Characteristics of homeless and housed groups before and after matching
| Before matching | After matching | |||||
| Homeless | Housed | Difference | Homeless | Housed | Difference | |
| Individual characteristics | ||||||
| Female (%) | 24 | 49 | −25 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Age (years) (SD) | 38.02 (13.66) | 41.45 (16.84) | −3.43 | 37.95 (13.66) | 37.65 (13.66) | 0.3 |
| Government office region of attendance (%) | ||||||
| East | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| East Midlands | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| London | 31 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 30 | 1 |
| North East | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| North West | 21 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 |
| South East | 16 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| South West | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| West Midlands | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| Primary diagnosis group code (%)* | ||||||
| Laceration (01) | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| Contusion/abrasion (02) | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Soft tissue inflammation (03) | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Head injury (04) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| Dislocation/fracture/joint injury/amputation (05) | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Sprain/ligament injury (06) | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Muscle/tendon injury (07) | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nerve injury (08) | 0.1 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Vascular injury (09) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Burns and scalds (10) | 0.4 | 1 | −0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Electric shock (11) | 0.02 | 0.1 | −0.08 | 0.02 | 0.03 | −0.01 |
| Foreign body (12) | 0.5 | 1 | −0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Bites/stings (13) | 0.3 | 1 | −0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Poisoning (inc. overdose) (14) | 14 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Near drowning (15) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.007 |
| Visceral injury (16) | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Infectious disease (17) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Local infection (18) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Septicaemia (19) | 0.1 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Cardiac conditions (20) | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Cerebrovascular conditions (21) | 0.3 | 1 | −0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Other vascular conditions (22) | 0.5 | 1 | −0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Haematological conditions (23) | 0.2 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Central nervous system conditions (exc. strokes) (24) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Respiratory conditions (25) | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gastrointestinal conditions (26) | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| Urological conditions (inc. cystitis) (27) | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Obstetric conditions (28) | 0.2 | 1 | −0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Gynaecological conditions (29) | 0.5 | 2 | −1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Diabetes and other endocrinological conditions (30) | 0.3 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Dermatological conditions (31) | 0.5 | 1 | −0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Allergy (inc. anaphylaxis) (32) | 0.2 | 1 | −0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Faciomaxillary conditions (33) | 0.5 | 1 | −0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Ear, nose and throat conditions (34) | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Psychiatric conditions (35) | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Ophthalmological conditions(36) | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Diagnosis not classifiable (38) | 26 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 29 | −3 |
| Nothing abnormal detected (39) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| N | 16 338 | 5 345 363 | 16 161 | 74 780 | ||
Data source: Hospital Episode Statistics A&E 2013/2014; Government office region of attendance displayed instead of A&E attended for brevity.21
*NHS accident and emergency codes.