Definition
Proportion of people with asthma who have a written asthma plan
Indicator Summary
People with asthma who have been diagnosed by a doctor or nurse and whose asthma is current and long term.
Rates directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
Analysis by state and territory, remoteness and SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person.
Presented as a percentage.
State and territory by:
- Indigenous status
- remoteness (Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Structure)
- SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintiles
Nationally, by SEIFA IRSD deciles
Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.
Calculation rules
- Description
People with asthma who have been diagnosed by a doctor or nurse and whose asthma is current and long term.
Rates directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
Analysis by state and territory, remoteness and SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person.
Presented as a percentage.
State and territory by:
- Indigenous status
- remoteness (Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Structure)
- SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintiles
Nationally, by SEIFA IRSD deciles
Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.
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