Social and economic characteristics of those experiencing hospitalizations due to opioid poisonings

Articles and reports: 82-003-X201801000002

Description:

This study provides the first national level estimates of hospitalizations due to opioid poisonings by patient characteristics using data from the National Household Survey (2011) linked to the Discharge Abstract Database (2011 to 2016).

Issue Number: 2018010

Author(s): Carriere, Gisèle; Garner, Rochelle; Sanmartin, Claudia

Main Product: Health Reports

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HTML	October 17, 2018	Correction: November 19, 2019 On October 17, 2018, in the article "Social and economic characteristics of those experiencing hospitalizations due to opioid poisonings", estimates of rates and rate ratios of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning were revised. Data errors were found in: Table 1 (Crude and age-standardized rates of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning, by demographic, geographic and identity characteristics, Canada excluding Quebec, 2011 to December 31, 2016); Table 2 (Crude and age-standardized rates of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning, by income, education and employment characteristics, Canada excluding Quebec, 2011 to December 31, 2016); Table 3 (Crude and age-standardized rates of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning, by household and housing characteristics, Canada excluding Quebec, 2011 to December 31, 2016). The data in these tables for both the HTML and PDF versions were corrected and replaced.
PDF	October 17, 2018	Correction: November 19, 2019 On October 17, 2018, in the article "Social and economic characteristics of those experiencing hospitalizations due to opioid poisonings", estimates of rates and rate ratios of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning were revised. Data errors were found in: Table 1 (Crude and age-standardized rates of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning, by demographic, geographic and identity characteristics, Canada excluding Quebec, 2011 to December 31, 2016); Table 2 (Crude and age-standardized rates of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning, by income, education and employment characteristics, Canada excluding Quebec, 2011 to December 31, 2016); Table 3 (Crude and age-standardized rates of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning, by household and housing characteristics, Canada excluding Quebec, 2011 to December 31, 2016). The data in these tables for both the HTML and PDF versions were corrected and replaced.