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A Social Health Atlas of South Australia [Third Edition]

This third edition of A Social Health Atlas of South Australia updates the information on social, economic and health inequalities presented in the earlier editions, and provides a range of new indicators. From the time of the publication of the first atlas, the data in this atlas show demographic change in population groups, and both improvements in circumstances and evidence of greater inequality.

Authored by PHIDU

Published: March 2006; Available free online; Printed copies: contact Linda RobertsonThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , SA Department of Health


Atlas extras:     Interactive Mapping     Data     Errata


Full document (24.6 MB)


By section

Overview (1.4 MB)
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Methods
3 Regional profile

4 Demography and socioeconomic status (5.7 MB)

Age distribution

Total fertility rate

Families: single parent; low income; jobless

Labour force: unemployment; unskilled and semi-skilled workers; female labour force participation

People who used the Internet at home

Education: full-time participation in secondary school eduation at age 16 years; SACE subject achievement scores

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

People born in predominantly non-English speaking countries: resident in Australia for five years or more/ for less than five years; poor proficiency in English

Housing: dwellings rented from the SA Housing Trust; rent assistance

Transport: dwellings with no motor vehicle

SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage

5 Income support payments (1.3 MB)

Age pensioners

Disability support pensioners

Female sole support pensioners

People receiving an unemployment benefit

Children in welfare dependent families

6 Health status and risk factors (7.0 MB)

Perinatal: low birthweight babies; pregnancy outcomes; termination of pregnancy; smoking during pregnancy

Immunisation status at one year of age

Overweight and obesity in childhood: overweight (not obese)/ obese 4 year old boys

Dental health of 12 year old children: decayed, missing or filled teeth

Prevalence estimates for self-assessed health, chronic disease and associated risk factors

Chronic disease and injury prevalence: respiratory system diseases; asthma; circulatory system diseases; diabetes type 2; mental and behavioural problems; musculoskeletal system diseases; arthritis; osteoarthritis; osteoporosis; injury

Self-reported health: very high psychological distress (K-10); fair or poor health

Risk factor prevalence: overweight (not obese)/ obese males; overweight (not obese)/ obese females; smoking; physical inactivity; high health risk due to alcohol consumed

Cancer incidence: all cancers; lung; female breast; prostate

Deaths

Premature: infant; males/ females aged 15 to 64 years

Avoidable mortality

Burden of disease: Health Adjusted Life Expectancy males/ females; Years of Life Lost; Years of Life Lost to Disability

7 Use of services (9.4 MB)

  • Community-based services

Community services: community health services; community mental health services; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Department for Families and Communities' clients

Home and Community care: Domiciliary Care; home nursing (RDNS); home delivered meals (Meals on Wheels)

Screening services: breast screening participation/ outcomes; cervical screening participation/ outcomes

  • Medical services

General medical practitioners: population per GP; GP services to males/ females
Emergency department attendances: attendances at Accident & Emergency departments of public acute hospitals
Outpatient department attendances: public acute hospitals
Specialist medical practitioners: consultations
Private health insurance
Hospital admissions: total; public acute; private; males; females; tonsillectomy; myringotomy; Caesarean section; hysterectomy

  • Hospital booking lists: people waiting for more than six months

8 Correlation analysis (3.1 MB)
9 Summary of trends

Appendix (623 kB)
Bibliography
Index

Key maps (2.3 MB)