The statistic depicts the results of a survey regarding the share of respondents with private health insurance coverage in Australia in financial year 2018, by insurance coverage. During the survey period, it was reported that around 46.3 percent of respondents had private health insurance that covered both hospital and extra expenses.
Share of respondents with private health insurance coverage in Australia in financial year 2018, by insurance coverage
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Note: Exact wording of the survey question: "Does [your/his/her] private health insurance cover:
1. Both hospital and extras cover?
2. Hospital cover only?
3. Extras cover only?
4. Ambulance cover only (don’t read out)
5. Have other arrangements i.e. DVA entitlements (don’t read out) "
Survey respondents include only those who are usual residents of private dwellings.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 13, 2018). Share of respondents with private health insurance coverage in Australia in financial year 2018, by insurance coverage [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/993555/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of respondents with private health insurance coverage in Australia in financial year 2018, by insurance coverage." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/993555/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Share of respondents with private health insurance coverage in Australia in financial year 2018, by insurance coverage. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/993555/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Respondents with Private Health Insurance Coverage in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Insurance Coverage." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/993555/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of respondents with private health insurance coverage in Australia in financial year 2018, by insurance coverage Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/993555/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-type/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of respondents with private health insurance coverage in Australia in financial year 2018, by insurance coverage [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/993555/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-type/
