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HEALTH

For this topic, 7 data cubes are currently available. Examples of data items contained in data cubes within this topic include: number of causes of death; leading causes of death; median age at death; disability status; carer status; extent of difficulty travelling; physical health and emotional problems interfering with social activity; long-term health conditions; self-assessed health status; level of exercise; body mass index; smoker status; alcohol risk level; intake of fruit and vegetables; participation in sport or activities as a player; constraints and motivators to participation in sports or activites.

The migrant population referred to in these data cubes reflects the definition of a 'migrant' as described in the Glossary of migrant related data items unless otherwise stated. This glossary also contains definitions of the data items represented in the table rows of the matrix below. The Australian born population is included in the data cubes for comparative purposes.

For the products below, data are available for the migrant related data items that have a cross ('x') in the corresponding row. To open the data cube, simply click on the product of interest (i.e. column headers) and then click on the data cube icon. For detailed information on how to use these matrices, click on How to use the matrices.

Detailed information on the data collections from which these ABS products are sourced can be found under the Health Topic in the Guide to Migrant Statistical Sources, 2007 (cat. no. 3414.0).

	Causes of Death 2006	Causes of Death 2005	Disability Ageing and Carers 2003	General Social Survey 2002
Country of birth (person)	x	x	x	x
Country of birth (mother)
Country of birth (father)
Country of birth (parents)
Country of last residence
Duration of residence
Year of arrival in Australia			x	x
Age on arrival in Australia
Proficiency in spoken English				x
First language spoken as a child
Main language other than English spoken at home				x
Main language spoken at home
Languages spoken at home
Australian citizenship
Ancestry
Religious affiliation
Visa category
Selected demographic characteristics	x	x	x	x
Selected geographic characteristics		x	x	x
Selected work and education characteristics			x	x
Selected economic characteristics			x	x

	National Health Survey (second release) 2004–05	National Health Survey (first release) 2004–05	Participation in Sports and Physical Recreation 2005–06
Country of birth (person)	x	x	x
Country of birth (mother)
Country of birth (father)
Country of birth (parents)
Country of last residence		x
Duration of residence
Year of arrival in Australia		x	x
Age on arrival in Australia
Proficiency in spoken English	x	x
First language spoken as a child
Main language other than English spoken at home	x	x
Main language spoken at home
Languages spoken at home
Australian citizenship
Ancestry
Religious affiliation
Visa category
Selected demographic characteristics	x	x	x
Selected geographic characteristics		x	x
Selected work and education characteristics		x	x
Selected economic characteristics		x	x