Table 3:

Association of material deprivation and discharge destination

Discharge destinationDeprivation quintile; no. (%) of peoplep value
1 (least)2345 (most)
Long-term care242 (7.9)243 (7.1)303 (8.1)315 (8.0)394 (8.6)0.001
Home with paid health care services1454 (47.4)1684 (49.4)1810 (48.6)1933 (48.9)2173 (47.4)0.001
Home without health care services917 (29.9)945 (27.7)1011 (27.2)1126 (28.5)1380 (30.1)0.001
Assisted living210 (6.8)212 (6.2)236 (6.3)200 (5.1)222 (4.9)0.001
Acute care144 (4.7)190 (5.6)214 (5.8)234 (5.9)249 (5.4)0.001
Other/unknown101 (3.3)137 (4.0)149 (4.0)144 (3.6)164 (3.6)0.001