| Table A1: Variables used to estimate visits needed by residents of Springfield and Grahmamdale, Man. |
| Variable |
Springfield |
Grahamdale |
| Actual no. of visits per resident in 1993–94 |
4.58 |
4.51 |
| Socio-Economic Risk Index (SERI) |
-0.66 |
1.74 |
| Step 1 estimate of need (from regression with age, sex and SERI, plus interactions) |
3.55 |
5.63 |
| Premature death rate for area |
3.10 |
4.97 |
| Provincial average premature death rate |
3.58 |
3.58 |
| Adjustment for premature death rate |
(3.10 - 3.58) × 0.56 |
(4.97 - 3.58) × 0.56 |
| Final estimate of visits needed |
3.28 |
6.41 |
