This statistic depicts the results of a survey regarding the share of respondents with private health insurance cover in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender. In that year, around 43.4 percent of male and 42.8 percent of female respondents did not have private health insurance in Australia.
Share of respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender
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: "Does [your/his/her] private health insurance cover:
1. Both hospital and extras cover?
2. Hospital cover only?
3. Extras cover only?
4. Ambulance cover only (don’t read out)
5. Have other arrangements i.e. DVA entitlements (don’t read out) "
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 respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Share of respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Respondents with Private Health Insurance in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Policy and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/ (last visited February 16, 2020)
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