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Preliminary material: List of tables; List of appendix tables; List of figures and boxes; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Symbols
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Summary
- Introduction
- Brief history of the CSTDA NMDS
- Collection method and data included
- Scope of the CSTDA NMDS
- Counts and definitions
- Period of current collection
- Outputs from CSTDA NMDS collections
- Data collection and data quality issues
- Nature of the 2002-03 collection
- Service type outlet response rates
- Service user response rate
- 'Not stated' and 'not known' rates
- Comparison of first six months of data with previous snapshot day collections
- Possible differences between six-month and twelve-month data
- Service user characteristics
- State distribution and service type
- Age, sex and disability group
- Indigenous status
- Country of birth
- Communication method and need for an interpreter
- Support needs
- Location of service users
- Income and labour force status
- Individualised funding
- Living arrangements and residential setting
- Informal carers
- Presence of an informal carer
- Carer relationship to service user and carer age
- Carer primary status and co-residency
- Service usage
- Multiple service usage
- Measures of service quantity
- Exit from services
- Service type outlets
- Agency sector
- State distribution and service type
- Period of operation
Appendixes
- Appendix 1: Detailed and 'snapshot' tables
- Appendix 2: CSTDA NMDS 2002-03 collection forms
- Appendix 3: Inclusion rules for six-monthly data
- Appendix 4: Using the statistical linkage key
- Appendix 5: Technical note on possible differences between six-month and twelve-month data
- Appendix 6: English Proficiency groupings
End matter: References