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Figure 2.6.7: Socio-economic inequalities in alcohol attributable hospitalizations

Relative index of inequality (mean) (age 15+), Middlesex-London and Ontario, 2003–04 to 2011–12 annual average

Figure 2.6.7: Socio-economic inequalities in alcohol attributable hospitalizations
Note: 
Socioeconomic status was assigned to an individual based on the neighbourhood proxy measure of the Ontario Marginalization - material deprivation quintiles using Ontario cut-offs for comparison purposes. 2007-2008 health status data are assigned to 2006 ON-Marg quintiles, and 2009-2012 health status data are assigned to 2011 ON-Marg quintiles.

Source:
Public Health Ontario. Snapshots: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Health Inequities in Alcohol-Attributable Hospitalizations 2011-12. Toronto, ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2018 May 9 [2019 Mar 14]. Available from: http://publichealthontario.ca/en/DataAndAnalytics/Snapshots/Pages/Alcoho...
Distract Abstract Database (DAD), 2003-2012, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH ONTARIO, Date extracted: 2018 February 14. Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), 2003-2012, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH ONTARIO, Date extracted: 2018 February 14

Relative differences in Middlesex- London are slightly higher but not significantly different than those experienced across Ontario based on the relative index of inequality (mean).

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