Asthma in Australia 2005 Table 3.1

Asthma in Australia 2005

Table 3.1
Prevalence of asthma ever being diagnosed by a doctor, adults, most recent health survey results, Australia, 1998–2004

Location	Survey	Year	Age range	Rates	95% CI
Australia	(1)	2001	18 years and over	19.0%	18.3–19.6%
NSW	(2)	2004	16 years and over	20.4%	19.1–21.6%
NT	(3)	2000	18 years and over	16.8%	15.4–18.4%
Qld	(4)	2004	18 years and over	24.5%	22.7–26.3%
SA	(5)	2003–04	16 years and over	20.1%	19.1–21.2%
SA	(3)	2000	18 years and over	18.1%	16.6–19.6%
Vic	(6)	2003	18 years and over	20.4%	19.5–21.3%
Melbourne, Vic	(7)	1998	20 to 44 years	18%	17–20%
WA	(8)	2004	16 years and over	18.1%	16.9–19.4%
WA	(3)	2000	18 years and over	17.6%	16.2–19.1%

Note: Only most recent estimates were included in this table from surveys periodically repeated in the same population using the same methods (e.g. repeat state CATI health surveys).

Sources: These estimates were obtained from the following surveys and studies:
(1) ABS National Health Survey 2001 (CURF);
(2) NSW Adult Health Survey 2004, Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health 2005;
(3) WANTS Health and Well-Being Survey (D'Espaignet et al. 2002; Taylor et al. 2002);
(4) 2004 Queensland Omnibus Survey, Health information Branch, Queensland Health (unpublished data) 2005;
(5) South Australian Monitoring and Surveillance System, Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit, SA Department of Human Services (unpublished data), 2005;
(6) Victorian Population Health Survey 2003, Victorian Department of Human Services, (unpublished data) 2005;
(7) ECRHS methodology (Woods et al. 2001);
(8) Health and Wellbeing Surveillance System, Health Information Centre, WA Department of Health (unpublished data) 2005.