MICRODATA RESEARCH BIBLIOGRAPHY

This page lists publications that have used the National Health Survey microdata. ABS encourages researchers to provide citations for their published research using microdata so that others can share the benefits of that research. This information also helps ABS understand the range of research activities undertaken.

To submit information about your research that has used microdata please email microdata.access@abs.gov.au.

2017
Cobiac, L.J., Tam, K., Veerman, L. and Blakely, T. 2017, 'Taxes and Subsidies for Improving Diet and Population Health in Australia: A Cost-Effectiveness Modelling Study', PLoS Medicine, research article.

Enticott, J.C. et al. 2017, 'Prevalence of psychological distress: How do Australia and Canada compare?', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1-12.

Galea, L., Beck, E., Probst, Y., & Cashman, C. 2017, 'Whole grain intake of Australians estimated from a cross-sectional analysis of dietary intake data from the 2011–13 Australian Health Survey', Public Health Nutrition, 1-7.

Grieger, J.A., Johnson, B.J., Wycherley, T.P and Golley, R.K. 2017, 'Comparing the Nutritional Impact of Dietary Strategies to Reduce Discretionary Choice Intake in the Australian Adult Population: A Simulation Modelling Study', Nutrients, Vol. 9, No. 5.

Kim, S., Lewis, J. R., Baur, L. A., Macaskill, P. and Craig, J. C. 2017, 'Obesity and hypertension in Australian young people: results from the Australian Health Survey 2011–2012', International Medicine Journal, vol. 47, No. 2, pp.162–169.

Lamb, S. and Huo, S. 2017, 'Counting the costs of lost opportunity in Australian education', Mitchell Institute Report No. 02/2017.

Larkins, N., Teixeira-Pinto, A. and Craig, J. 2017, 'The population-based prevalence of albuminuria in children', Pediatric Nephrology, pp. 1-7.

Lee, H.Y and Short, S.D. 2017, 'Do Factors Associated Self-rated Good Health and Their Influences Differ between Males and Females across Different Age Groups in Korean and Australia?', Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 11-25.

Lowe, D.B, Taylor, M.J. and Hill, S.J. 2017, 'Associations between multimorbidity and additional burden for working-age adults with specific forms of musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional study', BioMed Central, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18:135.

Lowe, D.B., Taylor, M.J. and Hill, S.J. 2017, 'Cross-sectional examination of musculoskeletal conditions and multimorbidity: influence of different thresholds and definitions on prevalence and association estimates', BioMed Centre Research notes, 10:51.

Luscombe, G.M. et al. 2017, 'The ARCHER study of health and wellbeing in young rural Australians'. 14th National Rural Health Conference, April 2017.

Mahady, S. et al. 2017, 'Prevalence of elevated alanine transaminase in Australia and its relationship to metabolic risk factors: A cross-sectional study of 9,447 people', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 169-176.

Mahony, A.J. et al. 2017, 'Fatal, unintentional drowning in older people: an assessment of the role of preexisting medical conditions'. Healthy Aging Research, vol. 6, No. 1.

McCrabb, S. et al. 2017, 'Smoke-Free Recovery from Trauma Surgery: A Pilot Trial of an Online Smoking Cessation Program for Orthopaedic Trauma Patients'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 14, No. 8, p. 847.

Miller, A. et al. 2017, 'The prevalence of pain and analgesia use in the Australian population: Findings from the 2011 to 2012 Australian National Health Survey'. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, pp. 1-8.

Ng, H.S., Roder, D., Koczwara, B. and Vitry, A. 2017, 'Comorbidity, physical and mental health among cancer patients and survivors: An Australian population-based study', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. pp.1-12.

Nomaguchi, T., Cunich, M., Zapata-Diomedi, B. and Veerman, J.L. 2017. 'The impact on productivity of a hypothetical tax on sugar-sweetened beverages'. Health Policy, vol. 121, No. 6, pp. 715-725.

Nour, M. et al. 2017, 'The fruit and vegetable intake of young Australian adults: a population perspective'. Public Health Nutrition, vol. 20, No. 14, pp. 2499-2512.

Peng, Y., Wang, Z. et al. 2017, 'Life’s Simple 7 and ischemic heart disease in the general Australian population'. PLoS ONE, vol. 12, No.10.

Sharman, M. et al. 2017, 'Population estimates and characteristics of Australians potentially eligible for bariatric surgery: findings from the 2011–13 Australian Health Survey', Australian Health Review.

Sharman, M., Hensher, M., Wilkinson, S., Williams, D., Palmer, A., Venn, A. and Ezzy, D. 2017, 'What are the support experiences and needs of patients who have received bariatric surgery?', Health Expectations, vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 35–46.

Thomas, J., Chan, L., Wray, A., Miller, J., Mehta, K., Yaxley, A., Dickinson, K., Matwiejczyk, L. Jackson, K. and Miller, M. 2017, 'Does the presence of cardiovascular disease risk factors or established disease influence the dietary intake of affected adults and their children residing in the same household? A secondary analysis of the Australian Health Survey (2011–2013)', BioMed Central, Cardiovascular Disorders 17:146.

van der Bend, D. et al. 2017, 'Trends in Food and Beverage Portion Sizes in Australian Children; a Time-Series Analysis Comparing 2007 and 2011–2012 National Data'. Children, vol. 4, No. 8.

Wright, A., Lovett, R., Roe, Y. and Richardson, A. 2017, 'Enhancing national data to align with policy objectives: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking prevalence at finer geographic levels', Australian Health Review.

2016
Baffour, B., Haynes, M., Dinsdale, S., Western, M. and Pennay, D. 2016, 'Profiling the mobile-only population in Australia: insights from the Australian National Health Survey', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol.40, No. 5, pp. 443–447.

Baidawi, S. 2016, 'Older Prisoners: psychological distress and associations with mental health history, cognitive functioning, socio-demographic, and criminal justice factors', International Psychogeriatrics, vol. 28, No. 3 pp. 385-395.

Barbour, L. R., Ho, M. Y. L., Davidson, Z. E. and Palermo, C. E. 2016, 'Challenges and opportunities for measuring the impact of a nutrition programme amongst young people at risk of food insecurity: A pilot study', Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 122–129.

Bezzina, A., Mao, Y., Brown, J. and Ramsey, B. 2016, 'Health and physical activity among elderly Melbournians to develop urban design directions', Dept of Infrastructure Engineering, Research paper for CVEN90047.

Burden,S. and Steel, D. 2016, 'Empirical Zoning Distributions for Small Area Data', Geographical analysis, vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 373-390.

Currier, D, et al. 2016, 'The Australian longitudinal study on male health-methods', BMC PublicHealth, vol. 16, suppl 3.

Enticott, J.C., Meadows, G.N., Shawyer, F., Inder, B. and Patten, S. 2016, 'Mental disorders and distress: Associations with demographics, remoteness and socioeconomic deprivation of area of residence across Australia', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 50, No. 12, pp. 1169-1179.

Garnett, S.P., Baur, L.A., Jones, A.M.D. and Hardy L.L. 2016, 'Trends in the prevalence of morbid and severe obesity in Australian children aged 7-12 years, 1985-2012', PLoS ONE, vol. 11, No. 5.

Greenhalgh, E.M., Stillman, S. and Ford, C. 2016, 'Smoking and mental health. Tobacco in Australia', Facts and issues, chapter 7-12.

Hafekost, J. et al. 2016, 'Introducing ‘Young Minds Matter'. The Australian Economic Review, vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 503-514.

Lee, A.J., Kane, S., Ramsey, R., Good, E. and Dick, M. 2016, 'Testing the price and affordability of healthy and current (unhealthy) diets and the potential impacts of policy change in Australia', BioMed Public Health, 16:315.

Lindberg, R., Caraher, M. and Wingrove, K. 2016, 'Implementing the right food in Australia', Victorian journal of Home Economics., vol. 55, No. 2. pp. 25-29.

Louie, J.C.Y., Lei, L. and Rangan, A.M. 2016, 'Reliability of a systematic methodology to estimate added sugars content of foods when applied to a recent Australian food composition database', ScienceDirect, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis,vol. 46, pp. 36-42.

Meyer, B.J. 2016, 'Australians are not meeting the recommended intakes for Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: Results of an analysis from the 2011-2012 National Nutritional and Physical Activity Survey', Nutrients, vol. 8, No. 3.

Miller, J., et al. 2016, 'Dietary intake of working women with children does not appear to be influenced by hours of employment: A secondary analysis of the Australian Health Survey (2011–2013)', ScienceDirect, Appetite, vol. 105, pp. 106-113.

Nomaguchi, T., Cunich, M., Zapata-Diomedi, B. and Veerman, J.L. 2016, 'The impact on productivity of a hypothetical tax on sugar-sweetened beverages', ScienceDirect, Health Policy, vol. 121, No. 6, pp. 715-725.

Peterson, K.L., Jacobs, J.P., Allender, S., Alston, L.V. and Nichols, M. 2016, 'Characterising the extent of misreporting of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes using the Australian Health Survey', BioMed Public Health, 16:695.

Short, C.E. et al. 2016, 'Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 83-90.

Shanahan, D.F, Bush, R., Gaston, K.J, Lin, B.B., Dean, J., Barber, E. and Fuller, R.A. 2016, 'Health benefits from nature experiences depend on dose', Scientific Reports, 6, 28551.

Sharman, M.J. et al. 2016, 'Review of Publicly-Funded Bariatric Surgery Policy in Australia—Lessons for More Comprehensive Policy Making', Obesity Surgery, vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 817-824.

Tam, K.W. and Page, L. 2016, 'Effects of language proficiency on labour, social and health outcomes of immigrants in Australia', ScienceDirect, Economic Analysis and Policy. vol. 52, pp. 66-78.

Tolhurst, P., Lindberg, R., Calder, R., Dunbar, J. and de Courten, M. 2016, 'Australia's health tracker', Technical appendix, The Australian Health Policy Collaboration.

Tucker, G., Adams, R. and Wilson, D. 2016, 'The case for using country-specific scoring coefficients for scoring the SF-12, with scoring implications for the SF-36', Quality of Life Research, vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 267-274.

Vella, S.A. et al. 2016, 'The contribution of organised sports to physical activity in Australia: Results and directions from the Active Healthy Kids Australia 2014 Report Card on physical activity for children and young people', ScienceDirect, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 19,No. 5, pp. 407-412.

Whiteman, D.C and Wilson, L.F. 2016, 'The fractions of cancer attributable to modifiable factors: A global review', ScienceDirect, Cancer Epidemiology, vol. 44, pp. 203-221.

Zapata-Diomedi, B., Herrera, A.M.M. and Veerman, J.L. 2016, 'The effects of built environment attributes on physical activity-related health and health care costs outcomes in Australia', Health and Place, vol. 42, pp. 19-29.

2015
Bell, L.K.; Edwards, S. and Grieger, J.A. 2015, 'The Relationship between Dietary Patterns and Metabolic Health in a Representative Sample of Adult Australians', Nutrients, vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 6491-6505.

Enticott, J.C., Meadows, G.N., Shawyer, F., Inder, B. and Pattten, S. 2015, 'Mental disorders and distress: Associations with demographics, remoteness and socioeconomic deprivation of area of residence across Australia', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

Fonseca, R., Otahal, P., Wiggins, N. and Marwick, T.H. 2015, 'Growth and geographical variation in the use of cardiac imaging in Australia', Internal Medicine Journal, vol. 45, No. 11, pp 1115-1127.

Hetzel, D., Sobczak, K. and Glover, J. 2015, 'The socioeconomic gradient and chronic illness and associated risk factors in Australia: How far have we travelled? Evidence from the ABS National Health Survey series', Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU), Torrens University Australia.

Jordan, S.J., Wilson, L.F. and Nagle, C.M. 2015, 'Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to total breastfeeding durations of 12 months or less by parous women', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. vol.39, No. 5, pp. 418-421.

Jordan, S.J., Wilson, L.F., Nagle, C.M., Green, A.C., Olsen, C.M., Bain, C.J., Pandeya, N., Whiteman, D.C. and Webb, P.M. 2015, 'Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to and prevented by the use of menopausal hormone therapy', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 434-445.

Korda, R., Joshy, G., Paige, E., Butler, J., Jorm L., Liu, B. Bauman, A. and Banks, E. 2015, 'The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Hospitalisation Rates, Days in Hospital and Costs: Findings from a Large Prospective Linked Data Study', PLOS One.

Lindberg, R., Whelan, J., Lawrence, M., Gold, L. and Friel, S. 2015, 'Still serving hot soup? Two hundred years of a charitable food sector in Australia: a narrative review', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 358-365.

Lindberg, R., Lawrence, M., Gold, L.; Friel, S. and Pegram, O. 2015, 'Food insecurity in Australia: Implications for general practitioners', Australian Family Physician, vol. 44, No. 11, pp. 859-862.

Olsen, C.M., Wilson, L.F., Nagle, C.M., Kendall, B.J., Bain, C.J., Pandeya, N., Webb, P.M. and Whilteman, D.C. 2015, 'Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to insufficient physical activity', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 458-463.

Pandeya, N., Wilson, L.F., Webb, P.M. Neeale, R.E., Bain, C.J. and Whiteman, D.C. 2015, 'Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to the consumption of alcohol', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 39, No. 5, pp 408-413.

Vecchio, N., Mihala, G., Sheridan, J., Hilton, M.F., Whiteford, H. and Scuffham, P.A. 2015, 'A link between labor participation, mental health and class of medication for mental well-being', Elsevier, Economic Analysis and Policy, vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 376-385.

Verikios, G., Dixon, P.B., Rimmer, M. and Harris, A.H. 2015, 'Improving health in an advanced economy: An economywide analysis for Australia'. Economic Modelling, vol. 46, pp. 250-261.

Whiteman, D.C., Webb, P.M. et al. 2015, 'Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: introduction and overview', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 403-407.

Yusuf, F. and Leeder, S.R. 2015, 'Making sense of alcohol consumption data in Australia'. Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 203, No. 3.


2013
Burden, S. and Steel, D. 2013, 'Constraint Choice for Spatial Microsimulation', National Institute for Applied Statistical Research Australia. University of Wollongong. Working Paper, 20-13.

Meyer, Barbara.J., Kolanu, Nithin., Griffiths, David.A., Grounds, Ben., Howe, Peter R.C., Kries, and Irene, A. 2013, 'Food Groups and fatty acids associated with self-reported depression: An anlysis for the Australian National Nutrition and Health Surveys', Nutrition 29:7.

Pilkington, Rhiannon, Taylor, Anne W., Hugo, Graeme and Wittert, Gary March 2014, 'Are Baby Boomers healthier than Generation X', A profile of Australia's working generations using National Health Survey data. PLOS One

Van der Zwaag D, Pointer S and Harrison J.E 2013, 'Obesity and injury in the National Hospital Morbidity Database', Injury Research and Statistics Series no. 82. Cat. no. INJCAT 158.

Vecchio, N., Scuffman, P.A., Hilton, M.F. and Whiteford, A. 2013, 'Difference in wage rates for males and females in the health sector: a consideration of unpaid overtime to decompose the gender wage gap', Human Resources for Health 2013, 11:9.

2012
Atlantis, E. & Sullivan, T 2012, 'Changes in cardiovascular disease burden associated with psychopathology in Australian adults 2004–2008', General Hospital Psychiatry, vol. 34, no. 4.

Atlantis, E., Sullivan, T., Sartorius, N. and Almeida, O.P. 2012, 'Changes in the prevalence of psychological distress and use of antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications associated with comorbid chronic diseases in the adult Australian population, 2001-2008', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

Bielak, A.A.M., Byles, J.E., Luszcz, M.A. and Anstey, K.J. 2012, 'Combining longitudinal studies showed prevalence of disease differed throughout older adulthood', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 65, no. 3.

Magnus, A., Cadilhac, D., Sheppard, L., Cumming, T., Pearce, D. and Carter, R. 2012, 'The Economic Gains of Achieving Reduced Alcohol Consumption Targets for Australia', American Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. 7, pp. 1313-9.

Maruyama, S., Yin, Q. 2012, 'The opportunity cost of exercise: Do higher-earning Australians exercise longer, harder, or both?', Health Policy, vol. 106 (2) pp. 187-194.


2011
Armstrong, A.R., Thiebaut, S.P., Brown, L.J. and Nepal, B. 2011, 'Australian adults use complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of chronic illness: a national study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol, 35, no. 4, pp. 384-90.

Cadilhac, D.A., Cumming, T.B, et al. 2011, 'The economic benefits of reducing physical inactivity: an Australian example'. International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 8, No. 99.

Cadilhac, D.A., Magnus, A., Sheppard, L., Cumming, T.B., Pearce, D.C. and Carter, R. 2011, 'The societal benefits of reducing six behavioural risk factors: an economic modelling study from Australia', BMC Public Health, 11.

Eldridge, D., Cagatay, K., Onur, I. and Velamura, M. 2011, 'The impact of private hospital insurance on utilization of hospital care in Australia: Evidence from the national health survey', SEF Working paper: 07/2011.

Hockey, R., Tooth, L. and Dobson, A 2011, 'Relative survival: a useful tool to assess generalisability in longitudinal studies of health in older persons', Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, vol. 8, no. 3.

Lymer, S., Brown, L., Harding, A. and Payne, A. 2011, 'Challenges and Solutions in Constructing a Microsimulation Model of the Use and Costs of Medical Services in Australia', International Journal of Microsimulation, vol. 4, no. 3.

Paolucci, F. and Shmueli, A. 2011, 'Demographic scales for ex-ante risk equalisation in the Australian private health insurance market', Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, Working Paper no. 9, April 2011.

Walker, A., Butler, J.R.G., and Colagiuri, S. 2011, 'Cost-benefit model system of chronic diseases to assess and rank prevention and treatment options', ACERH Research Report, 10, May 2011.


2010
Allman-Farinelli, M., Chey, T., Merom, D. and Bauman, A.E. 2010, 'Occupational risk of overweight and obesity: an analysis of the Australian Health Survey', Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, vol. 5, no. 14.

Calabria, B., Doran, C.M.,Vos, t., Shakeshaft, A.P and Hall, W. 2010, 'Epidemiology of alcohol-related burden of disease among Indigenous Australians', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 34, (S1) pp. S47-S51.

Dockery, A. M. 2010, 'The subjective wellbeing of Indigenous Australians', CLMR Discussion Paper Series 2010/4, Centre for Labour Market Research, Curtin Business School, March.

Nepal, B., Brown, L. and Ranmuthugala, G. 2010, 'Modelling the impact of modifying lifestyle risk factors on dementia prevalence in Australian population aged 45 years and over, 2006–2051'. Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 111-116.

Rahman, A. and Harding, A. 2010, 'Some Health Related Issues in Australia and Methodologies for Estimating Small Area Health Related Characteristics'. National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, Working Paper No. 15

Tucker, G., Adams, R. and Wilson, D. 2010, 'New Australian Population Scoring Coefficients for the Old Version of the SF-36 and SF-12 Health Status Questionnaires', Quality of Life Research, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 1069-76.

Walker, A., Butler, J, and Colagiuri, S. 2010, 'Cost-benefit Model System of Chronic Diseases to Assess and Rank Prevention and Treatment Options - The Prototype', Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, Research Report Series, number 8.

Walker, A., Butler, J, and Colagiuri, S. 2010, 'Economic Model System of Chronic Diseases in Australia: the Prototype', Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, Australian National University.

2009
Ampon, R.D. et al. 2009, 'Cost is a major barrier to the use of inhaled corticosteroids for obstructive lung disease'. The Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 191, No. 6, pp. 319-323.

Atlantis, E., Lange, K. and Wittert, G.A. 2009, 'Chronic disease trends due to excess body weight in Australia',Obesity Review 2009 September, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 543-53. Earlier published April 26, 2009.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2009, 'Prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease: Targeting risk factors', Cat no PHE 118. Canberra: AIHW.

Cadihac, DA. Mangus, A. Cumming, T. Sheppard, L. Peace, D. Carter, R. 2009, 'The health and economic benefits of reducing disease risk factors', Research Report. VicHealth .

O'Toole, B., Catts, S., Outram, S., Pierse, K. and Cockburn, J. 2009, 'The Physical and Mental Health of Australian Vietnam Veterans 3 Decades After the War and Its Relation to Military Service, Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder', American Journal of Epidemiology. vol. 170, pp. 318-30.


2008
Access Economics 2008, 'The impact of the changes to the income thresholds for the Medicare Levy Surcharge', Access Economics.

Allman-Farinelli, M 2008, 'Analysis of prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults using three surveys (1980/90, 1995, 2001) to determine individual effects of age period and birth cohort on prevalence of overweight', Discussion papers 486 and 498.

Atlantis, E. and Ball 2008, 'Association between weight perception and psychological distress', International Journal of Obesity (London). vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 715-21.

Atlantis E., Barnes E.H. and Ball K. 2008, 'Weight status and perception barriers to healthy physical activity and diet behavior', International Journal of Obesity (London). vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 343-52.

Amir, L.H. and Donath, S.M. 2008, 'Socioeconomic status and rates of breastfeeding in Australia: evidence from three national health surveys', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 189, no. 5, pp. 254-56.

Doiron, D., Jones, G. and Savage, E. 2008, 'Healthy, wealthy and insured? The role of self-assessed health in the demand for private health insurance,, Health Economics, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 317-34.

Ellis, R.P. and Savage, E. 2008, 'Run for cover now or later? The impact of premiums, threats and deadlines on private health insurance in Australia', International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 257-77.

Giglia, R. and Binns, C. 2008, 'Alcohol and lactation: Do no harm [1]', Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 100-1.

Giglia, R.C. and Binns, C.W. 2008, 'Alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding; a comparison of the 1995 and 2001 National Health Survey data', Breastfeeding review : professional publication of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 17-24.

Hayes A.J., Kortt M.A., Clarke P.M, and Brandrup J.D. 2008, 'Estimating equations to correct self-reported height and weight: implications for prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australia', Aust NZ Public Health 32, pp. 542-45.

Vecchio, N. 2008, 'The use of dental services among older Australians: Does location matter?', Australian Economic Review, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 272-82.


2007
Begg, S., Vos, T., Barker, B. and others 2007, 'The burden of disease and injury in Australia 2003', Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. AIHW cat. no. PHE 82.

Busija, L., Osborne, R., Hollingsworth, B. and Buchbinder, R. 2007, 'The impact of arthritis across socioeconomic strata in Australia'.

Chotikapanich, D., Creedy, J. and Hopkins, S. 2007, 'Income and Health Concentration in Australia', The Economic Record', The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 79, no. 246, pp. 297-305.

Clark, R.G. and Steel, D.G. 2007, 'Sampling within households in household surveys', Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society), vol. 170, part 1, pp. 1-20.

Slack-Smith, L.M., Mills, C.R., Bulsara, M.K. and O'Grady, M.J. 2007, 'Demographic, health and lifestyle factors associated with dental service attendance by young adults', Australian Dental Journal, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 205-9.

Tong, B. and Stevenson, C. 2007, 'Comorbidity of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease in Australia'. Book published by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Watson, W.L., Ozanne-Smith, J. and Richardson, J. 2007, 'Retrospective baseline measurement of self-reported health status and health-related quality of life versus population norms in the evaluation of post-injury losses', Injury Prevention, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 45-50.

Yusuf, F. and Siedlecky, S. 2007, 'Patterns of Contraceptive Use In Australia: Analysis of the 2001 National Health Survey', Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 39, pp. 735-44.

2006
Brown, L., Abello, A., and Harding, A. 2006, 'Pharmaceuticals Benefit Scheme: Effects of the Safety Net', Agenda, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 211-24.

Clark. P. and Ryan, C. 2006, 'Self-reported health: reliability and consequences for health inequality', Health Economics Letters.

Coory, M. and Johnston, T. 2006, 'Trends in the annual prevalence of hospitalisation for remote indigenous communities in Queensland, 1997/98 to 2004/5', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 440-3.

Ellis, R. and Savage, E. 2006, 'Where do you run after you run for cover? The impact on premium changes on the characteristics of the privately insured in Australia'. Paper funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant.

Temple, J. B. 2006, 'Food insecurity among older Australians: prevalence, correlates and well-being', Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 158-63.

Temple, J. 2006, 'Health insurance reform and older Australians', Australasian Journal on Ageing.

Temple, J. 2006, 'Patient election in Australian hospitals: how do private and Medicare admissions differ', People and Place, vol. 14, no. 1.

Walker, A., Thurecht, L., and Harding, A. 2006, 'Changes in Hospitalisation Rates and Costs in New South Wales, 1996-97 and 2000-01', The Australian Economic Review, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 391-408.


2005
Ampon, R. D., Williamson, M., Correll, P. K. and Marks, G. B. 2005. 'Impact of asthma on self-reported health status and quality of life: a population based study of Australians aged 18–64', Thorax, 60, 735-9.

Booth, A. and Carroll, N. 2005, 'The health status of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians', paper. 534, Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA).

Brown, L, Abello, A., and Harding, A. 2005, 'Distributional impacts of the PBS in 2005-06: an investment in Australian families', In the 3rd Annual Conference on the Future of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Donath, S.M. 2005, 'How to calculate standard errors for population estimates based on Australian National Health Survey data', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 565-71.

Donath, S.M and Amir, L.H. 2005, 'Breastfeeding and the introduction of solids in Australian infants: data from the 2001 National Health Survey'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 171-175.

Hopkins, S. and Kidd, M 2005, 'Relationship between insurance status and utilization of dental services in Australia', Paper presented to the Australian Health Economics Society Conference at the University of Auckland. Also presented to the International Health Economics Society Conference, Barcelona July 2005.

'Physical Activity, Nutrition, BMI Fact sheet' 2005, Tasmania. Department of Health and Human Services, Population Health, Epidemiology Unit.

'Tobacco and Alcohol Fact Sheet' 2005, Tasmania. Department of Health and Human Services, Population Health, Epidemiology Unit.

Palangkaraya, A. and Yong, J 2005, 'Effects of recent carrot-and-stick policy initiatives on private health insurance coverage in Australia', Economic Record, vol. 81, no. 254, pp. 262-272.

Palangkaraya, A. and Yong, J 2005, 'The income distributive implications of recent private health insurance policies in Australia', Presented at 2005 Australian Conference of Economists at the University of Melbourne. Co-authored with Jongsay Yong, Beth Webster, and Peter Dawkins.

Temple, J. 2005, 'Older Australians as consumers: the role of selected demographic factors in explaining expenditure on necessities', PhD Thesis, Graduate Program in Demography, The Australian National University: Canberra.

Walker, A. 2005, 'Multiple chronic conditions: patient characteristics and impacts on quality of life and health expenditures', Presented to the Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Canberra, 13-16 November.

Walker, A.E. and Becker, N.G. 2005, 'Health inequalities across socio-economic groups: comparing geographic-area-based and individual-based indicators'. Public Health, vol. 119, No. 12, pp. 1097-1104.

Walker, A., Percival, R., Thurecht, L. and Pearse, J. 2005, 'Distributional impact of recent changes in private health insurance', Australian Health Review, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 167-77.

Yusuf, F. and Martins, J. 2005, 'Holiday taking behaviour and expenditure on holidays by the Australian households'. Journal of Business Research.
2004
Brown, L., Abello, A. and Lymer, S. 2004, 'Modelling health outcomes and the PBS', Discussed at the 26th Conference of Health Economists Melbourne 30 September, 2004.

Brown, L., Abello, A., Phillips, B. and Harding, A. 2004, 'Moving towards an improved micro-simulation model of the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme', Australian Economic Review, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 41-61.

Brown, L. and Harding, A 2004,'The new frontier of health and aged care: using microsimulation to assess policy options', Productivity Commission Conference, Quantitative Tools for Micro-economic Policy Analysis, 17-18 November, Hyatt Hotel, Canberra.

Harding, A., Abello, A., Brown, L., and Phillips, B. 2004, 'The distributional impact of government outlays on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in 2001-02', Economic Record, 80 (Special Issue) S83-S96.

Palangkaraya, A. and Yong, J. 2004, 'How effective is 'lifetime health cover' in raising private health insurance coverage in Australia? An assessment using regression discontinuity', Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series wp2004n33, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne.

Slack-Smith, L.M. and Hyndman J. 2004, 'The relationship between demographic and health related factors and attendance at dental care in the previous year by elderly Australians', British Dental Journal 197(4), pp. 193-199.

Technical Working Group ABS – NATSEM. 'Collaboration on Statistical Matching 2004, Statistical matching of the HES and NHS: an exploration of issues in the use of unconstrained and constrained approaches in creating a basefile for a microsimulation model of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme', An ABS Methodology Advisory Committee Paper, June 2004.

Walker, A., Percival, R., Thurecht, L. and Pearse, J. 2004, 'Public policy and private health insurance: distributional impact on public and private hospital usage in New South Wales'.

Yusuf, F and Eliezer, S. 2004, 'Internet shopping behaviour in Australia, 1999-2000', Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy, Wellington.


2003
Abello, A., Brown, L., Walker, A. and Thurecht, L. 2003, 'An economic forecasting microsimulation model of the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme', Technical Paper no. 30. Canberra: University of Canberra, National Centre for Economic Modelling.

Barrett, G.F. and Conlon, R. 2003, 'Adverse selection and the decline in private health insurance: coverage in Australia 1989-1995', Economic Record, vol. 79, no. 246, pp. 279-96.

Barrett, G.F. and Conlon, R. 2003, 'Health care spending: family structure and family health', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 14, no. 1, June 2003, pp. 143-52.

Barrett, G.F. and Conlon, R. 2001, 'Explaining the contraction in the market for private health insurance in Australia', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 210-24.

Saunders, P. 2003, 'The Cambridge Handbook of Social Sciences in Australia', In McAllister, I., Dowrick, S., and Hassan, R., (Eds..), Income distribution and redistribution, pp. 118-37.

Siminski, P., Saunders, P. and Bradbury, B. 2003, 'Reviewing the intertemporal consistency of the ABS household income data through comparisons with external aggregates', Australian Economic Review, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 333- 49.

Slack-Smith L.M. 2003, 'Dental visits in Australian preschool children', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 442-45.

Walker, A., Percival, R., Thurecht, L., and Pearce, J. 2003, 'Public Policy and Private Health Insurance: Distributional Impact on Public and Private Hospital Usage in NSW', International Microsimulation Conference on Population Ageing and Health, 7-12 December, 2003, Canberra, AC: University of Canberra, NATSEM.

Worsley, A., Blasche, R., Ball, K. and Crawford, D. 2003, 'Income differences in food consumption in the 1995 Australian National Nutrition Survey'. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 57, pp. 1198-1211.


2002
Barrett, G.F. 2002, 'The effect of alcohol consumption on earnings', Economic Record, vol. 78, no. 240, pp. 79-98.

Donath, S. and Amir, L. 2002, 'The introduction of breast milk substitutes and solid foods: evidence from the 1995 National Health Survey', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, October 2002, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 481-4.

Marks G.C., Coyne T. and Pang G. 2002, 'Type 2 diabetes costs in Australia: the potential impact of changes in diet, physical activity and levels of obesity', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Marks G.C., Coyne T., Pang, G. and Picton, P. 2002, 'Cancer costs in Australia: the potential impact of dietary change', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Pokrajac V., Booth, D. and Slack-Smith L. 2002, 'Dental visits in patients with Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis', Australian Dental Journal, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 208-13.

Sanderson, K. and Andrews, G. 2002, 'The SF-12 in the Australian population: cross-validation of item selection', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 343-5.

Turrell, G., Battistutta, D. and McGuffog, I. 2002, 'The Air We Breathe: Social determinants of smoking among parents with infants'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 30-37.

2001
Cook, P., Rutishauser I.H.E. and Seelig, M. 2001, 'Comparable data on food and nutrient intake and physical measurements from the 1983, 1985 and 1995 National Nutrition Surveys', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Cook, P., Rutishauser I.H.E. and Allsopp, R. 2001, 'The Bridging Study: comparing results from the 1983, 1985 and 1995 Australian National Nutrition Surveys', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Davies, P.S.W., Roodveldt, R. and Marks, G.C. 2001, 'Standard methods for collection and collation of anthropometric data in children', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Donath, S. 2001, 'The validity of the 12 item General Health Questionnaire in the 1995 National Health Survey: some methodological issues', The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 231-235.

Lancaster, P., Hurst, T. 2001, 'Trends in neural tube defects in Australia', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Marks, G.C., Rutishauser, I.H.E., Webb, K. and Picton, P. 2001, 'Key food and nutrition data for Australia 1990-1999', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Marks, G.C., Webb, K., Rutishauser, I.H.E. and Riley, M. 2001, 'Monitoring food habits in the Australian population using short questions', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Riley, M., Rutishauser, I.H.E. and Webb, K. 2001, 'Comparison of short questions with weighed food records', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Rutishauser, I.H.E., Webb, K., Abraham, B. and Allsopp, R. 2001, 'Evaluation of short dietary questions from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Siahpush, M. and Borland, R. 2001, 'Socio-demographic variations in smoking status among Australians aged ≥18: multivariate results from the 1995 National Health Survey'. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 438-442.

Webb, K., Abraham, B. 2001, 'Interim evaluation of the voluntary folate fortification policy', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Webb, K., Marks G.C., Lund-Adams, M. and Abraham, B. 2001, 'Towards a national system for monitoring breast feeding in Australia: a discussion paper', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.

Webb, K., Marks, G.C., Lund-Adams, M., Rutishauser, I.H.E. and Abraham, B. 2001, 'Towards a national system for monitoring breast feeding in Australia: recommendations for population indicators, definitions, and next steps', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.


2000
Lye, J. and Hirschberg, J. 2000, 'Alcohol consumption, smoking and wages'. Department of Economics Working Paper Research Paper no. 764. University of Melbourne.

Donath, S. 2000, 'The validity of the 12 item General Health Questionnaire in Australia: a comparison between three scoring methods', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

Flatau, P., Galea, J. and Petridis, R. 2000, 'Mental health and wellbeing and unemployment', Australian Economic Review, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 161-181.

Rutishauser, I.H.E. 2000, 'Getting it right: how to use the data from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey', Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.