1. Asthma in Australia 2008 Asthma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

2. Prevalence of current asthma by Indigenous status and sex
Australia, 2004–05
Figure 2.1: Prevalence of current asthma, by age, sex and Indigenous status, 2004–05
Note: Age-standardised to the Australian population as at June 2001.
Source: Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM) analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) and National Health Survey (NHS) 2004–05, expanded confidentialised unit record files, Remote Access Data Laboratory.
Sources: ABS NHS and NATSIHS.

3. Prevalence of current asthma by Indigenous status, children
Australia, 2004–05
Figure 2.2: Prevalence of current asthma, by age and Indigenous status, children aged 0–17 years, 2004–05
Note: Age-standardised to the Australian population aged 0–17 years as at June 2001.Source: Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM) analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) and National Health Survey (NHS) 2004–05, expanded confidentialised unit record files, Remote Access Data Laboratory.
Sources: ABS NHS and NATSIHS.

4. Prevalence of current asthma among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians by remoteness
Figure 2.3: Prevalence of current asthma among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, by age and remoteness, 2004–05
Note: Age-standardised to the Australian population as at June 2001.
Source: Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM) analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) 2004–05, expanded confidentialised unit record files, Remote Access Data Laboratory.
Sources: ABS NHS and NATSIHS.

5. Hospital separations for asthma by Indigenous status
Australia, 2006–07
Figure 2.4: Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population, by age and Indigenous status, 2006–07
Notes
(1) Age-standardised to the Australian population as at June 2001.
(2) Data are included only for those states/territories for which the Indigenous identifier was considered reliable, that is, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory (public hospitals only for the Northern Territory). The data are not necessarily representative of the jurisdictions excluded. ‘Other Australians’ include people classified as non-Indigenous plus those who did not state their Indigenous status. People who did not state their Indigenous status comprised 1.2% of hospital separations among ‘other Australians’.
(3) Separations for which the care type was reported as Newborn with no qualified days, and records for Hospital boarders and Posthumous organ procurement have been excluded.
(4) Asthma classified according to International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) codes J45 and J46.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Source: AIHW National Morbidity Database.

6. Hospital separations for asthma by Indigenous status, children
Australia, 2006–07
Figure 2.5: Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population, by Indigenous status, children aged 0–18 years, 2006–07
Notes: Age-standardised to the Australian population as at June ‘Other Australians’ include people classified as non-Indigenous plus those who did not state their Indigenous status. Rates for this figure are based on different estimated populations than Figure 2.4 and Figure 2.6 since 1-year age groups were required. Populations for this figure are 2006 projected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population estimates based on the 2001 census. Data are included only for those states/territories for which the Indigenous identifier was considered reliable, that is, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory (public hospitals only for Northern Territory). The data are not necessarily representative of the jurisdictions excluded.
Separations for which the care type was reported as Newborn with no qualified days, and records for Hospital boarders and Posthumous organ procurement have been excluded.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Source: AIHW National Morbidity Database.

7. Hospital separations for asthma among Indigenous Australians by state/territory
Figure 2.6: Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population among Indigenous
Notes
(1) Age-standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001.
(2) Asthma classified according to International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) codes J45 and J46. Data are included only for those states/territories for which the Indigenous identifier was considered reliable, that is, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory (public hospitals only). The data are not necessarily representative of the jurisdictions excluded.
(3) Separations for which the care type was reported as Newborn with no qualified days, and records for Hospital boarders and Posthumous organ procurement have been excluded.
(4) Different scale for each age group.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Source: AIHW National Morbidity Database.

8. Prevalence of current smoking by Indigenous status and asthma status
Australia, 2004–05
Figure 2.7: Prevalence of current smoking by Indigenous status and asthma status, persons aged 18 years and over, 2004–05
Note: Age-standardised to the Australian population as at June 2001.
Source: Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM) analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) and National Health Survey (NHS) 2004–05, expanded confidentialised unit record files, Remote Access Data Laboratory.
Sources: ABS NHS and NATSIHS.

9. Self-assessed health by Indigenous status and asthma status
Australia, 2004–05
Figure 2.8: Self-assessed health status in people aged 15 years and over, by Indigenous and asthma status, 2004–05
Note: Age-standardised to the Australian population as at June 2001.
Source: Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM) analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) and National Health Survey (NHS) 2004–05, expanded confidentialised unit record files, Remote Access Data Laboratory.
Sources: ABS NHS and NATSIHS.