|
Annual GP visits
|
Annual specialist visits
|
Nights spent in hospital annually
|
Monthly hours of home support
|
Monthly home nursing care visits
|
---|
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
1992/93
|
19.2
|
21.3
|
14.3
|
19.4
|
99.9
|
106.7
|
15.3
|
26.0
|
23.0
|
29.8
|
1993/94
|
15.0
|
15.7
|
13.8
|
13.3
|
102.9
|
185.5
|
21.9**
|
31.0
|
25.7**
|
26.7
|
1994/95
|
15.1
|
13.9
|
12.9
|
13.6
|
136.6
|
172.3
|
24.6
|
30.9
|
19.7
|
22.0
|
1995/96
|
15.3
|
14.9
|
12.7
|
12.4
|
139.1
|
176.0
|
24.9
|
26.9
|
21.5
|
22.5
|
1996/97
|
12.8
|
13.9
|
11.9*
|
14.6
|
138.1
|
211.4
|
26.2*
|
30.5
|
19.5
|
24.0
|
1997/98
|
6.8
|
7.3
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
205.9
|
313.4
|
31.8**
|
28.2
|
23.1
|
25.3
|
1998/99
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
117.9
|
150.1
|
18.9
|
27.4
|
17.3
|
21.7
|
- *p < .05; **p < .01 (t-test results comparing males and females)