National Healthcare Agreement: PI 63-Children's hearing loss, 2012

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termIndicator
Indicator type:Help on this termProgress measure
Short name:Help on this termPI 63-Children's hearing loss, 2012
METEOR identifier:Help on this term435995
Registration status:Help on this term
Description:Help on this termPrevalence of hearing loss and otitis media in children
Indicator set:Help on this termNational Healthcare Agreement (2012)
Health, Superseded 25/06/2013
Outcome area:Help on this termSocial Inclusion and Indigenous Health
Health, Standard 07/07/2010
Indigenous, Standard 11/09/2012

Collection and usage attributes

Population group age from:Help on this term0 years
Population group age to:Help on this term14 years
Computation description:Help on this term

Hearing loss measured in three different aggregations of long-term conditions:

  1. Complete and partial deafness
  2. Complete and partial deafness and otitis media
  3. All diseases of the ear and mastoid

Rates are directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.

Analysis by remoteness and SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person.

Presented per 1,000 population.

Computation:Help on this term1,000 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)
Numerator:Help on this termNumber of children aged 0–14 years with hearing loss or otitis media
Numerator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data SetData Element
Hearing loss (self-reported) as described by ICD-10 or ABS input codes
Data Source
ABS 2007-08 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
See the NHS User Guide for further information.
Data Element / Data SetData Element
Hearing loss (self-reported) as described by ICD-10 or ABS input codes
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
See the NHS User Guide for further information.
Data Element / Data SetData Element
Hearing loss (self-reported) as described by ICD-10 or ABS input codes
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
See the NATSIHS User Guide for further information.
Data Element / Data SetPerson—age, total years N[NN]
Data Source
ABS 2007-08 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Data Element / Data SetPerson—age, total years N[NN]
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Data Element / Data SetPerson—age, total years N[NN]
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Denominator:Help on this termPopulation aged 0–14 years
Denominator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data SetPerson—age, total years N[NN]
Data Source
ABS 2007-08 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Data Element / Data SetPerson—age, total years N[NN]
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Data Element / Data SetPerson—age, total years N[NN]
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Disaggregation:Help on this term

State and territory, by condition:

  • age group
  • Indigenous status
  • remoteness (Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Structure) 
  • SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintiles.

Nationally, by SEIFA IRSD deciles

Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.

Disaggregation data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data SetData Element
Hearing loss (self-reported) as described by ICD-10 or ABS input codes
Data Source
ABS 2007-08 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
See the NHS User Guide for further information.
Data Element / Data SetPerson—age, total years N[NN]
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Data Element / Data SetPerson—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2006) NNNNN
Data Source
ABS 2007-08 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Used for disaggregation by state/territory remoteness and SEIFA IRSD
Data Element / Data SetData Element
Hearing loss (self-reported) as described by ICD-10 or ABS input codes
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
See the NHS User Guide for further information.
Data Element / Data SetData Element
Hearing loss (self-reported) as described by ICD-10 or ABS input codes
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
See the NATSIHS User Guide for further information.
Data Element / Data SetPerson—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2004) NNNNN
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Used for disaggregation by state/territory, remoteness and SEIFA IRSD
Data Element / Data SetPerson—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2004) NNNNN
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Used for disaggregation by state/territory, remoteness and SEIFA IRSD
Data Element / Data SetPerson—Indigenous status, code N
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Data Element / Data SetPerson—Indigenous status, code N
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Data Element / Data SetPerson—age, total years N[NN]
Data Source
ABS 2007-08 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Data Element / Data SetPerson—age, total years N[NN]
Data Source
ABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS)
Guide for use
Data source type: Survey
Comments:Help on this term

Most recent data available for 2012 CRC report: 2007–08 (total population: NHS); 2004-05 (Indigenous status: NATSIHS and NHS)

NO NEW DATA FOR 2012 REPORTING

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termRate
Data type:Help on this termReal
Unit of measure:Help on this termPerson
Format:Help on this termNN[N.N]

Indicator conceptual framework

Framework and dimensions:Help on this termHealth conditions

Data source attributes

Data sources:Help on this term
Data SourceABS 2007-08 National Health Survey (NHS)
Frequency
Every 3 years
Data custodian
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Data SourceABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS)
Frequency
Every 3 years
Data custodian
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Data SourceABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS)
Frequency
Every 6 years
Data custodian
Australian Bureau of Statistics

Accountability attributes

Reporting requirements:Help on this termNational Healthcare Agreement
Organisation responsible for providing data:Help on this termAustralian Bureau of Statistics
Further data development / collection required:Help on this term

Specification: Long-term

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:Help on this term

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Users' Guide. Cat. no. 4715.0.55.004. Canberra: ABS.

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006. National Health Survey: Users' Guide—Electronic. Cat. no. 4363.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS. 

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006. National Health Survey: Users' Guide—Electronic. Cat. no. 4363.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS. 

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes National Healthcare Agreement: PI 63-Children's hearing loss, 2011
  • Health, Superseded 31/10/2011