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Figure 3.9.3 Children aged 0–16 years who were the subject of asubstantiation: type of abuse or neglecta, b, c, dPhysical abuse Sexual abuse Emotional abuse Neglect Other100Indigenous80Per cent60402002001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06100Non-Indigenous80Per cent60402002001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06a Non-Indigenous includes Indigenous status not stated. b If a child was the subject of a substantiation formore than one type of abuse or neglect, then type of abuse and/or neglect is classified as the type most likelyto be the most severe in the short term or most likely to place the child at risk in the short term, or if such anassessment is not possible, to the most obvious form of abuse. c In 2001-02 and 2002-03, the category 'other'was used in NSW and comprised children identified as being at high risk but with no identifiable injury;Queensland data related to children aged 0–17 years; Tasmanian data are not included due to the very smallIndigenous numbers. d NSW data are not included in 2003-04 because NSW was unable to provide data dueto the implementation of a new data system.Source: AIHW, Child Protection Notifications, Investigations and Substantiations, Australia data collection(unpublished); table 3A.9.2–6.Variations in the distribution of types of abuse or neglect over time are likely to bethe result of differences in the classification of substantiations by jurisdictions, aswell as differences in the types of incidents that are substantiated (figure 3.9.3).HEADLINEINDICATORS87