4433.0.55.007 - Unmet Need for Formal Assistance, 2012

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Key Findings Need for assistance Formal assistance - age and sex Activity type, conditions and disability type Reasons not receiving adequate formal assistance Labour force status and income States and Territories About this Release More assistance needed for those with disability (Media Release)	This publication presents information about people with disability who were identified as having an unmet need for formal assistance, that is, they needed formal assistance and received some but not enough, or they needed formal assistance but received none at all. It presents data collected in the 2012 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers on activities for which people reported an unmet need for formal assistance including self-care, mobility, and communication, and covers reasons for not receiving more formal assistance. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.