Social Health Atlas, South Australia (time series) [mid 1980s to early 2000s]

Summary: Demography and socioeconomic status; Income support; Health status; Health services

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Mapping contents

Demography and socioeconomic status (data period: btwn 1986 to 2003)

Income support (data period: btwn 1992 to 2004)

Health status and risk factors (data period: btwn 1985 to 2004)

Service use (data period: btwn 1992 to 2005)

Mapping contents: topics and indicators

Demography and socioeconomic status

Age distribution (0-4; 5-14; 15-24; 65+ years) - 1986; 1991; 1996; 2001

Population projections (0-14; 15-24; 25-44; 45-64; 65-74; 75+) - 2005; 2010; 2015; 2020

Total fertility rate - 1990 to 1992; 1992 to 1995; 2000 to 2002

Families

• single parent - 1989; 1991; 1996; 2001
  

• low income - 1989; 1991; 1996; 2001

• jobless - 2001
  

Labour force

• unemployment - 1993; 1996; 2001; 2003
  

• unskilled and semi-skilled workers - 1986; 1991; 2001; 2006
  

• female labour force participation - 1986; 1991; 2001; 2006

Education

• full-time participation in secondary school education at age 16 - 1991; 2001
  

• SACE subject achievement scores - 2002
  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - 1986; 1991; 2001; 2006

People born in predominately non-English speaking countries - 1986; 1991; 2001

• resident in Australia for five years or more

• resident in Australia for less than five years

• poor proficiency in English

Housing/ Transport

• dwellings rented from the SA Housing Trust - 1986; 1991; 2001; 2006

• rent assistance - 1999 to 2002
  

• dwellings with no motor vehicles - 1986; 1991; 2001; 2006

Internet use - people who used the internet at home - 2001

SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage - 1986; 1991; 2001; 2006

Income support

Age pensioners

Disability support pensioners

Female sole parent pensioners

People receiving an unemployment benefit

Children in welfare-dependent and other low income families

Health status and risk factors

• low birthweight babies - 1989 to 1992; 1995 to 1997; 2000 to 2002
  

• pregnancy outcomes (perinatal risk factor score) - 2000 to 2002
  

• termination of pregnancy - 1985 to 1987; 1990 to 1992; 2000 to 2002

• smoking during pregnancy - 1998 to 2001

Immunisation status at one year of age - 1998; 2001

Overweight and obesity in childhood - 2000 to 2003

• overweight (not obese) four year old boys

• obese four year old boys

Dental health of 12 year old children - decayed, missing or filled teeth, 2002 to 2004

Child abuse and neglect - 1992 to 1995; 2000 to 2002

Estimates of chronic disease and injury - 2001

• respiratory system diseases

• asthma

• circulatory system diseases

• diabetes type 2

• mental and behavioural problems

• musculoskeletal system diseases

• arthritis

• rheumatoid arthritis

• osteoarthritis

• osteoporosis - females

• injury

Estimates of self-reported health - 2001

• very high psychological distress (K10)

• fair or poor health

Estimates of risk factors - 2001

• overweight (not obese) males

• obese males

• overweight (not obese) females

• obese females

• smoking

• physical inactivity

• high health risk due to alcohol consumed

Cancer incidence - 1986 to 1993; 1998 to 2002

• all cancers

• lung cancer

• breast cancer

• prostate cancer

Premature mortality - 1985 to 1989; 1992 to 1995; 1999 to 2002

• deaths of males aged 15 to 64 years of age

• deaths of females aged 15 to 64 years of age

Avoidable mortality - 1999 to 2002

• potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years

Service use

Community mental health services - 1999/2000

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - 2001 to 2003

Dept for Families and Communities' clients - 2001 to 2002

Home and Community Care (HACC)

• domiciliary care service clients -  1994; 2003
  

• home nursing (RDNS) - 2003/2004
  

• home delivered meals (Meals on Wheels) - 2003
  

Cancer screening participation and outcomes - 2001 to 2002

• breast screening participation

• breast screening outcomes

• cervical screening participation

• cervical screening outcomes

General medical practitioners

• population per GP - 1996/97; 2002/03
  

• GP services to males - 1992/93; 1996/97; 2002/03
  

• GP services to females - 1992/93; 1996/97; 2002/03

Private health insurance - 2001

Emergency department and outpatient services - 2003/2004

• attendances at Accident & Emergency departments of public acute hospitals

• attendances at outpatient departments of public acute hospitals

• all specialist consultations

• specialist consultations in outpatient departments (OPD)

• private specialist consultations (Medicare funded)

Hospital admissions - 1992/1993; 1995/1997; 2003/2004

• total admissions

• admissions to public acute hospitals

• admissions to private hospitals

• admissions of males

• admissions of females

• admissions for a tonsillectomy

• admissions for a myringotomy

• admissions for a Caesarean section (2003/2004 only)

• admissions for a hysterectomy

Hospital booking lists: people waiting for more than six months - 1992; 2002; 2004

Residential aged care places - 2005

• high care residential places
  

• low care residential places

• total residential places

• community care places