.62 (0.07)0.65 (0.08)0.64 (0.08)0.66 (0.08)0.68 (0.08)0.68 (0.10)0.67 (0.09)0.65 (0.09)
General practices’ density at PCT per 1K popn,a % (SD)0.17 (0.04)0.17 (0.04)0.16 (0.04)0.16 (0.04)0.16 (0.04)0.16 (0.04)0.16 (0.04)0.16 (0.04)0.16 (0.04)
WiC and OOH density at PCT per 1K popn,b % (SD)0.00 (0.01)0.01 (0.01)0.01 (0.01)0.01 (0.01)0.01 (0.01)0.01 (0.01)0.01 (0.01)0.01 (0.01)0.01 (0.01)
Observations, N32 48232 48232 48232 48232 48232 48232 48232 482259 856
  • a Includes conventional partnership practices.

  • b Includes walk-in centres, out-of-hours centres, other prescribing cost centres, which include addiction services. FTE = full-time equivalent. LSOA = Lower Super Output Area. OOH = out-of-hours services. PCT = primary care trust. popn = population. SD = standard deviation. WiC = walk-in centres.