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Table 3 Loss from each payment classification as a function of age and intra-couplet interval

From: Patient-initiated switching between private and public inpatient hospitalisation in Western Australia 1980 – 2001: An analysis using linked data

 

Rate of Loss (percent per intra-couplet year)

Difference in Rate (percent per intra-couplet year)

 

Public

Private Insured

Public vs. Private

Private Insured

Age group*

All intervals*

All intervals*

0 to 13 yrs

14 to 21 yrs

All Intervals*

0 to 13 vs. 14 to 21 yrs

0–16 Years $

0.63

1.77

2.37

0.40

1.14

1.97

17–39 Years

0.49

2.27

2.39

0.55

1.78

1.84

40–69 Years

0.81

1.94

2.56

0.46

1.13

2.10

70+ Years

0.25

2.64

2.67

1.91

2.39

0.76

  1. * Averaged over all intra-couplet intervals in years.
  2. $Maximum intra-couplet interval 16 years as age determined at second episode.