Two source capture–recapture adjustments applied to the main sources of case ascertainment (general practioners, hospital coding lists/physicians/neurologists, and the MS society) by county.
| Co. Wexford | Co. Donegal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPs | Hospital coding lists/physicians/ neurologists | MS society | GPs | Hospital coding lists/physicians/ neurologists | MS society | |
| GPs, general practitioners. | ||||||
| Total in source (a+b) | 46 | 108 | 33 | 96 | 76 | 174 |
| Unique to source (b) | 6 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 38 |
| Common to all sources (a) | 40 | 88 | 30 | 88 | 65 | 136 |
| Not in source (c) | 80 | 18 | 93 | 144 | 164 | 66 |
| Unobserved (bc/a) | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 18 |
| Estimated size of population a+b+c+(bc/a) | 138 | 130 | 135 | 253 | 267 | 258 |
| Coverage (%) | 91.3 | 96.9 | 93.3 | 94.9 | 89.9 | 93.0 |
| Ascertainment adjusted prevalence (per 100 000) | 132.2 | 124.6 | 129.3 | 194.6 | 205.4 | 198.5 |