Asthma in Australia 2008 Table 2.1

Asthma in Australia 2008

Table 6.4
Proportion of population dispensed 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	398,793	3.9	124,889	2.9
Female	488,520	4.7	130,956	3.2
Age group
0–4 years	17,554	1.4	..	..
5–14 years	84,495	3.1	84,495	3.1
15–34 years	171,350	3.0	171,350	3.0
35–64 years	359,354	4.4	..	..
65 years and over	254,552	9.3	..	..
Socioeconomic status
SEIFA 1 (most disadvantaged)	182,503	4.8	50,109	3.0
SEIFA 2	142,949	4.9	38,949	3.1
SEIFA 3	166,370	4.8	48,145	3.2
SEIFA 4	198,700	4.5	59,015	3.0
SEIFA 5 (least disadvantaged)	188,763	4.5	57,225	3.1
Remoteness category
Major Cities	591,514	4.4	177,132	3.1
Inner Regional	192,330	4.5	50,797	3.0
Other areas^(a)	103,008	4.0	27,750	2.7
Concessional status^(b)
Government health concession card holders	446,699	8.7	58,586	5.2
No government health concession card	338,557	3.5	112,764	2.8
All persons	887,851	4.3	255,845	3.0

.. Not applicable.

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

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

Notes: The National Health Survey was used to estimate the total number of Australians with a government concession card. SEIFA = Socio-economic Indexes for Areas.

Sources: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004–05 National Health Survey.

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