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Definition

(interim) Proportion of potential population who need more assistance.

Indicator Summary

Numerator

(interim) Number of people aged 0–64 years in potential population who need more assistance than they are currently receiving (excluding assistance with health care).

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Denominator

(interim) Number of people aged 0–64 years in potential population. Although the definition of potential population is under review by the National Disability Data Network, the National Disability Information Management Group (NDIMG) agreed to adopt the conventional definition until the review completes. That is, people aged under 65 years with profound or severe core activity limitation will be used for the baseline CRC report.

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Computation

While information about need for more assistance is available from SDAC 2003, it is not possible to separate this into need for formal or informal assistance. The interim measure will include both formal and informal assistance.

In SDAC, need for assistance is collected for ten activity areas. This indicator will be the aggregation of need for assistance across nine activity …

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Disaggregation

Calculation rules

Computation Rule
Description

While information about need for more assistance is available from SDAC 2003, it is not possible to separate this into need for formal or informal assistance. The interim measure will include both formal and informal assistance.

In SDAC, need for assistance is collected for ten activity areas. This indicator will be the aggregation of need for assistance across nine activity areas: cognition or emotion, communication, housework, meal preparation, mobility, paperwork, property maintenance, self care and transport. Health care will be excluded from this indicator.

Numerators

(interim) Number of people aged 0–64 years in potential population who need more assistance than they are currently receiving (excluding assistance with health care).

Denominators

(interim) Number of people aged 0–64 years in potential population. Although the definition of potential population is under review by the National Disability Data Network, the National Disability Information Management Group (NDIMG) agreed to adopt the conventional definition until the review completes. That is, people aged under 65 years with profound or severe core activity limitation will be used for the baseline CRC report.

Disaggregation

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