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Table 3 Per cent use of Consulting room HA items by Indigenous status and State/Territory

From: Comparison of the uptake of health assessment items for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians: Implications for policy

State

 

75+ yrs non-Indigenous

55+ yrs Indigenous

Total

Difference % (95% CI)

Difference % (95% CI)-dual eligibility adjustment

NSW

Count

156433

1316

157749

  
 

%

7.7%

2.7%

7.5%

5.0 (5.0–5.1)

4.2 (4.1–4.2)

VIC

Count

111742

566

112308

  
 

%

7.5%

5.8%

7.5%

2.0 (1.9–2.1)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

QLD

Count

92970

1359

94329

  
 

%

9.4%

3.3%

9.1%

6.2 (6.1–6.3)

5.0 (4.9–5.0)

SA

Count

25788

159

25947

  
 

%

4.8%

1.8%

4.7%

3.0 (2.9–3.1)

2.4 (2.3–2.5)

WA

Count

27620

758

28378

  
 

%

5.7%

3.4%

5.6%

2.2 (2.4–2.5)

1.6 (1.5–1.7)

TAS

Count

5529

15

5544

  
 

%

3.6%

.3%

3.5%

3.4 (3.3–3.5)

3.0 (2.9–3.1)

ACT

Count

2496

14

2510

  
 

%

4.0%

1.8%

4.0%

2.2 (2.1–2.4)

1.8 (1.6–2.0)

NT

Count

197

486

683

  
 

%

1.9%

2.5%

2.1%

-0.6 (-0.8–-0.3)

-0.9 (-1.1–-0.6)