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PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS OF RECIPIENTS ANNUAL INCOME, 2009 PERCENT OF LICO* Ontario Works Younger than 65 y with temporary financial need $7501 for a single employable person 40.7% Ontario Disability Support Program Persons with disabilities who are in financial need $12 905 for a single person 70.1% Ontario Drug Benefit for low-income seniors Older than 65 y; meeting financial requirements < $16 018 (single); < $24 175 (couple) Varies -
LICO—low income cutoff.
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↵* Percent of the annual before-tax income at the LICO ($18 421) for a single person living in an urban area with population > 500 000 in 2009.26 Below the LICO, households spend at least 20% more of their income than the average household on food, shelter, and clothing. The LICO is adjusted for family size and degree of urbanization.27
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Data from the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services28 and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.29
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CHARACTERISTIC MEAN (SD) MAXIMUM MINIMUM Proportion of female patients 59.8 (9.2) 96.8 45.3 Age, y • < 18 24.5 (8.6) 45.3 2.2 • 19–44 35.9 (12.9) 45.3 8.3 • 45–64 25.3 (8.4) 39.7 0.0 • ≥ 65 13.1 (10.2) 63.2 0.0 Proportion of total ODB* 21.8 (13.1) 66.4 3.7 Proportion of patients on Ontario Works 8.9 (6.9) 25.9 0.3 Proportion of patients on ODSP 9.6 (7.4) 38.8 1.4 Proportion of patients on ODB for low-income seniors 3.3 (2.5) 14.5 0.0 Income quintile • 1 (lowest) 34.8 (17.8) 72.3 3.9 • 2 20.3 (6.8) 41.7 1.6 • 3 16.7 (6.9) 35.2 7.0 • 4 14.2 (7.4) 32.6 2.2 • 5 (highest) 11.6 (9.4) 49.2 1.1 -
CHC—community health centre, ODB—Ontario Drug Benefits, ODSP—Ontario Disability Support Program.
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↵* Total ODB is the total proportion of clients on Ontario Works, ODSP, and ODB for low-income seniors.
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CHARACTERISTIC MEAN (SD) MAXIMUM MINIMUM FP FTEs 2.7 (1.6) 7.4 0.0 NP FTEs 2.8 (1.5) 7.5 0.0 Clinical support 1.1 (0.5) 2.6 0.2 Social support 0.42 (0.3) 1.7 0.0 Rooms per PCP 1.6 (0.8) 3.8 0.6 Panel size per PCP 444.9 (187.3) 1035.2 127.3 -
CHC—community health centre, FTE—full-time equivalent, NP—nurse practitioner, PCP—primary care provider.
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POVERTY MEASURE β P VALUE Income quintiles 1 and 2 −0.101 .430 Total ODB −0.221 .072 Ontario Works −0.111 .386 ODSP −0.275 .029 ODB for low-income seniors −0.061 .637 -
ODB—Ontario Drug Benefits, ODSP—Ontario Disability Support Program.
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FACTOR MODEL 1* MODEL 2† MODEL 3‡ MODEL 4 (FULL MODEL) Total ODB§ −0.221|| −0.230|| −0.034 −0.072 Examination rooms per PCP 0.280¶ 0.096 Support staff per PCP 0.055 0.170 SAMI# −0.368¶ −0.291¶ -
ACG—Adjusted Clinical Groups, CHC—community health centre, ODB—Ontario Drug Benefits, ODSP—Ontario Disability Support Program, PCP—primary care provider, SAMI—Standardized ACG Morbidity Index.
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↵* Adjusted for poverty.
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↵† Adjusted for organization factors (examination rooms and support staff).
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↵‡ Adjusted for medical comorbidities.
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↵§ Total ODB is the total proportion of clients on Ontario Works, ODSP, and ODB for low-income seniors.
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↵|| P ≤ .01.
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↵¶ P ≤ .05.
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↵# Average SAMI for the CHC.
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