Number of ER visits in the previous 2 years for adults (18–64 years), First Nations, City of Hamilton and Ontario-10%
| Frequency of ER visits | Sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHC (total N=514*) | OHC RDS-adjusted | Hamilton (total N=360 378) | Ontario-10% (total N=901 509) | |
| Prevalence, % | Prevalence, % (95% CI) | Prevalence, % | Prevalence, % | |
| None | 35.2 | 31.5 (25.8 to 37.5) | 66.3 | 69.1 |
| 1 | 23 | 26.2 (20.7 to 32.8) | 18.7 | 16.8 |
| 2–5 | 32.5 | 31.7 (25.9 to 37.8) | 13.4 | 12.3 |
| 6+ | 9.3 | 10.6 (6.2 to 14.5) | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| ER visits (acute) | ||||
| None | 51 | 50.2 (43.9 to 57.5) | 78.4 | 80.1 |
| 1 | 24.3 | 24.7 (18.7 to 30.1) | 14.2 | 13.1 |
| 2–5 | 21.6 | 20.7 (15.3 to 26.1) | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| 6+ | 3.14 | 4 (1.6 to 6.9) | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| ER visits (non-acute) | ||||
| None | 56.8 | 54.3 (47.6 to 61.2) | 79.4 | 81.2 |
| 1 | 20.8 | 22.4 (17.3 to 28.5) | 14 | 12.2 |
| 2–5 | 19.8 | 20.4 (14.5 to 25.4) | 6.3 | 6 |
| 6+ | 2.5 | 2.9 (1 to 5.6) | 0.4 | 0.6 |
*Total N reflects the number of adults aged 28–64 linked to the ICES database.
ER, emergency room; ICES, Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences; OHC, Our Health Counts; RDS, respondent-driven sampling.