Selwood T, Leeton J
Med J Aust. 1980 Nov 1;2(9):499-501. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb100711.x.
The proportion of males and females in Australia having privately performed sterilization operations has been estimated from 1976 operation rates for each age group and for each State. These figures indicate that 60% of Australian couples (maximum: 74% in Western Australia; minimum: 53% in Victoria) will choose this form of birth control during their fertile lifetime. A general practitioner survey in March, 1978, indicated this proportion would be an underestimate. If this rate of sterilization continues, we will challenge the United States as the country with the highest prevalence of sterilized couples.
澳大利亚接受过私人绝育手术的男性和女性比例，是根据1976年每个年龄组以及每个州的手术率估算得出的。这些数据表明，60%的澳大利亚夫妇（最高：西澳大利亚州为74%；最低：维多利亚州为53%）会在其生育期内选择这种节育方式。1978年3月的一项全科医生调查显示，这一比例可能被低估了。如果这种绝育率持续下去，我们将挑战美国，成为绝育夫妇比例最高的国家。
