Health worker attitudes Data dictionary
Attributes
Outcome area | Community attitudes |
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Priority | Key sector attitudes to people with disability |
Measure |
Health workers are disability confident and respond positively to people with disability1. |
Most recent data |
2022 |
Baseline data |
2022 |
Population |
Health workers – people aged 18 and over who are employed in the health care sector (including hospitals, doctors and dentists, pathology, medical imaging, optometrists, allied and other health services (such as physiotherapy, homeopathy, psychology), and ambulances). |
Numerator |
Number of positive responses from health workers to a series of questions about confidence in responding positively to and in ability to advise, assist and treat people with disability.2 |
Denominator |
Number of valid responses from health workers to a series of questions about confidence in responding positively to and in ability to advise, assist and treat people with disability.2 |
Computation description |
For each health worker respondent, the number of positive responses about confidence in responding positively to and in ability to advise, assist and treat people with disability is divided by the number of valid responses to these questions. The resulting proportion is then weighted and averaged across all health workers. Expressed as an average percentage of positive responses. |
Computation |
Sum of [Respondent weight × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)] ÷ Weighted number of valid health worker respondents |
Notes |
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Source
Source Name | Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us |
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Measure
Measure | Health worker attitudes |
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