3302.0.55.004 - Information Paper: Death registrations to Census linkage project - Methodology and Quality Assessment, 2011-2012  
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RAW AND ADJUSTED LINKAGE RATES BY SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths, the largest adjustments were in the younger age groups (especially 20-29 years and 30-39 years) and for the Northern Territory. Similarly, for non-Indigenous deaths, the adjustment for the Northern Territory was higher than that for other jurisdictions.

While results by Indigenous status for Tasmania and the ACT are not published in order to protect confidentiality, high raw linkage rates were obtained for both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous deaths in these jurisdictions. Detailed results for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths by sex, age group and jurisdiction are presented in Appendix B: Raw linkage rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Death registrations.

Raw linkage rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths were reasonably consistent across remoteness areas, although slightly higher in major cities and regional areas than in remote areas. Adjustment factors by remoteness were not available at the time of writing for calculation of adjusted linkage rates.



Table 3.5 - SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS FOR LINKED RECORDS, By raw and adjusted linkage rates - By Indigenous status
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER
NON-INDIGENOUS
TOTAL(a)
Raw
Adjusted
Raw
Adjusted
Raw
Adjusted
%
%
%
%
%
%
Sex
Males
77.4
87.9
92.0
95.3
91.7
93.7
Females
83.9
92.0
94.5
97.6
94.4
95.3
Age group (years)
0-19
69.7
82.2
84.6
86.5
83.0
84.0
20-29
64.7
82.7
74.5
82.5
73.6
81.2
30-39
63.2
75.9
76.1
80.4
75.0
78.7
40-49
70.6
82.9
82.6
85.5
81.8
84.4
50-59
82.3
94.1
87.7
90.7
87.5
90.2
60-69
84.3
92.1
91.7
94.7
91.5
94.0
70 and over
91.3
94.6
94.9
98.1
94.9
95.9
State or Territory of usual residence
NSW
84.1
91.4
92.7
96.2
92.6
95.0
Vic.
75.8
83.1
93.7
96.4
93.7
95.0
Qld
85.5
94.5
92.7
95.7
92.5
94.1
SA
75.2
85.1
95.1
97.8
94.9
96.2
WA
72.8
83.6
93.0
97.5
92.3
95.7
Tas.(b)
np
. .
np
. .
94.3
. .
NT
72.8
85.3
77.8
85.5
75.7
83.8
ACT(b)
np
. .
np
. .
93.6
. .
Remoteness Area(b)
Major capital city
80.4
. .
93.3
. .
93.2
. .
Inner regional
83.9
. .
94.0
. .
93.9
. .
Outer regional
81.3
. .
93.2
. .
92.7
. .
Remote
76.9
. .
90.8
. .
88.3
. .
Very remote
78.6
. .
93.2
. .
85.8
. .
Total(c)
80.3
89.7
93.2
96.4
93.0
95.0

. . Not applicable.
np Not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Includes death registrations where the person’s Indigenous status was not stated.
(b) Separate adjusted linkage rates not calculated for Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and Remoteness Areas.
(c) Includes death registrations from Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, Other Territories and death registrations that did not report an age, sex or state of residence.

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