Table 3

Specific referral sources for maltreatment-related concern investigations in Ontario (1993–2013)

	OIS-1993			OIS-1998			OIS-2003			OIS-2008			OIS-2013
	Estimate	Rate per 1000	%	Estimate	Rate per 1000	%	Estimate	Rate per 1000	%	Estimate	Rate per 1000	%	Estimate	Rate per 1000	%
Professional	24 986	11.41	53	39 563	16.78	61	90 685	37.93	71	91 517	38.42	71	93 802	39.92	75
Hospital	2463	1.12	5	1822	0.77*	3	4159	1.74**	3	6506	2.73*	5	5798	2.47	5
Non-professional	22 182	10.13	47	18 493	7.85	29	26 610	11.13	21	29 722	12.50	23	25 465	10.84	20
Anonymous/other	4303	1.97	9	7893	3.35	12	7409	3.10	6	10 937	4.60	8	9104	3.87	7
Total	46 860	21.41	100	64 658	27.43	100	1 28 108	53.59	100	1 28 748	54.05	100	1 25 281	53.32	100

↵*P<0.05, **P<0.01.