Que     Ont     BC  
  <51 51-64 65+ <51 51-64 65+ <51 51-64 65+
1993 772.5
(520.5)		 724
(429)		 511.5
(444.5)		 1044
(595.8)		 984
(509)		 805
(556)		 667.5
(335.5)		 700
(303)		 380.5
(140.2)
1994 807
(465.5)		 761
(508.5)		 492
(429.2)		 1059
(683.5)		 1005
(559)		 696
(593.5)		 635.5
(343.2)		 672
(361.2)		 330
(445)
1995 787.5
(456)		 753
(421.5)		 491
(402.5)		 1112
(613)		 1038
(574.5)		 686.5
(736.5)		 651
(309)		 720
(249)		 470.5
(349.5)
1996 768
(409)		 771
(325)		 325
(456)		 1124
(635)		 1064.5
(588.5)		 702
(783)		 649
(358.2)		 680
(316)		 662.5
(346.5)
1997 772
(400)		 805
(317.8)		 381.5
(644)		 1180
(731.5)		 1146
(607)		 665.5
(850.2)		 718
(466)		 780
(401)		 557
(473)
1998 745.5
(401.8)		 792
(393.5)		 310
(563.5)		 1184
(708)		 1122
(656)		 700.5
(806.8)		 731
(458)		 732.5
(411.5)		 537
(463.2)
1999 777
(393)		 815.5
(401.5)		 346
(644)		 1231.5
(717)		 1169
(639)		 909
(825.5)		 752
(453)		 737
(400)		 570
(376)
2000 784
(402)		 839.5
(377.2)		 360
(530)		 1266
(783)		 1220
(731)		 866.5
(874.2)		 722
(461)		 719
(414.2)		 711
(515)
2001 756
(410.2)		 830
(385)		 402
(554)		 1224
(787)		 1214
(832.5)		 745
(625)		 726
(420.2)		 670
(418.5)		 843
(463.2)
2002 742.5
(439.2)		 790
(421)		 448
(483)		 1212
(720.5)		 1231
(829.5)		 733
(886.5)		 712
(452)		 671
(458.5)		 834
(465.2)
Table 2: Median number of unique physician-patient interactions per year (interquartile range) in Que, Ont, and BC annually from Jan 1, 1993 to Dec 31, 2002 for each of the three age groups. Comparisons between provinces may reflect differences in patterns of work or patterns of billing.