This statistic depicts the results of a survey regarding the share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2018 by age group. It was reported that 93.4 percent of respondents who were 85 years and older received prescriptions for medication in that fiscal year.
Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Note: Exact wording of the survey question: "Since last year, has any GP written [you/him/her] a prescription for medication?"
Only includes prescriptions received from a general practitioner.
Survey respondents include only those who are usual residents of private dwellings.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 13, 2018). Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/993741/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993741/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993741/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Patients Who Received Prescriptions for Medication in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993741/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993741/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/993741/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age/
