Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 3.8
Prevalence of
current asthma among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, by age group and remoteness, Australia, 2001
Note: Some people in ‘Remote’ were administered the ‘Sparsely populated area’ survey which used the term ‘asthma or breathing problems’ to define asthma status.
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Data table
| Age group (years) | Remote |
(95% CI) |
Non-remote |
(95% CI) |
|
| 0 to 4 | 11.4 |
(5.8–17.0) |
11.3 |
(7.4–15.3) |
|
| 5 to 14 | 8.1 |
(5.2–10.9) |
21.8 |
(17.2–26.4) |
|
| 15 to 24 | 10.8 |
(5.0–16.6) |
21.2 |
(14.5–27.8) |
|
| 25 to 34 | 7.6 |
(3.3–11.9) |
19.2 |
(13.3–25.2) |
|
| 35 to 44 | 13.1 |
(6.3–19.9) |
15.3 |
(9.7–20.8) |
|
| 45 to 54 | 18.2 |
(9.4–27.0) |
17.0 |
(9.9–24.0) |
|
| 55 and over | 26.2 |
(12.1–40.4) |
19.7 |
(10.9–28.5) |
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