Asthma in Australia 2005
Table 6.1
Possession of asthma action plans: people with current asthma, Australia, 1998–2001
Place |
Age (people with current asthma) |
Year |
Rates |
95% CI |
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Australia (1) |
All ages (n=3,157) |
2001 |
17.0% |
15.6–18.5% |
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Australia (1) |
15 years and over (n=2,170) |
2001 |
14.6% |
12.9–16.4% |
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ACT (2) |
4 to 6 years |
1999–2001 |
23.2% |
21.3–25.1% |
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SA (3) |
15 years and over (n=388) |
2001 |
22.2% |
18.1–26.3% |
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SA (3) |
15 years and over (n=346) |
1998 |
29.2% |
24.3–34.6% |
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Qld (4) |
18 years and over (n=795) |
2000 |
21.1% |
18.3–23.9% |
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NSW (5) |
16 years and over (n=1,897) |
1998 |
34.4% |
31.4–37.3% |
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NSW (6) |
2 to 12 years (n=1,296) |
2001 |
43.6% |
40.1–47.2% |
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Notes: Only people with current asthma (n) were asked about the possession of AAPs. The definitions for current asthma were: NSW Survey and Queensland Chronic Disease Survey: Doctor diagnosis of asthma plus treatment or symptoms of asthma in the last 12 months; National Health Survey and SA Omnibus: ‘Yes’ to the question ‘Have you ever been diagnosed by a doctor with asthma?’ and ‘Yes’ to ‘Do you still have/get asthma?’ While the currently accepted term for written instructions on how to manage one’s asthma is an ‘asthma action plan’, it was previously known as an ‘asthma management plan’. As a result, the questions used in some surveys reported in the table refer to an ‘asthma management plan’ while others refer to an ‘asthma action plan’.
Sources:
(1) ABS National Health Survey 2001 (CURF);
(2) ACT assessment of new primary school entrants (Glasgow et al. 2003);
(3) South Australian Health Omnibus Survey (Wilson et al. 2003);
(4) Queensland Chronic Disease Survey (Epidemiology Services Unit 2002);
(5) NSW Health Survey 1998 (Public Health Division 2001);
(6) NSW Child Health Survey (Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health 2002).
© Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2005