TABLE 3.

Referral via CHSCs for contracted and non‐contracted residents

Referral via CHSCs	2013–2016			2013			2016
	Contracted or not		Total	Contracted or not		Total	Contracted or not		Total
	No	Yes		No	Yes		No	Yes
No	3413	1118	4531	2115	544	2659	1296	572	1868
	97.40	90.16	95.51	98.10	92.36	96.87	96.29	88.14	93.63
Yes	91	122	213	41	45	86	50	77	127
	2.60	9.84	4.49	1.90	7.64	3.13	3.71	11.86	6.37
Total	3504	1240	4744	2156	589	2745	1346	649	1995
χ 2 test	112.00 (p = 0.000)			50.19 (p = 0.000)			48.79 (p = 0.000)

Note: Some data were missing in referral variable.

Abbreviation: CHSCs, community health service centres.