Asthma in Australia 2005
Table 3.2
Prevalence
of current asthma in adults, most recent health survey results, Australia, 1998–2004
Location |
Survey |
Year |
Age range |
Rates |
95% CI |
Ever doctor-diagnosed asthma AND symptoms of asthma or taken treatment for asthma in last 12 months |
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NSW |
2004 |
16 years and over |
10.4% |
9.5–11.4% |
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Qld |
(4) |
2004 |
18 years and over |
15.1% |
13.6–16.5% |
SA |
(5) |
2003–04 |
16 years and over |
14.1% |
13.2–15.0% |
WA |
(7) |
2004 |
16 years and over |
11.0% |
9.9–12.0% |
Ever doctor-diagnosed asthma AND symptoms in the last 12 months |
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Vic |
(6) |
2003 |
18 years and over |
11.7% |
10.7–12.7% |
Ever doctor-diagnosed asthma plus ‘Yes’ to ‘Do you still have/get asthma’? |
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Australia |
(1) |
2001 |
18 years and over |
10.8% |
10.3–11.4% |
SA |
2001 |
18 years and over |
8.9% |
7.9–10.0% |
|
WA |
2000 |
18 years and over |
10.8% |
9.6–12.0% |
|
SA |
2000 |
18 years and over |
12.7% |
11.4–14.0% |
|
NT |
2000 |
18 years and over |
9.8% |
8.7–11.1% |
|
SA |
2001 |
15 years and over |
12.8% |
11.6–14.1% |
|
Ever doctor-diagnosed asthma and nocturnal dyspnoea or current asthma or use of asthma medication |
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NW Adelaide, SA |
(10) |
2000 |
18 years and over |
11.6% |
10.4–12.9% |
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Ever doctor-diagnosed asthma AND ‘Yes’ to ‘Have you had asthma in the last 12 months?’ |
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Tas |
(11) |
1998 |
18 to 74 years |
9.6% |
9.2–10.0% |
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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(4) 2004 Queensland Omnibus Survey, Health information Branch, Queensland Health (unpublished data) 2005;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) Health and Wellbeing Surveillance System, Health Information Centre, WA Department of Health (unpublished data) 2005.
(8) Social, Environmental and Risk Context Information System (Gill et al. 2001);
(9) South Australian Omnibus study (Wilson et al. 2003);
(10) North West Adelaide Health Survey, SA Department of Human Services, 2002;
(11) Healthy Communities Survey, Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Unit, Tasmanian Department of Health, 1999.
© Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2005