Risk alcohol drinking by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 50.2 (45.1-55.2) | 64.2 (58.4-70.0) | 54.2 (50.2-58.2) |
| 1998 | 52.9 (47.4-58.5) | 64.1 (57.9-70.3) | 56.1 (51.7-60.5) | |
| 2002 | 44.0 (37.3-50.6) | 53.5 (44.0-62.9) | 46.7 (41.2-52.2) | |
| 2003 | 45.1 (38.6-51.5) | 58.7 (51.8-65.6) | 48.9 (43.9-54.0) | |
| 2004 | 55.5 (47.1-63.9) | 46.1 (36.0-56.2) | 53.0 (46.2-59.8) | |
| 2005 | 45.3 (38.2-52.3) | 53.9 (45.2-62.6) | 47.5 (41.8-53.2) | |
| 2006 | 36.3 (28.5-44.2) | 59.4 (48.7-70.1) | 42.7 (36.1-49.2) | |
| 2007 | 46.1 (37.0-55.3) | 57.8 (44.9-70.7) | 49.1 (41.5-56.7) | |
| Females | 1997 | 43.5 (38.3-48.7) | 59.3 (53.8-64.8) | 48.0 (43.9-52.0) |
| 1998 | 54.8 (49.4-60.2) | 50.3 (44.1-56.5) | 53.5 (49.3-57.8) | |
| 2002 | 45.3 (38.7-51.8) | 50.8 (43.1-58.4) | 46.8 (41.6-52.0) | |
| 2003 | 39.8 (34.1-45.4) | 55.7 (48.0-63.5) | 43.9 (39.2-48.6) | |
| 2004 | 41.5 (34.0-49.0) | 55.3 (46.7-63.9) | 45.4 (39.5-51.4) | |
| 2005 | 33.8 (27.6-40.0) | 49.4 (42.1-56.8) | 38.0 (33.0-43.0) | |
| 2006 | 37.9 (30.3-45.5) | 44.1 (34.9-53.4) | 39.6 (33.5-45.7) | |
| 2007 | 42.5 (34.7-50.3) | 40.1 (30.8-49.4) | 41.8 (35.6-48.0) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 46.9 (43.3-50.5) | 61.8 (57.8-65.8) | 51.1 (48.3-54.0) |
| 1998 | 53.9 (50.0-57.7) | 57.3 (52.8-61.8) | 54.8 (51.8-57.9) | |
| 2002 | 44.6 (40.0-49.3) | 52.2 (46.0-58.3) | 46.8 (43.0-50.5) | |
| 2003 | 42.0 (37.7-46.2) | 57.1 (51.9-62.3) | 46.0 (42.6-49.5) | |
| 2004 | 48.7 (42.9-54.4) | 50.8 (44.1-57.5) | 49.3 (44.7-53.8) | |
| 2005 | 39.5 (34.7-44.2) | 51.6 (45.9-57.2) | 42.7 (38.8-46.5) | |
| 2006 | 37.1 (31.6-42.6) | 52.2 (44.9-59.4) | 41.2 (36.7-45.7) | |
| 2007 | 44.2 (38.2-50.2) | 48.1 (40.2-56.0) | 45.3 (40.4-50.1) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,822), 1998 (1,653), 2002 (1,155), 2003 (1,239), 2004 ( 797), 2005 ( 912), 2006 ( 630), 2007 ( 569). The indicator includes those who exceed Guideline 1 of the NHMRC Australian Alcohol Guidelines, as 1 or more of the following: consuming alcohol every day, consuming on average more than [4 if male/2 if female] standard drinks, consuming more than [6 if male/4 if female] on any 1 occasion or day. The questions used to define the indicator were: How often do you usually drink alcohol? On a day when you drink alcohol, how many standard drinks do you usually have? In the last 4 weeks have you had more than [7-10 if male/5-6 if female] drinks in a day? and In the last 4 weeks how often have you had [11+ if male/7+ if female] drinks in a day? The questions used to define the 1997 and 1998 indicator were: How often do you have an alcoholic drink of any kind? On a day when you have alcoholic drinks, how many standard drinks do you usually have? and On the last occasion you had more than [4 if male/2 if female] drinks in a day, how many drinks did you actually have? |
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (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 June 2008 |