Asthma in Australia 2008 Table 2.1

Asthma in Australia 2008

Table 6.2
Proportion of population dispensed inhaled corticosteroids (alone or in combination with long-acting beta-agonists), by demographic characteristics, 2006

Demographic characteristics	All ages		Age 5–34 years
Demographic characteristics	Number	Per cent	Number	Per cent
Sex
Male	492,515	4.8	157,576	3.7
Female	609,154	5.9	164,246	4.0
Age group
0–4 years	31,796	2.5	..	..
5–14 years	112,326	4.1	112,326	4.1
15–34 years	209,496	3.7	209,496	3.7
35–64 years	437,090	5.4	..	..
65 years and over	310,951	11.4	..	..
Socioeconomic status
SEIFA 1 (most disadvantaged)	230,512	6.1	65,951	3.9
SEIFA 2	177,694	6.2	49,721	4.0
SEIFA 3	205,713	6.0	60,454	4.0
SEIFA 4	246,691	5.6	73,815	3.8
SEIFA 5 (least disadvantaged)	230,965	5.5	68,874	3.7
Remoteness category
Major Cities	731,027	5.4	220,913	3.9
Inner Regional	241,034	5.6	64,974	3.9
Other areas^(a)	129,026	5.0	35,723	3.4
Concessional status^(b)
Government health concession card holders	552,505	10.7	75,753	6.7
No government health concession card	405,032	4.2	133,743	3.4
All persons	1,102,343	5.3	321,822	3.8

.. Not applicable.

(a) Other areas include Outer Regional, Remote and Very Remote.

(b) Limited to persons aged 15 years and over.

Note: SEIFA = Socio-economic Indexes for Areas. Sources: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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