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National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, 2004
Annual report
Appendix 3. Completeness of National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System data, received from
states and territories, 2004
State or territory
ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Aus
Total notifications 1,656 31,021 5,199 25,249 7,472 1,965 24,032 14,336 110,929
Sex
Unknown/missing 1 97 1 5 0 1 168 7 280
Per cent complete* 99.9 99.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 99.3 100.0 99.7
Age
Unknown/missing 1 63 22 2 7 108 11 214
Per cent complete* 99.9 99.8 99.6 100.0 100.0 99.6 99.6 99.9 99.8
Indigenous status †
Not stated/missing 1,603 23,163 404 16,475 804 1,471 11,648 4,829 60,397
Per cent complete* 3.2 25.3 92.2 34.7 89.2 25.1 51.5 66.3 45.6
* Data completeness = (Total – Unknown or missing)/Total x 100.
† ‘Indigenous status’ is a variable defi ned by the following values:
1=Indigenous – (Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin);
2=Indigenous – (Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin);
3=Indigenous – (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin);
4=Not indigenous – ( not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin);
9=Not stated;
Blank/missing/null=No information provided.
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