Table 1.

Patient characteristics of attendances

Number of attendances		April 2010–March 2011	April 2011–March 2012	April 2012–March 2013	April 2013–March 2014	April 2014–March 2015
Total attendances		3 890 957	3 994 016	4 077 353	4 078 857	4 183 528
Subgroup	Child via ambulance	122 594	117 443	119 278	125 503	119 907
	Child walk-in	841 525	847 953	836 137	831 359	851 091
	Adult via ambulance	1 027 281	1 057 863	1 102 920	1 125 592	159 010
	Adult walk-in	1 899 557	1 970 757	2 019 018	1 996 403	2 053 520
Age (years)	0	102 857	102 231	110 715	104 462	107 525
	1–4	278 615	284 443	293 566	296 468	299 783
	5–12	321 507	324 100	312 127	318 298	329 357
	13–17	261 140	254 622	239 007	237 634	234 333
	18–34	935 292	953 570	965 533	964 577	976 519
	35–54	836 176	853 970	865 978	859 363	869 102
	55–74	618 819	646 466	678 733	683 209	712 571
	75+	536 551	574 614	611 694	614 846	654 338
Gender	Male	1 989 629	2 033 730	2 036 712	2 038 930	2 079 707
	Female	1 901 328	1 960 286	2 040 641	2 039 927	2 103 821
Deprivation	Quintile 1 (most deprived)	1 103 751	1 092 746	1 112 747	1 121 666	1 154 306
(IMD04)	Quintile 2	769 280	790 969	809 231	808 259	828 239
	Quintile 3	711 936	745 523	762 722	764 983	784 924
	Quintile 4	687 724	716 119	730 576	727 656	743 337
	Quintile 5	618 266	648 659	662 077	656 293	672 722
Ethnicity	White	1 109 765	2 175 454	3 072 385	3 193 024	3 418 286
	Asian/Asian British	12 188	29 272	47 526	49 146	54 708
	Black/Black British	30 287	97 499	153 756	169 082	188 384
	Mixed parentage	10 953	23 403	35 062	38 656	44 118
	Other ethnic group	21 708	39 044	61 212	62 209	63 549
	Not known/Not stated	2 706 056	1 629 344	707 412	566 740	414 483

IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.