Qunitiles	Number	Mean (SD) days	Median days	Direct costs (AUD$) based on mean
Quintile 1 (Most disadvantaged)	937	2.9 (7.7)	1.0	$12,879.30
Quintile 2 (More disadvantaged)	343	3.6 (10.1)	1.0	$16,244.97
Quintile 3 (Middle disadvantage)	587	3.7 (15.0)	1.0	$16,379.59
Quintile 4 (Less disadvantaged)	436	2.4 (4.7)	1.0	$10,635.52
Quintile 5 (Least disadvantaged)	236	2.4 (5.1)	1.0	$10,904.77