Table 3.
Opioid dispensing during 2013–2015 across four levels of Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA).
| Year | Variable | SEIFA Index | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Moderate | High | Very High | ||
| 2013 | Population (in 100,000) | 9.50 | 11.22 | 15.06 | 21.56 |
| Number of individuals who were dispensed prescription opioids (in 100,000) | 2.36 | 2.66 | 3.31 | 3.75 | |
| Proportion of population that were dispensed prescription opioids (in %) | 24.84 | 23.71 | 21.98 | 17.39 | |
| Amount of prescription opioids used (in DDD/1000 people/day) | 20.58 | 18.84 | 15.95 | 10.36 | |
| 2014 | Population (in 100,000) | 9.61 | 11.43 | 15.46 | 21.88 |
| Number of individuals who were dispensed prescription opioids (in 100,000) | 2.49 | 2.78 | 3.50 | 3.88 | |
| Proportion of population that were dispensed prescription opioids (in %) | 25.91 | 24.32 | 22.64 | 17.73 | |
| Amount of prescription opioids used (in DDD/1000 people/day) | 20.45 | 18.74 | 15.84 | 10.12 | |
| 2015 | Population (in 100,000) | 9.70 | 11.63 | 15.86 | 22.18 |
| Number of individuals who were dispensed prescription opioids (in 100,000) | 2.57 | 2.90 | 3.67 | 4.00 | |
| Proportion of population that were dispensed prescription opioids (in %) | 26.49 | 24.94 | 23.14 | 18.03 | |
| Amount of prescription opioids used (in DDD/1000 people/day) | 20.28 | 18.68 | 15.56 | 9.87 | |
Note. Trends for proportion of person used prescription opioids across years for all four SEIFA levels were significant and positive.