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Figure 2.6.5: Alcohol attributable hospitalizations by material deprivation quintile

Age standardized hospitalization rate per 100,000 population (age 15+), Middlesex-London, 2011–12 annual average

Figure 2.6.5: Alcohol attributable hospitalizations by material deprivation quintile
Note: 
Socioeconomic status was assigned to an individual based on the neighbourhood proxy measure of the 2011 Ontario Marginalization Index - material deprivation quintiles using local cut-offs for comparison purposes.

Source:
Public Health Ontario. Snapshots: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Health Inequities in Potentially Avoidable Mortality 2009. Toronto, ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2018 May 9 [2019 Mar 15]. Available from: http://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/DataAndAnalytics/Snapshots/Pages/Po...
Ontario Mortality Data, 2003-2012, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH ONTARIO, Date extracted: 2017 Aug 31

Significant differences in alcohol attributable hospitalization existed between residents living in neighbourhoods with differing levels of socio-economic status in Middlesex-London. Residents living in well-off neighbourhoods with the least material deprivation (i.e., Q1) had a significantly lower rate of 47.2 compared to 132.0 per 100,000 population aged 15 and over for those living in neighbourhoods with the most material deprivation; a rate difference of 84.8 per 100,000 in Middlesex-London, averaged for the two-year period 2011 to 2012.

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