Fact sheets: A Social Health Atlas of Australia [Second Edition]: Volume 1The fact sheets provide summary data for Volume 1: Australia. Children (32 kB)
Information on young children, their distribution, immunisation status, eath rates, etc. Discusses death rates for 15 to 24 year olds from accidents, poisonings and violence, with limited comment about youth suicide. Describes aspects of the socioeconomic status, labour force participation, health status and use of health services for women. Older people (25 kB)
Covers the distribution of the population aged 65 years and over, as well as aspects of their socioeconomic status, health status and use of health services. Includes details of location of residential aged care facilities. Aboriginality and ethnicity (25 kB) Describes the distribution of Indigenous Australians and of people born overseas in predominantly non-English speaking countries. Socioeconomic inequalities (28 kB)Shows details of the socioeconomic status of the population using a number of measures, including the Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage, educational participation, dwellings without motor vehicles. Describes the health status and health service use of people in these population groups. Families (25 kB)
The distribution of single parent families and low income families is described, together with details of their health status and use of health services. Labour force (25 kB) Looks at the distribution of the unemployed (as measured in the 1996 Census, as well as details of people receiving unemployment benefits, or in CDEP schemes) the distribution of people in low status occupations. Includes details of their health status and use of health services. Describes the health status of the population using two measures - self-reported health status and the Physical Component Summary of the SF-36 (the Rand Short Form, 36 questions). Disability (31 kB) The distribution of people on a Disability Support Pension and people with a handicap is described, as are associations with measures of socioeconomic status, health status and health service use. Shows the distribution of premature deaths (deaths under 65 years of age) by area, for all causes and for selected causes, and describes associations with measures of socioeconomic status, health status and health service use. Includes a summary measure of the loss of life from these premature deaths. Hospital admissions (34 kB)
Shows the distribution of the admissions to hospital by area, for all diseases/procedures and for selected diseases/procedures, and describes associations with measures of socioeconomic status, health status and health service use. Availability of health services (23 kB)
Shows the provision of a limited range of health services. Metro/Non-metro comparison (33 kB)
Provides a quick summary of the major differences in socioeconomic status, health status and use of health services between the metropolitan areas (the capital cities and other major urban centres of 100,000 plus (population) and the non-metropolitan areas. |
