Table 2.
Numbers (percentages) of children and young people using general practitioner, outpatient, and inpatient services by ethnic group. Data from British general household survey, 1991-94
| Health service | Ethnic group of patient
|
P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black Caribbean | Indian | Pakistani or Bangladeshi | Other | All | ||
| General practitioner | 2399/16 542 (14.5) | 31/235 (13.2) | 78/456 (17.1) | 78/475 (16.4) | 113/791 (14.3) | 2682/18 499 (14.5) | NS |
| Outpatient | 1869/16 540 (11.3) | 17/235 (7.2) | 28/456 (6.1) | 24/475 (5.1) | 81/791 (10.2) | 2016/18 495 (10.9) | <0.001 |
| Inpatient | 1075/16 540 (6.5) | 6/235 (2.6) | 16/456 (3.5) | 24/475 (5.1) | 43/791 (5.4) | 1165/18 497 (6.3) | <0.01 |