As part of a national strategy to increase childhood immunisation rates in Australia, the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) commenced operation on 1 January 1996.
At 31 March 2005, of the 41,488 Tasmanian children under the age of 7 years registered with the ACIR, those fully immunised to the highest level appropriate for their age group included:
- 92.9% of those aged 12 months to less than 15 months,
- 94.0% of those aged 24 months to less than 27 months, and
- 84.2% of those aged 72 months to less than 75 months.
(Source: Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, Health Insurance Commission)
In 1998, among Tasmanians aged 18 years and over:
- 76.4% thought that immunisation was very effective in preventing childhood disease,
- 20.5% thought that immunisation was effective,
- 1.0% thought that immunisation was not very effective,
- 0.4% thought that immunisation was not effective at all.
In 1998, Tasmanians aged 18-24 were least likely to think that immunisation was very effective (68.1%), whilst Tasmanians aged 55-64 were most likely to believe immunisation was very effective.
BELIEFS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMUNISATION, Tasmania - 1998 |
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 | Age Group |
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 | 18-24 | 25-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Response | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Very effective | 68.1 | 74.6 | 78.6 | 80.6 | 79.5 | 73.3 |
| Effective | 27.9 | 21.6 | 17.5 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 18.2 |
| Not very effective | *1.2 | *1.0 | *1.0 | *0.7 | *0.7 | *1.3 |
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| * estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution |
Source: Healthy Communities Survey, 1998, Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services.
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