Location |
Survey |
Year |
Age range |
Rates |
95% CI |
Ever doctor-diagnosed asthma |
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Australia |
(1) |
2001 |
0 to 17 years |
24.8% |
23.7–25.9% |
NSW |
2001 |
2 to 12 years |
26.4% |
25.4–27.4% |
|
Belmont, NSW |
2002 |
8 to 11 years |
31.0% |
27.8–34.3% |
|
SA |
(4) |
2003–04 |
2 to 15 years |
25.0% |
22.6–27.4% |
2002–03 |
2 to 15 years |
23.3% |
20.9–25.8% |
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Melbourne, Vic |
2002 |
6 to 7 years |
25.5% |
23.7–27.4% |
|
WA |
(6) |
2004 |
0 to 15 years |
20.2% |
17.2–20.8% |
2001 |
0 to 12 years |
19.7% |
17.2–23.3% |
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Ever had asthma |
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ACT |
1999–2001 |
4 to 6 years |
23.5% |
22.2–23.8% |
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Wheeze ever |
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Melbourne, Vic |
2002 |
6 to 7 years |
37.1% |
34.8–39.5% |
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Sources:
These estimates were obtained from the following surveys and studies:
(1) ABS National Health Survey (CURF);
(2) NSW Child Health Survey 2001, (Centre for Epidemiology and Research (NSW Department of Health) 2002);
(3) Belmont Cohort Study (Toelle et al. 2004);
(4) South Australian Monitoring and Surveillance System, Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit, SA Department of Human Services (unpublished data) 2005;
(5) International Study on Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (Robertson et al. 2004);
(6) Health and Wellbeing Surveillance System, Health Information Centre WA Department of Health (unpublished data) 2005;
(7) WA Child Health Survey 2001 (Daly & Roberts 2002);
(8) ACT assessment of new primary school entrants (Glasgow et al. 2003).
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