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Table 3 National impact of diabetes (adjusted for age, sex and education) for the Australian population aged 45–64 years, 2010

From: The economic impact of diabetes through lost labour force participation on individuals and government: evidence from a microsimulation model

 

Income (million AU$)

Transfer payments (million AU$)

Taxation revenue (million AU$)

Not in labour force due to diabetes (n = 11 310)

383.9

3.5

56.4

Not in labour force due to preventable form of diabetes (type 2 diabetes; n = 10 066)

341.7

3.1

50.2

  1. Note: Based on the differences between persons not in the labour force due to diabetes and the weighted average of persons employed full time and part time with no chronic health condition.