Quality of life / self-assessed health 2017-2018 (ABS, NHS)
According to the National Health Survey 2017-2018, for adults aged 18 years and over with asthma, their self-assessed health was generally regarded more poorly when compared to the total population. Only one in ten (10.1%) people with asthma rated themselves as having excellent health, half that of the total population (20.2%).
| Proportion of people with asthma by self assessed health status | |
| 2017/18 | |
| excellent | 5.7 |
| very good | 10.4 |
| excellent/very good | 8.7 |
| good | 13 |
| fair | 17.6 |
| poor | 25.5 |
| fair/poor | 19.4 |
Categories:
Quality of life / burden of disease
Entry Date:
01/07/2021
Source 1 Name:
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018; National Health Survey: First Results 2017-18. ABS Cat no. 4364.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS.
Source 1 URL:
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4364.0.55.0012017-18?OpenDocument