Share of patients given prescriptions for medication Australia FY 2018 by age group

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 3, 2024
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

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Release date

November 2018

Region

Australia

Survey time period

financial year 2018

Number of respondents

28,243 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

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.

Values were weighted by the source.

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