Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 2.7
Proportion of general practice encounters for asthma, by age group and socioeconomic status, children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, April 2001 to March 2004
Note: Asthma classified according to ICPC-2 PLUS codes: R96001–R96005, R96007, R96008. BEACH data year is April to March.
Source:
BEACH Survey of General Practice.
Data table
| Age group (years) | SEIFA 1 (most disadvantaged) |
SEIFA 2 |
SEIFA 3 |
SEIFA 4 |
SEIFA 5 (most advantaged) |
| 0 to 1 | 2.0 (1.1–2.8) |
2.9 (1.8–3.9) |
2.2 (1.5–2.9) |
1.7 (1.1–2.4) |
2.1 (1.4–2.8) |
| 2 to 4 | 6.4 (5.0–7.9) |
7.0 (5.1–8.8) |
6.2 (5.0–7.4) |
7.1 (5.5–8.7) |
7.0 (5.7–8.4) |
| 5 to 11 | 7.4 (5.9–8.9) |
7.1 (5.6–8.5) |
6.4 (5.3–7.5) |
7.8 (6.3–9.3) |
6.7 (5.7–7.8) |
| 12 to 18 | 4.7 (3.6–5.8) |
4.5 (3.4–5.7) |
5.1 (4.2–6.0) |
5.0 (3.8–6.3) |
4.2 (3.3–5.1) |
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