Table 2.
Benefits variables of primary care groups in London and association with hospital admission rates (correlations ⩾0.32 significant at P<0.01)
| Benefits variables (claims) | Summary values
|
Correlation with admissions
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Range | Total | Emergency | Asthma | Diabetes | ||
| Family credit/100 people aged 15 to pensionable age* | 1.2 (0.5) | 0.4-3.5 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.19 | 0.38 | |
| Income support/100 people aged 15 to pensionable age* | 10.0 (3.5) | 4.7-18.5 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.43 | |
| Job seekers allowance/100 people aged 15 to pensionable age* | 4.0 (2.1) | 1.2-9.4 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.14 | 0.30 | |
| Attendance allowance/100 people aged ⩾65 | 12.5 (2.2) | 8.7-17.5 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.30 | |
| Disability living allowance/100 people aged <65 | 2.9 (0.7) | 1.7-5.18 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.36 | 0.56 | |
| Incapacity benefit/100 people aged 15 to pensionable age* | 5.5 (1.8) | 2.6-9.7 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.22 | 0.48 | |
| Severe disability allowance/100 people aged <65 | 0.6 (0.1) | 0.4-0.9 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.36 | |
*
60 for women and 65 for men.