Percentage of weekend deaths, ⩽4 months and ⩾5 months, UK 1986–98
| 1986–90 | 1993–98 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⩽4 months | ⩾5 months | ⩽4 months | ⩾5 months | |
| Expected percentages for each day = 14.28% and 28.57% for weekends. | ||||
| Probabilities refer to variation from expected (one sided t test for proportions). | ||||
| % Weekend | 31.37 | 31.05 | 33.06 | 29.22 |
| (p < 0.0001) | (p = 0.01) | (p < 0.0001) | (p = 0.36) | |
| % Sunday | 16.29 | 16.72 | 16.99 | 15.20 |
| (p < 0.0001) | (p < 0.01) | (p < 0.001) | (p = 0.26) | |
| % Saturday | 15.08 | 14.33 | 15.20 | 14.02 |
| (p = 0.04) | (p = 0.48) | (p < 0.01) | (p = 0.43) | |