Avoided seeing doctor due to cost of medicine by health area

Avoided seeing doctor due to cost of medicine by health area,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

Area	Males (95% CI)	Females (95% CI)	Persons (95% CI)
Sydney South West	9.6 (5.9-13.2)	10.5 (7.2-13.8)	10.0 (7.6-12.5)
South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra	4.7 (2.3-7.0)	8.3 (5.5-11.2)	6.5 (4.6-8.4)
Sydney West	5.7 (2.6-8.8)	7.4 (4.7-10.1)	6.6 (4.5-8.6)
Northern Sydney & Central Coast	5.3 (2.5-8.1)	6.7 (3.9-9.5)	6.0 (4.1-8.0)
Hunter & New England	9.7 (5.4-14.0)	7.1 (4.7-9.5)	8.4 (5.9-10.8)
North Coast	9.5 (5.4-13.6)	12.0 (8.5-15.4)	10.8 (8.1-13.4)
Greater Southern	5.3 (2.5-8.1)	11.5 (8.1-14.9)	8.4 (6.1-10.6)
Greater Western	10.5 (6.1-15.0)	7.5 (4.9-10.2)	9.1 (6.4-11.7)
Urban	6.4 (4.9-8.0)	8.4 (6.9-9.9)	7.4 (6.3-8.5)
Rural	8.8 (6.6-11.0)	9.3 (7.8-10.8)	9.0 (7.7-10.4)
NSW	7.1 (5.9-8.4)	8.6 (7.5-9.8)	7.9 (7.0-8.7)

Note:	Estimates are based on 7,945 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 17 (0.21%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The questions used to define the indicator was: In the last 12 months have you had a medical problem but avoided seeing a doctor because of the cost of medicine that may be prescribed?
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