Health Survey for England - The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups '99

Table 13.33

Hospital attendance in the past year, by minority ethnic group

Aged 2-15             1999

Outpatient/Day patient/Inpatient
Minority ethnic group
      General
population
(1999)
  Black          
  Caribbean Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Irish  
Boys              

Observed %              
Outpatient 26 21 20 15 21 31 28
Day patient 5 4 4 5 4 6 4
Inpatient 5 4 6 5 4 6 5

Ratios
Outpatient 0.94 0.77 0.71 0.54 0.76 1.12 1
Standard error 0.10 0.10 0.08 0.07 0.13 0.12

Girls            

Observed %
Outpatient 26 17 12 13 11 25 24
Day patient 4 0 1 2 1 3 4
Inpatient 4 3 4 3 4 3 3

Ratios
Outpatient 1.09 0.74 0.49 0.55 0.45 1.05 1
Standard error 0.12 0.12 0.07 0.08 0.12 0.13


Bases (weighted):
Boys 207 275 243 106 42 852 12108
Girls 217 209 245 97 42 894 11063

Bases (unweighted):
Boys 300 268 397 385 136 270 956
Girls 312 202 393 356 125 265 886

 


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