Table 3 Association between type of service used, distance travelled and deprivation and urbanisation category for those (n = 1980) bypassing their local service*
Deprivation and urban category | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service use | Not urban, least deprived | Urban least deprived | Urban, average deprivation | Urban, most deprived | Total | |
Centre of excellence/specialist service only# | % (n) | 22.7 (20) | 41.7 (275) | 40.7 (277) | 38.3 (212) | 39.6 (784) |
Mean km (95%CI) | 18.64 (11.54, 30.13) | 8.55 (7.58, 9.64) | 5.34 (4.74, 6.02) | 3.58 (3.05, 4.2) | 5.84 (5.4, 6.33) | |
Large centre only$ | % (n) | 18.2 (16) | 17.6 (116) | 13.8 (94) | 15.4 (85) | 15.7 (311) |
Mean km (95%CI) | 14.52 (8.81, 23.94) | 5.84 (4.88, 7) | 4.6 (3.41, 6.21) | 2.76 (2.09, 3.65) | 4.64 (4.04, 5.34) | |
Smaller centre only@ | % (n) | 38.6 (34) | 21.5 (142) | 18.7 (127) | 15.6 (86) | 19.6 (389) |
Mean km (95%CI) | 5.84 (3.69, 9.26) | 4.55 (3.58, 5.79) | 3.84 (3.08, 4.79) | 3.96 (2.87, 5.45) | 4.24 (3.69, 4.88) | |
Subsidiary service only£ | % (n) | 1.1 (1) | 0.2 (1) | 0.4 (3) | 0.4 (2) | 0.4 (7) |
Mean km (95%CI) | 2.38 (0.69, 8.21) | |||||
More than one including excellence/specialist | % (n) | 8.0 (7) | 13.8 (91) | 18.4 (125) | 21.3 (118) | 17.2 (341) |
Mean km (95%CI) | 30.74 (17.56, 53.81) | 9.83 (7.89, 12.25) | 5.79 (4.93, 6.79) | 5.45 (4.55, 6.52) | 6.72 (5.96, 7.58) | |
More than one standard service | % (n) | 11.4 (10) | 5.2 (34) | 7.9 (54) | 9.0 (50) | 7.5 (148) |
Mean km (95%CI) | 32.97 (18.46, 58.88) | 10.54 (6.66, 16.7) | 6.93 (4.29, 11.2) | 6.08 (3.92, 9.45) | 8.13 (6.27, 10.54) | |