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Purchase medication using a concession card by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

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Quintile of
socioeconomic
disadvantage		Males
(95% CI)		Females
(95% CI)		Persons
(95% CI)
5th Quintile45.0 (39.7-50.3)52.8 (48.4-57.2)49.0 (45.5-52.4)
4th Quintile40.2 (35.6-44.9)42.7 (38.9-46.5)41.5 (38.5-44.5)
3rd Quintile31.2 (27.0-35.5)36.5 (32.6-40.4)33.8 (30.9-36.7)
2nd Quintile31.8 (27.3-36.2)32.8 (29.1-36.5)32.3 (29.4-35.2)
1st Quintile21.3 (17.3-25.3)25.4 (21.8-28.9)23.3 (20.6-26.0)
NSW 33.6 (31.5-35.6)38.0 (36.2-39.7)35.8 (34.4-37.1)

Note: Estimates are based on 7,936 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 26 (0.33%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The question used to define the indicator was: Do you purchase your prescription medicines using a health care card, seniors card, veterans card or similar?
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

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