Table 2.

Quintiles of practice referral metrics (RR/DR/CR) for all cancers combined and specific cancer type

Practice referral indices		Total (all cancers combined)			Colorectal			Lung			Breast			Prostate
	Quintiles	N	%	Median	N	%	Median	N	%	Median	N	%	Median	N	%	Median
RR quintiles	Q1	283 567	19.3	0.67	33 500	19.3	0.60	35 748	19.2	0.52	43 006	19.4	0.61	38 062	19.3	0.59
	Q2	283 510	19.3	0.86	33 529	19.3	0.82	35 790	19.2	0.77	42 924	19.4	0.86	38 037	19.3	0.83
	Q3	283 408	19.3	1.00	33 476	19.3	0.99	35 708	19.2	0.98	42 965	19.4	1.02	38 042	19.3	1.00
	Q4	283 580	19.3	1.14	33 505	19.3	1.16	35 755	19.2	1.25	42 955	19.4	1.18	38 057	19.3	1.18
	Q5	283 398	19.3	1.36	33 479	19.3	1.45	35 736	19.2	1.81	42 961	19.4	1.44	38 035	19.3	1.49
	Missing	51 640	3.5		5804	3.3		7281	3.9		6881	3.1		6512	3.3
DR quintiles	Q1	283 796	19.3	0.38	33 786	19.5	0.20	36 576	19.7	0.17	43 096	19.4	0.34	38 220	19.4	0.39
	Q2	283 615	19.3	0.44	36 006	20.8	0.31	34 949	18.8	0.32	43 866	19.8	0.42	38 112	19.4	0.52
	Q3	283 702	19.3	0.48	34 597	20.0	0.38	35 821	19.3	0.40	42 038	19.0	0.48	37 774	19.2	0.59
	Q4	283 559	19.3	0.51	30 019	17.3	0.43	35 669	19.2	0.47	43 041	19.4	0.54	38 620	19.6	0.67
	Q5	282 791	19.3	0.56	33 058	19.1	0.52	35 697	19.2	0.57	42 762	19.3	0.63	37 443	19.0	0.76
	Missing	51 640	3.5		5827	3.4		7306	3.9		6892	3.1		6576	3.3
CR quintiles	Q1	283 585	19.3	0.06	33 614	19.4	0.02	35 777	19.2	0.09	43 128	19.5	0.06	38 101	19.4	0.06
	Q2	283 585	19.3	0.08	33 416	19.3	0.04	35 797	19.2	0.17	43 178	19.5	0.08	37 993	19.3	0.09
	Q3	283 308	19.3	0.09	33 518	19.3	0.05	35 669	19.2	0.22	42 669	19.3	0.09	38 800	19.7	0.11
	Q4	283 657	19.3	0.10	33 520	19.3	0.06	36 086	19.4	0.27	42 871	19.3	0.11	37 334	19.0	0.14
	Q5	283 328	19.3	0.13	33 476	19.3	0.08	35 382	19.0	0.33	42 965	19.4	0.15	38 003	19.3	0.18
	Missing	51 640	3.5		5749	3.3		7307	3.9		6884	3.1		6514	3.3

CR = conversion ratio. DR = detection ratio. RR = referral ratio.