National Disability Agreement: i(1)-Proportion of primary carers of people with disability who report a need for further assistance in their caring roles, 2013

Collection and usage attributes

Number of primary carers (of people aged 0-64 years with disability), who report a need for further assistance in their caring roles divided by the total number of primary carers (of people aged 0-64 years with disability).

R/N x 100
Where R = number of primary carers (of people aged 0–64 years with disability), who report a need for further assistance in their caring roles and

N = total number of primary carers (of people aged 0-64 years with disability).

Number of primary carers (of people aged 0–64 years with disability), who report a need for further assistance in their caring roles.

Total number of primary carers of people with disability.

The following disaggregations will be presented by State/territory, by;

• Carer sex, carer age group (for total persons only: 15-44, 45-64, 65 years and over, subtotal 15-64 years, total)
• Carer Remoteness Area (major cities, other, total) 
• Main recipient of care age group (0-14, 15-44, 45-64, total 0-64 years)

The following disaggregations will be presented Nationally, by;

• Carer Remoteness Area (major cities, inner regional, outer regional, remote, total)
• Carer country of birth (Australia, other English speaking countries, all English speaking countries, non-English speaking countries, total)

Data disaggregation will depend on reliability of estimates.  

Representational attributes

Indicator conceptual framework

• Economic resources and security
  
• Education and knowledge
  
• Employment and labour force participation
  
• Recreation and leisure
  
• Transport and communication
  

• Community and civic engagement
  
• Family formation and functioning
  
• Social and support networks
  
• Trust
  

Data source attributes

Accountability attributes

Indicator (i) is a new indicator based on indicator (i) from the previous NDA (no data available), with one new additional measure included (measure i(1)—need for further assistance).

Source and reference attributes

Relational attributes