Transitioning of older Australian women into and through the long-term care system: a cohort study using linked data

Table 1 Multi-state frequency table over the period 2002–2011 (at baseline, all women were in non-using state (State 1)

Status of women	State 1 (Non-user)	State 2 (HACC)	State 3 (RAC)	State 4 (Death)	Total
State 1 (Non-user)	1855^c	5685	604	863^d	9007^a
State 2 (HACC)	0	2892^c	1739	1054^d	5685^b
State 3 (RAC)	0	0	1140^c	1203^d	2343^b
State 4 (Death)	0	0	0	3110^c	3110^b

HACC Home and Community Care
RAC Residential Aged Care
^aTotal number of women in State1 at baseline
^bTotal number of women who visited the respective state by the end of the study
^cNumber remaining in the respective state by the end of the study
^dNumber of women who died when transitioning from the respective state

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