This statistic depicts the results of a survey regarding the share of patients who saw a medical specialist in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender. It was reported that 62.9 percent of male respondents and 57.2 percent of female respondents who were 75 to 84 years old saw a medical specialist in Australia in that year.
Share of patients who saw a medical specialist in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender
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: "Since last year, [have you/has Name of RP] seen a medical specialist?"
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 patients who saw a medical specialist in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/995789/australia-medical-specialist-visits-share-by-age-group-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of patients who saw a medical specialist in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/995789/australia-medical-specialist-visits-share-by-age-group-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Share of patients who saw a medical specialist in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/995789/australia-medical-specialist-visits-share-by-age-group-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Patients Who Saw a Medical Specialist in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Age Group and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/995789/australia-medical-specialist-visits-share-by-age-group-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of patients who saw a medical specialist in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/995789/australia-medical-specialist-visits-share-by-age-group-and-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of patients who saw a medical specialist in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/995789/australia-medical-specialist-visits-share-by-age-group-and-gender/
