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 Health relates to aspects of health that affect the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The physical aspects of health and wellbeing included here are 'risk factors' and 'long-term health conditions', while the indicators on mental and emotional wellbeing measure the perceptions people have of their own health status as well as the 'stressors' they experience in their lives.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS/ARTICLES
Survey results
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (cat. no. 4714.0)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (cat. no. 4715.0)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey: Health of Indigenous Australians, 1994 (cat. no. 4395.0)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey 1994: Detailed Findings, 1994 (cat. no. 4190.0)
Articles
Causes of Death, Australia; Deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons (cat. no. 3303.0)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing: A focus on Children and Youth (cat. no. 4725.0)
Framework for Measuring Wellbeing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (cat. no. 4703.0)
The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Peoples (cat. no. 4704.0)
Feature Article: Indigenous Disadvantage and Selected Measures of Wellbeing, Yearbook Chapter, 2009–10 (cat. no. 1301.0)
Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Year Book Australia, 2009–10 (cat. no. 1301.0)
Feature Article: Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage, Yearbook Chapter, 2008 (cat. no. 1301.0)
Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Year Book Australia, 2007 (cat. no. 1301.0)
Selected Chronic Conditions Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Australian Social Trends, 2007 (cat. no. 4102.0)
Disability among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Australian Social Trends, 2006 (cat. no. 4102.0)
Census Data Enhancement - Indigenous Mortality Quality Study, 2006–07 (cat. no. 4723.0)
Recent Developments in the Collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Welfare Statistics, 2005 (cat. no. 4704.0.55.001)
The health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: A snapshot, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4722.0.55.001)
Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A snapshot, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4722.0.55.002)
Tobacco Smoking in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population; A snapshot; 2004-05 (cat. no. 4722.0.55.002)
Overweight and Obesity - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A snapshot, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4722.0.55.006)
Diabetes in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, 2004–05: A flyer (cat. no. 4724.0.55.001)
Tobacco Smoking in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, 2004–05: A flyer (cat. no. 4724.0.55.002)
Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Males, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4724.0.55.003)
Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Females, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4724.0.55.004)
Mortality and Morbidity: Mortality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Australian Social Trends, 2002 (cat. no. 4102.0)
Microdata
Microdata: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Expanded CURF, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0.55.001)
Microdata: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, Expanded CURF, 2008 (cat. no. 4720.0.55.001)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey CURF, 2002 Expanded
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey, 1994 (Basic and Expanded)
|  | Health Statistics
SELF ASSESSED HEALTH STATUS, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, Australia–2008
| Major Cities | Inner Regional | Outer Regional | Remote | Very Remote | Australia |
| % | % | % | % | % | % |
| | | | | | |
| Excellent/ Very good | 44 | 43 | 45 | 38 | 43 | 43 |
| Good | 32 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 41 | 35 |
| Fair/ Poor | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 22 |
 Source: Table 02: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, 2004-05 (cat. no. 4715.0)
SELECTED RISK BEHAVIOURS, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, age standardised rates, Australia–2004–05
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | non-
Indigenous |
| % | % |
| | |
| Current daily smoker (a) | 46 | 21 |
| Risky/high risk alcohol consumption (a) | (d)15 | (d)14 |
| Overweight/obese (b) (c) | 62 | 51 |
(a) Persons aged 18 years and over
(b) Persons aged 15 years and over
(c) Proportions are calculated excluding 'Body Mass Index' not known
(d) Difference between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous data is not significant
Source: Table 6: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, 2004-05 (cat. no. 4715.0)
POSITIVE WELLBEING (a) by age, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia–2008
| Age group (years) |
| 15–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55 and over |
| % | % | % | % | % |
| | | | | |
| Happy all/most of the time | 75.6 | 74.0 | 68.5 | 69.7 | 71.4 |
| Calm & peaceful all/most of the time | 62.5 | 59.7 | 54.3 | 54.4 | 61.8 |
| Had a lot of energy all/most of the time | 60.8 | 52.1 | 45.0 | 41.0 | 36.7 |
| Full of life all/most of the time | 63.8 | 59.8 | 52.5 | 51.0 | 47.1 |
(a) Feeling experienced all/most of the time.
Source: Table 1.2, Social and emotional wellbeing: The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Oct 2010 (cat. no. 4704.0) |
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