In Tasmania in 2001, 462,500 health related actions were taken in the two weeks prior to interview, according to the 2001 ABS National Health Survey.
The most common action taken was a consultation with a doctor (GP or specialist, 108,900 persons), with another 56,800 consulting with other health professionals. The most common health professional consulted was a chemist (16,700 Tasmanians), followed by a physiotherapist or hydrotherapist (8,600), then a nurse (7,200).
In 2001, 31,900 of Tasmanians had at least 1 day away from work or school, and another 51,000 had other days of reduced activity.
HEALTH-RELATED ACTION TAKEN(a), Tasmania - 2001 |
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 | | | Persons |
| | |
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| Males | Females | Proportion | Numbers |
| | | | |
| % | % | % | '000 |
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| | | | |
| Hospital in-patient episode | **0.4 | *0.7 | *0.5 | *2.5 |
| Visit to casualty/emergency | *1.0 | *0.5 | *0.7 | *3.5 |
| Visited outpatients | *1.1 | *1.3 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Visit to day clinic | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 11.0 |
| Doctor consultation (GP or specialist) | 19.0 | 28.0 | 23.5 | 108.9 |
| Dental consultation | 3.9 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 23.5 |
| Consultation with other health professional | 10.7 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 56.8 |
| Had days away from work or study(b) | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 31.9 |
| Had other days of reduced activity | 9.5 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 51.0 |
| None of the above actions | 66.1 | 54.1 | 60.0 | 277.6 |
| Total(c) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 462.5 |
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| * estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution |
| ** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use |
| (a) Action taken in 2 weeks prior to interview. |
| (b) Days away due to own illness/injury only. |
| (c) Persons may have taken more than one type of action during the two weeks prior to interview and therefore components do not add to totals. |
Source: ABS data available on request, 2001 National Health Survey. |
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