Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 8.1
Self-assessed health status in adults with and without current asthma, by broad age group and sex, people aged 15 years and over, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Data table
| Sex | Age group (years) | Asthma Status | Excellent/Very good |
Good |
Fair/Poor |
| Males | 15 to 34 | Asthma | 51.8 |
35.6 |
12.6 |
| No asthma | 65.1 |
26.0 |
9.0 |
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| 35 to 64 | Asthma | 32.5 |
35.1 |
32.4 |
|
| No asthma | 48.0 |
32.9 |
19.0 |
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| 65 and over | Asthma | 10.1 |
35.5 |
54.4 |
|
| No asthma | 31.7 |
36.0 |
32.2 |
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| Females | 15 to 34 | Asthma | 43.3 |
35.5 |
21.2 |
| No asthma | 65.3 |
25.9 |
8.8 |
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| 35 to 64 | Asthma | 36.6 |
31.6 |
31.8 |
|
| No asthma | 54.9 |
28.6 |
16.4 |
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| 65 and over | Asthma | 20.1 |
30.0 |
50.0 |
|
| No asthma | 34.5 |
33.9 |
31.7 |
© Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2005