Table 3.
Descriptive statistics and variable definitions, 2008/09 and 2009/10
| Variables | Description | Source | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | Mean | SD | Obs | Mean | SD | |||
| Spec | Percentage of patients receiving specialised care | DH | 169 | 9.69 | 11.39 | 166 | 10.42 | 12.16 |
| Specialist_only | 1 if trust is a specialist trust without FT status, 0 otherwise | DH | 169 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 166 | 0.02 | 0.15 |
| FT_only | 1 if trust is a non-specialist trust with FT status, 0 otherwise | DH | 169 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 166 | 0.44 | 0.50 |
| Specialist_FT | 1 if trust is a specialist trust with FT status, 0 otherwise | DH | 169 | 0.08 | 0.27 | 166 | 0.10 | 0.30 |
| Education_p | Income from education, training and research as proportion of total income | Derived from DH and Monitor | 169 | 5.25 | 2.9 | 166 | 5.21 | 2.85 |
| Emerg_p | Proportion of emergency patients | Derived from HES | 169 | 33.1 | 10.54 | 166 | 33.26 | 10.57 |
| Female_p | Proportion of female patients | Derived from HES | 169 | 56.08 | 5.61 | 166 | 55.89 | 5.58 |
| Age_015p | Proportion of patients under 15 years of age | Derived from HES | 169 | 14.26 | 13.67 | 166 | 14.06 | 13.7 |
| Age_1645p | Proportion of patients between 16 and 45 years of age | Derived from HES | 169 | 29.51 | 7.94 | 166 | 29.12 | 7.84 |
| Age_4660p | Proportion of patients between 46 and 60 years of age | Derived from HES | 169 | 16.79 | 4.63 | 166 | 16.76 | 4.57 |
| Age_over60p | Proportion of patients over 60 years of age | Derived from HES | 169 | 39.44 | 10.4 | 166 | 40.06 | 10.61 |
| LoS | Total inpatient days/total inpatient patients | Derived from HES | 169 | 2.91 | 0.64 | 166 | 2.84 | 0.64 |
| Occuppc | Occupancy rate | DH | 169 | 84.96 | 6.28 | 166 | 84.75 | 6.41 |
DH Department of Health, HES Hospital Episode Statistics