Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.34
Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population, by broad age group and socioeconomic status, Australia, 2002–03
Note: Socioeconomic status is classified using the Socio-Economic Index For Areas (SEIFA) in which SEIFA 1 represents the most disadvantaged socioeconomic quintile and SEIFA 5 the most advantaged.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Age group (years) | SEIFA 1 (most disadvantaged) |
SEIFA 2 |
SEIFA 3 |
SEIFA 4 |
SEIFA 5 (most advantaged) |
| 0 to 4 | 1053.5 (1014.3–1094.2) |
1021.5 (982.6–1061.9) |
906.7 (870.9–943.9) |
896.9 (861.4–933.8) |
819.1 (783.1–856.8) |
| 5 to 14 | 301.4 (286.8–316.6) |
300.9 (286.5–315.9) |
251.3 (238.4–264.9) |
226.5 (214.4–239.3) |
197.2 (185.3–209.9) |
| 15 to 34 | 132.1 (125.1–139.4) |
127.6 (120.7–134.8) |
112.9 (106.7–119.4) |
99.1 (93.7–104.8) |
78.2 (73.3–83.4) |
| 35 to 64 | 137.8 (131.6–144.3) |
116.4 (110.9–122.2) |
111.3 (106.1–116.7) |
86.9 (82.5–91.6) |
61.4 (57.7–65.4) |
| 65 and over | 192.8 (180.0–206.4) |
148.6 (138.2–159.7) |
158.0 (147.4–169.4) |
164.7 (153.8–176.3) |
122.9 (113.7–132.9) |
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