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Creating sustainable communities and a fairer world

50. Subjective health

(a) Self-reported general health, 1993 to 2007

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  • Between 1993 and 2007, the proportion  of people reporting very good and good general health has fluctuated between 74 and 78 per cent among men and between 73 and 76 per cent among women.  In 2007 the proportions were 77 per cent for men and 74 per cent for women.
  • Since 1995, the proportion of boys reporting their health as very good or good has risen from 90 per cent to 95 per cent.  Similarly, the proportion of girls has risen from 92 to 94 per cent during the same period.

(b) Self-reported long-standing illness, 1993 to 2007

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  • The proportion of men reporting at least one long-standing illness rose from 40 per cent in 1993 to 44 per cent in 2003, but has decreased gradually over the last four years and was 42 per cent in 2007.  Amongst women those reporting at least one long-standing illness rose from 40 per cent in 1993 to 47 per cent in 2004 but has since decreased and in 2007 was 44 per cent.
  • In 2007 the proportion of boys self-reporting a longstanding illness was 21 per cent, compared with 16 per cent of girls.  The proportions in 1995 were 23 per cent and 20 per cent respectively.

Contextual wellbeing measure – see indicator 68 for more detail.

Updated: 30 July 2009