Impacts on school and daily activities 2017 (ABS)
In 2014/15
– 42.4% of children aged 0-14 had to take time of school due to their asthma.
– Asthma interfered with daily activities at least once in a four week period for 67.7% of Australians. This was highest for people aged 35-44 (76%)
| Number of times asthma interfered with daily activities in the last 4 weeks (2014/15) (%) | |||
| one | two | two or more | |
| 0-14 | 63.3 | 6.7 | 29.4 |
| 15-24 | 61.8 | 10.1 | 27.3 |
| 25-34 | 71 | 6.2 | 22.5 |
| 35-44 | 76 | 3.6 | 19.7 |
| 45-54 | 65.7 | 2.7 | 31.6 |
| 55-64 | 69.7 | 4 | 27.1 |
| 65-74 | 66.4 | 3.6 | 29.9 |
| 75+ | 61.7 | 3.6 | 29.2 |
| Males | 67.6 | 4.2 | 28.3 |
| Females | 68.3 | 6.6 | 25.5 |
| All ages/both gender | 67.7 | 5.3 | 26.8 |
| Time of work or school in the last 12 months due to asthma (2014/15) | ||
| yes | no | |
| 0-14 | 42.4 | 58.6 |
| 15-24 | 17.3 | 83.7 |
| 25-34 | 4.1 | 96.8 |
| 35-44 | 8.4 | 90.9 |
| 45-54 | 9.2 | 88.9 |
| 55-64 | 10.7 | 88.7 |
| 65-74 | 7.8 | 82.1 |
| 75+ | 55.8 | 63.6 |
| Males | 17.7 | 81.5 |
| Females | 15.7 | 84.6 |
| All ages/both gender | 16.7 | 83.1 |
Categories:
Children and young people, Quality of life / burden of disease
Entry Date:
01/07/2021
Source 1 Name:
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2017, Health Service Usage and Health Related Actions Australia 2014-15. Canberra ABS
Source 1 URL:
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4364.0.55.0022014-15?OpenDocument