Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.35
Hospital patient days for asthma per 100,000 population, by broad age group and socioeconomic status, Australia, 2002–03
Note: Socioeconomic status is classified using the Socio-Economic Index For Areas (SEIFA) in which SEIFA 1 represents the most disadvantaged socioeconomic quintile and SEIFA 5 the most advantaged.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Age group (years) | SEIFA 1 (most disadvantaged) |
SEIFA 2 |
SEIFA 3 |
SEIFA 4 |
SEIFA 5 (most advantaged) |
| 0 to 4 | 1558.5 (1510.8–1607.7) |
1401.2 (1355.6–1448.2) |
1218.0 (1176.5–1260.9) |
1129.9 (1090.1–1171.2) |
1023.3 (983.0–1065.2) |
| 5 to 14 | 499.4 (480.6–518.9) |
496.5 (477.9–515.7) |
404.6 (388.2–421.7) |
324.7 (310.1–340.0) |
301.9 (287.1–317.5) |
| 15 to 34 | 254.4 (244.7–264.5) |
236.9 (227.4–246.7) |
213.8 (205.3–222.7) |
190.6 (183.1–198.4) |
145.2 (138.5–152.2) |
| 35 to 64 | 419.0 (408.1–430.1) |
359.5 (349.7–369.5) |
356.2 (346.8–365.9) |
287.9 (279.8–296.2) |
211.2 (204.2–218.3) |
| 65 and over | 929.8 (901.5–958.9) |
738.9 (715.5–763.1) |
861.3 (836.2–887.1) |
820.0 (795.4–845.3) |
684.7 (662.7–707.5) |
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