Private health insurance by socioeconomic disadvantage

Private health insurance by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

Quintile of socioeconomic disadvantage	Males (95% CI)	Females (95% CI)	Persons (95% CI)
5th Quintile	39.9 (34.7-45.1)	39.3 (35.0-43.6)	39.6 (36.2-43.0)
4th Quintile	40.6 (35.9-45.4)	45.8 (41.9-49.7)	43.3 (40.2-46.4)
3rd Quintile	52.4 (47.4-57.4)	51.0 (46.7-55.3)	51.7 (48.4-55.0)
2nd Quintile	60.2 (55.2-65.1)	65.9 (62.1-69.7)	63.1 (60.0-66.2)
1st Quintile	71.1 (65.4-76.9)	75.9 (72.0-79.7)	73.5 (70.0-77.0)
NSW	53.2 (50.9-55.6)	55.9 (54.0-57.7)	54.6 (53.1-56.1)

Note:	Estimates are based on 7,911 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 51 (0.64%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The indicator includes those who have private health insurance. The question used to define the indicator was: Apart from medicare, are you covered by private health insurance?
Source:	New South Wales Population Health Survey 2006 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
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Produced by:	Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on:	1 July 2007