This statistic depicts the results of a survey regarding the share of patients who took a pathology test in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group. It was reported that approximately 81.6 percent of respondents who were 75 to 84 years old took a pathology test in Australia in this period.
Share of patients who took a pathology test 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
*Tests exclude those conducted in the hospital.
Note: Exact wording of the survey question: "Since last year, [have you/has Name of RP] had a pathology test?"
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 took a pathology test in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/995505/australia-patients-who-underwent-pathology-testing-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of patients who took a pathology test in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group*." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995505/australia-patients-who-underwent-pathology-testing-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Share of patients who took a pathology test in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995505/australia-patients-who-underwent-pathology-testing-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Patients Who Took a Pathology Test in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995505/australia-patients-who-underwent-pathology-testing-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of patients who took a pathology test in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995505/australia-patients-who-underwent-pathology-testing-by-age-group/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Share of patients who took a pathology test in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group* [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/995505/australia-patients-who-underwent-pathology-testing-by-age-group/