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Table 3 Group means and percentile distributions of billed hours of personal support across Personal Support Algorithm groups

From: Derivation and validation of the Personal Support Algorithm: an evidence-based framework to inform allocation of personal support services in home and community care

Personal Support Algorithm group

% (n)

Mean ± standard deviation

Median (Q1–Q3)

Coefficient of variation

1

6.4 (8154)

0.4 ± 1.4

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

3.89

2

45.5 (58,807)

2.3 ± 2.7

1.7 (0.9–2.8)

1.18

3

28.2 (36,130)

4.8 ± 4.3

3.4 (1.9–6.7)

0.91

4

7.6 (9623)

6.9 ± 5.6

5.7 (2.7–10.2)

0.81

5

6.6 (8523)

8.4 ± 6.2

7.0 (3.5–13.1)

0.74

6

5.7 (7432)

11.2 ± 6.8

12.0 (6.3–14.8)

0.60