Health and disability by country of birth, Queensland, 2010

Health and disability		Country of birth
		Born in Australia	Born in main English-speaking countries	Born in other countries proficient in spoken English	Born in other countries not proficient in spoken English	All persons
		— % —
Self-assessed health status	Excellent/very good	52.0	54.2	49.1	*37.9	51.8
	Good	30.4	26.5	36.9	*41.9	30.7
	Fair/poor	17.6	19.3	13.9	**20.2	17.5

Disability or long-term health condition	Has core activity restriction	14.5	10.9	*11.3	**6.9	13.7
	Has a schooling/employment restriction only (a)	5.8	*5.0	*3.4	**3.5	5.4
	Has no specific restriction	21.3	31.3	*13.9	**37.1	22.0
	Has no disability or long-term health condition	58.5	52.8	71.4	*52.5	58.9

Has good or better self-assessed health and no disability or long-term health condition		55.7	48.9	68.8	*41.7	55.8

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution.

** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use.

(a) Employment restrictions relate to persons aged 18–64 years only, and schooling restrictions relate to persons aged 18–20 years only.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, General Social Survey, States and Territories, Cat. no. 4159.0.55.003.

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