Data dictionary - Carer satisfaction with support - Personal and community support - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Attributes

Outcome area	Personal and community support
Priority	Informal and carer supports
Measure	Proportion of carers who are satisfied with range of services available to assist in caring role.
Most recent data	2022
Baseline data	2018
Population	Primary carers aged 15 and over living in households.
Numerator	Number of primary carers satisfied with range of organised services available to them, excluding those who did not know the range of services available or did not answer.
Denominator	Number of primary carers, excluding those who did not know the range of services available or did not answer.
Computation description	The number of primary carers satisfied with range of organised services available to them, divided by the number of carers. Expressed as a percentage.
Notes	Data for this measure were collected through a self-completion questionnaire. In 2022, 27% of primary carers did not respond to the self-completion questionnaire (10% in 2018). ABS analysis of 2018 and 2022 data showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the characteristics of primary carers who did not respond to the questionnaire and those who did. The computation of this measure excludes carers who did not provide a response to the self-completion questionnaire and those who responded to the questionnaire but did not know the range of services available.

Source Name	Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC)

Measure	Carer satisfaction with support