Cultural and Linguistic Characteristics of People Using Mental Health Services and Prescription Medications, 2011

Research library / Dataset / statistics

Written by

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Year

2016

Place

National

Access

Free

In plain English

Links 2011 Census data with Medicare (MBS) and PBS records to show who uses subsidised mental health services and medicines. People who spoke a language other than English at home were less likely to use Medicare mental health services, and use was especially low among people born in Asian countries.

Topics

• Data and measurement
• Interpreters and language
• Service access and use

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