
%0 Journal Article
%A Muscatello, David 
%A Sainsbury, Peter 
%A Rissel, Chris 
%T Informal Caring in Central Sydney
%J New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
%D 2001/01/01
%V 12
%N 1
%P 12-13
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01005
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/NB01005 
%X This article describes the prevalence of informal caring in the Central Sydney Area Health Service (CSAHS) compared to that observed Australia-wide. Using data from the 1997 NSW Health Survey, we demonstrate that the prevalence of informal caring in the CSAHS is similar to that observed in larger Australia-wide surveys; and that, based on this limited sample, carers have similar sociodemographic characteristics and health status as non-carers. While this information is useful for health services planning, the analysis highlights some of the difficulties of examining conditions with low prevalence in small-area population surveys. 
