Accuracy of reporting of Aboriginality on administrative health data collections using linked data in NSW, Australia

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of PSP study population

Characteristic	Total		Aboriginal		Non-Aboriginal
Characteristic	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Total	130,514	100.0	5102	100.0	125,412	100.0
Sex
Male	60,332	46.2	2334	45.7	57,998	46.2
Female	70,178	53.4	2768	54.3	67,410	53.4
Age (years)
0–19	18,511	14.2	866	17.0	17,645	14.1
20–39	18,527	14.2	746	14.6	17,781	14.2
40–64	41,222	31.6	2216	43.4	39,006	31.1
65+	52,254	40.0	1274	25.0	50,980	40.7
Remoteness Area
Major cities	71,337	54.6	2159	42.3	69,178	55.2
Inner regional	45,400	34.8	2162	42.4	43,238	34.5
Outer regional	13,022	10.0	684	13.4	12,338	9.8
Remote and very remote	755	0.6	97	1.9	658	0.5

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