Inequalities in Accident and Emergency department attendance by sociodemographic characteristics in England

Summary

This study will use Census 2021 data linked with emergency care data to determine a link between socio-economic/demographic characteristics and Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendances in England. Knowing which groups are more likely to attend A&E services will enable better targeting of patients.

Publications

• Inequalities in Accident and Emergency department attendance, England: March 2021 to March 2022

  Association between A&E department attendance and socioeconomic characteristics in England, using Census 2021 data and the Emergency Care Data Set. Experimental Statistics. 

Data

• Inequalities in Accident and Emergency department attendance, England

  Association between A&E department attendance and socioeconomic characteristics in England, using Census 2021 data and the Emergency Care Data Set. Experimental Statistics. 

Contact details

Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   6 September 2023 9:30am

   Reason for change

   To allow more time for stakeholder engagement due to summer holidays.

About the data

This release includes data from Census 2021.