A review of literature, 2006 ( pdf - 438 KB) - ARCHI

Macedonian Women’s Health Project
Review of literature
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Macedonian women in south eastern Sydney
Data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2001 has been used to
describe some of the characteristics of women from south eastern Sydney who
indicated they were born in Macedonia. Macedonian-born women are compared with
all women in south eastern Sydney in terms of their reported level of education and
occupation.
Data collected by the South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service and from other
sources is used to outline cause of death, reasons for hospitalisation and use of
some other services among Macedonian women. Because the numbers of
Macedonian women involved in these records are small, there are limited
conclusions to be drawn from this information.
Age distribution
Of the 2,859 females born in Macedonia that resided in the area served by SESAHS
in 2001, those aged 45 to 54 years made up the largest group (27.7%), followed by
females aged 35 to 44 years (22.8%) and women 55 to 64 years (15.9%) (Figure 2).
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Number of Macedonian women
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4-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
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75 & over
Age of women
(years)
Figure 2: Age distribution of Macedonian-born women (SESAHS 2001)
(Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001)
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