4363.0 - National Health Survey: Users' Guide, 2014-15  
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ABBREVIATIONS

ABSAustralian Bureau of Statistics
AHSAustralian Health Survey
ANZSCOAustralian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
ANZSIC Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification
ARA Any responsible adult
ASCCEGAustralian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups
ASCED Australian Standard Classification of Education
ASCL Australian Standard Classification of Languages
ASGC Australian Standard Geographical Classification
ASGSAustralian Statistical Geography Standard
BMI Body Mass Index
CAI Computer assisted interviewing
CAPIComputer assisted personal interviewing
CATIComputer assisted telephone interviewing
CD Collection district
CKDChronic kidney disease
cmCentimetre
COPDChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CURFConfidentialised Unit Record File
CVDCardiovascular disease
DVA Australian Government Department of Veterans Affairs
GP General Medical Practitioner
HbA1cGlycated haemoglobin
HCDFHousehold Contact Details Form
HSL High sugar level in blood and/or urine
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision
K10 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale
kgKilograms
LGA Local government area
METMetabolic Equivalent of Task
MLMedicare Local
mLMillilitres
mmHgMillimetres of mercury
MoEMargin of Error
necNot elsewhere classified
nfdNot further defined
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
NHPA National Health Priority Area
NHS National Health Survey
NNPASNational Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey
OHP Other health professional
PHNPrimary Health Network
RADL Remote Access Data Laboratory
RMRResting metabolic rate
RSERelative standard error
SACC Standard Australian Classification of Countries
SASSoftware package for preparing and executing computerised data analysis
SDStandard deviation
SE Standard error
SEIFA Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas
SLA Statistical local area
WHO World Health Organization