Table 1.

Intercepts and trends for Google Trend relative search frequencies by province.

Province	Google Trends walk-in clinic searchesa				Google Trends emergency department searchesa
	Intercept (January 2011)	Slope (monthly change)	Average over study period	Change over study period	Intercept (January 2011)	Slope (monthly change)	Average over study period	Change over study period
British Columbia	0.99	0.013	1.59	2.25	0.98	0.004	1.18	1.39
Alberta	1.01	0.012	1.55	2.13	0.69	0.007	1.01	1.97
Saskatchewan	0.92	0.014	1.59	245	0.79	0.002	0.85	1.24
Manitoba	0.87	0.011	1.38	2.20	0.79	0.013	1.39	2.56
Ontario	0.64	0.007	1.00	2.03	0.82	0.004	1.00	1.46
New Brunswick	0.50	0.002	0.53	1.38	1.40	0.005	1.00	1.34
Nova Scotia	0.73	0.009	1.13	2.18	0.92	0.004	1.10	1.41
Prince Edward Island	1.48	−0.004	1.06	0.74	0.10	0.028	1.58	27.60
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.51	0.007	0.82	2.30	0.71	–0.003	1.01	0.60

^aSearch frequencies are expressed relative to the Canadian average search frequency over the study period from January 2011 to December 2018 (ie, a value of 1.00 is equal to the Canadian average, values less than 1 are lower than the Canadian average, and values greater than 1 are higher than the Canadian average).