3302.0.55.004 - Information Paper: Death registrations to Census linkage project - Methodology and Quality Assessment, 2011-2012  
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CHARACTERISTICS OF LINKED AND UNLINKED DEATH REGISTRATIONS

The distribution of linked death registrations by age, sex, jurisdiction and remoteness were generally well aligned with those in the total death registration file. There were, however, some differences between linked and unlinked deaths and these resulted in a small amount of variation between linked and total deaths. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male deaths were slightly under-represented in the linked file compared with the total file (52.6% compared with 54.6%), as were those aged under 50 years. In contrast, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths for people aged 70 years and over were over-represented in the linked file (33.3% compared with 29.3% in the total file). There was some variation by jurisdiction, but overall the proportionate distribution within the linked file was within 2 percentage points of the corresponding distribution for each jurisdiction in the total file.




Table 3.2 - CHARACTERISTICS OF LINKED AND UNLINKED DEATH REGISTRATIONS, By Indigenous status
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER
NON-INDIGENOUS
TOTAL(a)
Linked
Unlinked
Total
Linked
Unlinked
Total
Linked
Unlinked
Total
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Sex
Male
52.6
62.9
54.6
50.4
60.5
51.1
50.5
60.7
51.2
Female
47.4
37.1
45.4
49.6
39.5
48.9
49.5
39.3
48.8
Age group (years)
0-19
4.4
7.8
5.1
0.6
1.4
0.6
0.6
1.7
0.7
20-29
4.6
10.2
5.7
0.8
3.5
0.9
0.8
3.9
1.0
30-39
6.8
16.3
8.7
1.2
5.1
1.4
1.3
5.6
1.6
40-49
12.6
21.5
14.4
2.6
7.5
2.9
2.7
8.1
3.1
50-59
18.5
16.3
18.1
5.9
11.2
6.2
6.1
11.5
6.4
60-69
19.7
15.0
18.8
11.8
14.7
12.0
11.9
14.7
12.1
70 and over
33.3
13.0
29.3
77.2
56.5
75.8
76.6
54.5
75.0
State / Territory of usual residence
NSW
32.1
24.7
30.6
34.6
37.2
34.8
34.6
36.6
34.8
Vic.
3.7
4.8
3.9
25.2
23.3
25.1
24.8
22.3
24.6
Qld
27.6
19.1
25.9
18.0
19.4
18.1
18.2
19.6
18.3
SA
5.5
7.4
5.8
9.1
6.4
8.9
9.0
6.4
8.8
WA
14.6
22.3
16.2
8.8
9.1
8.8
8.9
9.7
8.9
Tas.
np
np
np
np
np
np
2.8
2.3
2.8
NT
13.9
21.3
15.4
0.3
1.1
0.3
0.5
2.0
0.6
ACT
np
np
np
np
np
np
1.2
1.1
1.2
Remoteness Area
Major capital city
28.1
28.0
28.1
65.8
64.9
65.8
65.4
63.2
65.2
Inner regional
17.1
13.4
16.4
22.2
19.4
22.0
22.2
19.2
22.0
Outer regional
23.7
22.3
23.5
9.3
9.4
9.3
9.5
9.9
9.6
Remote
11.7
14.3
12.2
0.9
1.2
0.9
1.0
1.8
1.1
Very remote
15.4
17.1
15.7
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
1.0
0.5
Total(b) (%)
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Total(b)
1 884
461
2 345
140 037
10 201
150 238
142 697
10 758
153 455

np Not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Includes Death registrations where the person’s Indigenous status was not stated.
(b) Includes death registrations belonging to usual residents of ‘Other Territories’ and overseas visitors.






This section contains the following subsection :
      Reasons for unlinked Death registrations

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