Question

Which of the following statements are true

Select one:

a. Indigenous Australians are 1.7 times more likely than non-indigenous Australians to have a disability

b. When indigenous people have heart attacks they are more than twice as likely to die from the heart attacks as a non-indigenous counterparts

c. When indigenous people are admitted to hospital following a heart attack there is a 40% lower rate of being investigated by angiographic coronary angioplasty or stent procedures

d. The research shows that when indigenous people are admitted to hospital it is usually alcohol-related

Answer 1

STATEMENT C IS CORRECT

When indigenous people are admitted to hospital following a heart attack there is 40 percent lower rate of being investigated by angiographic coronary angioplasty or stent procedures.

Reason: socioeconomic differences and location contribute to these lower procedure rates.

Other corrected statements -

A.Indigenous australians are 1.8 times more likely to have disability than nonindigenous australians.

B.When indigenous people have heart attacks they are more than twice as likely to die from heart attacks than non indigenous counterparts.

C.Indigenous people are admitted to hospital not only for alcohol related reasons but also respiratory related problems .