Table of contents

  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • Summary 
  • Introduction
  • Health expectancies for Australians in 1988
  • Trends for Australians, 1981 to 1988
  • Survival curves for Australians
  • Health expectancies for States and Territories, 1988
  • Trends for States and Territories,  1981 to 1988
  • Discussion and conclusions
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • A Data sources and definitions
    • A.1  ABS surveys of disability and handicap, 1981 and 1988
    • A.2  Definitions of disability and-handicap
    • A.3  Calculations of prevalence rates
    • A.4  Graduation of prevalence rates by single  years of age
    • A.5 Life tables for Australia and  States and Territories
  • B The Sullivan method for calculating health expectancies
  • C Standard errors of health expectancies
  • D Unabridged health expectancy tables for Australia
  • E Abridged health expectancy tables for Australia and States and Territories