Definitions of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD): A Literature Review of Epidemiological Research in Australia

Research library / Peer-reviewed study

Written by

Pham TTL, Berecki-Gisolf J, Clapperton A et al.

Year

2021

Place

National

Access

Free

In plain English

A review of how Australian health research defines ‘CALD’. It found definitions were very inconsistent and recommends using country of birth (non-English-speaking) and/or language spoken at home, with Indigenous peoples counted separately.

Topics

• Data and measurement

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