Characteristics and co-admissions of mothers and babies admitted to residential parenting services in the year following birth in NSW: a linked population data study (2000–2012)

Table 1 Demographic profile of cohort 1 compared to cohort 2

Demographic	Residential (Cohort 1) n = 5191	Non-residential (Cohort 2) n = 99,242	P value
Age	30.5 (5.7)	29.4 (6.1)	≤0.001
Private patient	10.4%	7.07%	≤0.001
Australian born	80.6%	75.3%	≤0.001
Nulliparous	83.2%	66.2%	≤0.001
SEIFA^a(> 6th decile - Index of Socio-economic Advantage & Disadvantage [IRSAD])	67.5%	50.0%	≤0.001
SEIFA^a (>6th decile - Index of Education & Occupation [IEO])	61.8%	51.2%	≤0.001

- Data are mean ± (SD) or (%) of cases within groups
^aSEIFA deciles range from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), with >6th representing areas of above average socio-economic advantage/higher education & skilled occupation status

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