DEMOGRAPHICS

General:	Sparsely-settled areas
Sex	yes
Age	yes
Registered marital status	yes
Social marital status	yes
Indigenous Status	yes
Country of birth	no
Year of arrival in Australia	no
Main language other than English spoken at home	yes
Proficiency in spoken English	no
Family type	yes
Household type	yes
Relationship in household	yes
Number of persons in household	yes
Number of adults in household	yes

Education:	Sparsely-settled areas
Age left school	yes
Highest year of school completed	yes
Whether has post-school qualification	yes
Level of highest post-school qualification	yes
Type of nursing qualification completed	yes
Type of teaching qualification completed	yes
Time taken to complete study full-time	yes
Whether currently studying	yes
Education attendance	yes
Education status	yes

Labour force (15+ years):	Sparsely-settled areas
Labour force status	yes
Full time/Part time status	yes
Working arrangements	no
Occupation	yes
Industry	no
Whether did shift work in past 4 weeks	no
Type of shift work	no
Usual hours worked per week	yes
Whether looking for work in past 4 weeks	yes
Actions taken to look for work	yes
Duration of unemployment	no

Income (15+ years):	Sparsely-settled areas
Sources of personal income	yes
Personal gross weekly income (all sources)	yes
Main source of personal income	yes
Type of govt pension/allowance received	no
Sources of spouse/partner income	yes
Gross weekly income for spouse/partner	yes
Income unit type	yes
Income unit gross weekly income	yes

Housing:	Sparsely-settled areas
Dwelling type	yes
Number of bedrooms	yes

Geography:	Sparsely-settled areas
Capital city/Rest of state	no
Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA)	yes

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS

Topic: General health (15+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Quality of life measure (for 18+ years only)	no
Self-assessed health status	yes
Health transition	yes

Topic: Diabetes	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether ever told have diabetes/high blood sugar by doctor/nurse	yes
Age first told have diabetes/high blood sugar	yes
Type of diabetes ever told	no
Whether currently has diabetes/high blood sugar	yes
Whether diabetes/high blood sugar has lasted or is expected to last for 6 months or more	no
Whether currently has daily insulin injections	yes
Age first started daily insulin injections	no
Whether used medication for diabetes/high blood sugar in last 2 weeks (excludes insulin)	yes
Type of medication used for diabetes in last 2 weeks	no
Number of medications used for diabetes in last 2 weeks	no
Whether changes made to diet due to diabetes/high blood sugar	yes
Whether took any other actions for diabetes/high blood sugar in last 2 weeks	yes
Types of other actions taken to manage diabetes/high blood sugar in last 2 weeks	yes
Whether diabetes/high blood sugar interfered with usual activities in last 12 months	no
Type of activities interfered with	no

Topic: Asthma	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether ever told have asthma by doctor/nurse	yes
Whether currently has asthma	yes
Asthma status	yes
Whether has written asthma action plan	no
Source of written asthma action plan	no
Whether used medication for asthma in last 2 weeks	yes
Type of medication used for asthma in last 2 weeks	no
Number of medications used for asthma in last 2 weeks	no
Whether medication used for prevention and/or relief	no
Whether used nebuliser in last 2 weeks to administer medication	no
Whether taken other actions for asthma in last 2 weeks	yes
Types of other actions taken for asthma in last 2 weeks	yes

Topic: Asthma symptoms (18 - 44 years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether chest ever sounded wheezy or whistly when breathing out	no
Period since chest last sounded wheezy or whistly	no
Whether ever woken at night by shortness of breath or own coughing	no
Period since last woken at night by shortness of breath or own coughing	no
Whether had wheezy chest during physical exertion in last 12 months	no
Frequency of wheezy chest during physical exertion	no
Whether had coughing bout during physical exertion in last 12 months	no
Frequency of coughing bouts during physical exertion	no
Presence of asthma symptoms	no

Topic: Cardiovascular conditions	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether ever told have cardiovascular condition by doctor/nurse	yes
Type of cardiovascular condition told have	yes
Whether currently has cardiovascular condition	yes
Type of cardiovascular condition currently has	yes
Whether used medication for cardiovascular condition in last 2 weeks	yes
Whether know which condition(s) medication is for	yes
Type of medication used for cardiovascular condition in last 2 weeks	no
Number of medications used for cardiovascular conditions	no
Whether used medication for unknown condition	yes

Topic: Cancer	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether ever told have cancer by doctor/nurse	yes
Type (main site) of cancer told have by doctor/nurse	yes
Type of skin cancer told have	no
Age first told had breast cancer	yes
Whether currently has cancer	yes
Type (main site) of cancer currently has	yes
Type of skin cancer currently has	no
Cancer status	yes
Whether used medication for cancer in last 2 weeks	yes
Type of medication used for cancer in last 2 weeks	no
Number of medications used for cancer in last 2 weeks	no

Topic: Long term conditions (derived)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether has long term condition	yes
Number of long term conditions	yes
Type of long term condition	yes

Topic: Other long term conditions	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether colour blind	no
Whether currently wears glasses or contact lenses to correct eyesight	yes
Type of sight problems corrected by glasses or contact lenses	yes
Whether has any other problems with sight	yes
Whether other sight problems can be corrected by glasses or contact lenses	yes
Whether has sight problems that cannot be corrected by glasses or contact lenses	yes
Types of sight problems that cannot be corrected by glasses or contact lenses	yes
Whether any sight problems reported due to diabetes/high blood sugar	yes
Types of sight problems due to diabetes/high blood sugar	yes
Period since consulted eye specialist/optometrist about sight problems due to diabetes/high blood sugar	yes
Whether has hearing problem	yes
Type of hearing problem	yes
Whether currently has arthritis or related condition	yes
Type of arthritis or related condition	no
Whether has other long term condition (not previously identified)	yes
Type of other long term conditions	yes

Topic: Injuries - long term	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether any conditions reported were work related	no
Types of conditions that were work related	no
Whether any conditions reported were due to injury	yes
Types of conditions that were due to injury	yes
Whether injury received at work	yes
Whether injury received in motor vehicle accident	yes
Whether injury received during exercise/sport	yes

Topic: Injuries - short term	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether injured in last 4 weeks	yes
Whether injury resulted in defined action	yes
Number of injury events	yes
Type of injury event (for most recent 3 occasions)	yes
Type of injury sustained (on each occasion)	yes
Part of body injured (on each occasion)	yes
Whether injured while working (on each occasion)	yes
Activity when injury event occurred (on each occasion)	yes
Place where injury event occurred (on each occasion)	yes
Whether attended hospital for injury (on each occasion)	yes
Type of hospital attendance for injury (on each occasion)	yes
Source of professional advice or attention received for injury (on each occasion)	yes
Whether injury resulted in any days off work/school (on each occasion)	yes
Whether injury resulted in any other days of reduced activity (on each occasion)	no

HEALTH RISK FACTORS

Topic: Adult immunisation (50+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether ever had influenza vaccination	yes
Whether had influenza vaccination in last 12 months	yes
Whether influenza vaccination obtained by prescription	no
Whether influenza vaccination free of charge	no
Whether ever had pneumococcus vaccination	yes
Whether had pneumococcus vaccination in last 5 years	yes

Topic: Smoking (18+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether current smoker	yes
Smoker status (ex smoker, current smoker, non smoker)	yes
Whether other regular smokers in household	yes
Number of regular smokers in household	yes

Topic: Alcohol consumption (18+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Day of interview	yes
Period since last consumed alcohol	yes
Days alcohol consumed on in last week	yes
Days of most recent 3 occasions	yes
Type and quantity of alcohol consumed (on each occasion)	yes
Average daily consumption	yes
Alcohol risk level	yes
Whether alcohol consumption more/less/same as usual	yes

Topic: Body mass (15+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Self-assessed body mass	yes
Self-reported weight	yes
Self-reported height	yes
Body mass index	yes

Topic: Exercise (15+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether walked for sport, recreation or fitness in last 2 weeks	no
Number of times walked in last 2 weeks	no
Time spent walking in last 2 weeks	no
Average time spent walking	no
Whether exercised moderately in last 2 weeks	no
Number of exercised moderately in last 2 weeks	no
Time spent exercising moderately in last 2 weeks	no
Average time exercising moderately	no
Whether exercised vigorously in last 2 weeks	no
Number of times exercised vigorously in last 2 weeks	no
Time spent exercising vigorously in last 2 weeks	no
Average time exercising vigorously	no
Exercise level	no
Weekly time spent exercising	no

Topic: Dietary indicators (12+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Usual daily fruit intake	no
Usual daily vegetable intake	no
Type of milk usually consumed	no
Frequency of adding salt to food after cooking	no
Whether deliberately consumed folate/folic acid in last 2 weeks	no
Source of folate/folic acid	no
Whether ran out of food and couldn't afford to buy more in last 12 months	no

HEALTH RELATED ACTIONS

Topic: Hospital in-patient episodes	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether admitted to hospital in last 12 months	yes
Number of times admitted to hospital in last 12 months	yes
Number of nights in hospital (most recent stay)	yes
Whether discharged from hospital in last 2 weeks	yes
Patient type (Medicare/private)	yes

Topic: Visits to casualty/emergency	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether visited casualty/emergency in last 2 weeks	yes
Number of times visited casualty/emergency in last 2 weeks	yes

Topic: Visits to outpatients	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether visited outpatients in last 2 weeks	yes
Number of times visited outpatients in last 2 weeks	yes
Whether outpatients visit related to hospital admission	no

Topic: Visits to day clinics	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether visited day clinic in last 2 weeks	no
Number of times visited day clinic in last 2 weeks	no

Topic: Doctor consultations	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether consulted GP in last 2 weeks	yes
Number of times consulted GP in last 2 weeks	yes
Whether consulted specialist in last 2 weeks	yes
Number of times consulted specialist in last 2 weeks	yes
Period since last consulted doctor (GP or specialist)	yes

Topic: Dental consultations	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether consulted dentist in last 2 weeks	yes
Number of times consulted dentist in last 2 weeks	yes
Period since last consulted dentist	yes

Topic: Consultations with Other Health Professionals	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether consulted OHP in last 2 weeks	yes
Type of OHP consulted in last 2 weeks	yes
Most recent OHP consulted	no
Number of times consulted most recent OHP	no
Second most recent OHP consulted	no
Number of times consulted second most recent OHP	no

Topic: Days off work	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether had days off work in last 2 weeks due to own illness or injury	yes
Number of days off work in last 2 weeks due to own illness or injury	no
Whether had days off work in last 2 weeks to care for another	no
Number of days off work as carer	no

Topic: Days off school/study	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether had days off school/study in last 2 weeks due to own illness or injury	yes
Number of days off school/study in last 2 weeks due to own illness or injury	no

Topic: Other days of reduced activity	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether had other days of reduced activity in last 2 weeks due to own illness or injury	no
Number of other days of reduced activity in last 2 weeks due to own illness or injury	no

Topic: Health insurance (15+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether currently covered by private health insurance	no
Type of membership	no
Type of cover	no
Period covered by health insurance	no
Reasons for having health insurance	no
Reasons for not having health insurance	no

Topic: Health cards (15+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether covered by DVA entitlement card	no
Type (colour) of entitlement card	no
Whether has other government health benefit/entitlement card	no
Type of other health card	no

Topic: Health related actions (derived)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether health related action taken	yes
Types of health related actions taken	yes

SUPPLEMENTARY CHILDREN'S HEALTH TOPICS

Topic: Children's immunisation (0 - 6 years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether immunisation cards/records used at interview	no
Reported immunisation level	no
Main reason child not immunised	no
Main reason did not continue with immunisation schedule	no
Factors influencing decision to immunise	no
Immunisation status (Diphtheria, Tetanus, whooping cough, Hep B, polio, HIB, measles, mumps, rubella)	no
Immunisation status for vaccination by age group	no
Immunisation status against full schedule for age group	no

Topic: Breastfeeding (0 - 3 years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether child ever breastfed	yes
Whether child currently being breastfed	yes
Whether child breastfed when first came home from hospital	no
Whether child ever given infant formula regularly	no
Age first given infant formula regularly	no
Whether child ever given cow's milk regularly	no
Age first given cow's milk regularly	no
Whether child ever given other milk substitutes regularly	no
Types of other milk substitutes given regularly	no
Age first given other milk substitutes regularly	no
Whether child ever given solid food	no
Age first given solid food	no
Total time child breastfed	no
Total time child partially breastfed	no
Main reason mother stopped breastfeeding	no

Topic: Sun Protection (0 - 17 years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether child taken sun protection measures in last month	no
Types of measures taken	no
Whether regular check on moles and freckles	no

SUPPLEMENTARY WOMEN'S HEALTH TOPICS

Topic: Breast cancer screening (18+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether regularly examines own breasts for lumps	no
Frequency of self examinations	no
Whether ever had breast examination by doctor or medical assistant	no
Whether has regular breast examinations by doctor or medical assistant	no
Frequency of breast examinations by doctor or medical assistant	no
Whether ever heard of a mammogram	yes
Whether ever had a mammogram	yes
Period since last mammogram	no
Whether has regular mammograms	yes
Usual time period between mammograms	no
Reasons for last mammogram	yes
Types of regular breast examinations had	no

Topic: Cervical cancer screening (18+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether ever heard of a Pap smear test	yes
Whether ever had a Pap smear test	yes
Period since last Pap smear test	no
Whether has regular Pap Smear tests	yes
Usual time period between Pap smear tests	no

Topic: Hysterectomy (18+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether had a hysterectomy	no
Age when had hysterectomy	no
Period since had hysterectomy	no

Topic: Hormone replacement treatment (18+ years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether currently use HRT	no
Period since started using HRT	no

Topic: Breastfeeding (18 - 64 years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Number of babies ever had	yes
Whether children ever breastfed	yes
Number of children breastfed	yes
Number of months breastfed each child	yes
Total number of months children breastfed	yes
Average number of months breastfed each child	yes

Topic: Fertility, contraception and protection (18 - 49 years)	Sparsely-settled areas
Whether ever taken contraceptive pill	no
Whether currently take contraceptive pill	yes
Age first took contraceptive pill	no
Self and/or partner - fertility, contraceptive methods and protection	yes
Reasons contraception not used by self and/or partner	no

Note: The 2001 NHS(I) content did not include the following mental health data items that were included in the 2001 NHS.

Topic: Mental health (18+ years)

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale 10 (K10) questions

K10 score

Whether accomplished less in past 4 weeks

Whether less care with work/other activities in past 4 weeks

Whether taken medication for mental health

Type of medication taken for mental health

Number of medications used for mental health

Duration of medication use

Frequency of medication use

Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Survey Design and Operation Chapter 3 - Health Status Indicators Chapter 4 - Health Related Actions Chapter 5 - Health Risk Factors Chapter 6 - Population Characteristics Chapter 7 - Data Quality and Interpretation of results Chapter 8 - Data Output and Dissemination		Appendix 1 - Glossary of Terms Used Appendix 2 - Sample Counts and Weighted Estimates Appendix 3 - Classification of Long-term Medical Conditions: Based on ICD-10 Appendix 4 - Classification of Long-term Medical Conditions: Based on ICD-9 Appendix 5 - Classification of Long-term Medical Conditions: ICPC Based Appendix 6 - Classification of Type of Medication Appendix 7 - Classification of Country of Birth Appendix 8 - Classification of Language Spoken at Home		Appendix 9 - Classification of Occupation Appendix 10 - Classification of Industry of Employment Appendix 11 - Classification of Types of Alcoholic Drinks Appendix 12 - Standard Errors Appendix 13 - Content of the 2001 National Health Survey (Indigenous) Appendix 14 - List of Abbreviations

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