Risk alcohol drinking by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | 1st Quintile % (95% CI) | 2nd Quintile % (95% CI) | 3rd Quintile % (95% CI) | 4th Quintile % (95% CI) | 5th Quintile % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 52.5 (41.8-63.2) | 59.3 (50.6-67.9) | 54.3 (46.1-62.4) | 57.5 (48.8-66.1) | 47.6 (39.4-55.9) | 54.2 (50.2-58.2) |
| 1998 | 64.1 (53.7-74.4) | 50.5 (39.6-61.4) | 54.5 (45.4-63.7) | 61.0 (52.2-69.8) | 52.3 (42.9-61.6) | 56.1 (51.7-60.5) | |
| 2002 | 43.0 (29.4-56.6) | 56.7 (42.6-70.8) | 38.9 (26.3-51.4) | 55.9 (45.2-66.6) | 40.5 (29.9-51.1) | 46.7 (41.2-52.2) | |
| 2003 | 46.8 (32.8-60.9) | 54.9 (43.0-66.7) | 43.7 (33.2-54.2) | 54.9 (45.1-64.8) | 43.8 (33.0-54.6) | 48.9 (43.9-54.0) | |
| 2004 | 72.6 (59.1-86.1) | 47.0 (33.3-60.7) | 49.4 (35.8-63.0) | 46.4 (32.0-60.9) | 40.6 (25.8-55.4) | 53.0 (46.2-59.8) | |
| 2005 | 53.4 (40.6-66.1) | 47.7 (35.2-60.1) | 52.5 (40.1-64.9) | 56.8 (42.6-71.0) | 32.5 (20.1-44.9) | 47.5 (41.8-53.2) | |
| 2006 | 45.6 (29.3-61.9) | 45.3 (30.8-59.9) | 41.1 (27.3-54.9) | 49.1 (34.1-64.2) | 36.1 (21.5-50.6) | 42.7 (36.1-49.2) | |
| 2007 | 51.2 (33.4-69.0) | 41.7 (24.5-58.8) | 55.8 (40.0-71.5) | 50.4 (31.5-69.2) | 47.8 (31.2-64.4) | 49.1 (41.5-56.7) | |
| Females | 1997 | 52.8 (42.2-63.5) | 46.0 (36.8-55.1) | 58.8 (50.7-66.9) | 46.9 (38.6-55.1) | 36.7 (28.6-44.8) | 48.0 (43.9-52.0) |
| 1998 | 65.3 (54.6-75.9) | 59.8 (50.5-69.0) | 48.0 (39.1-57.0) | 53.6 (44.8-62.4) | 36.3 (27.8-44.8) | 53.5 (49.3-57.8) | |
| 2002 | 75.4 (58.4-92.4) | 43.0 (30.4-55.6) | 40.7 (31.2-50.2) | 49.0 (39.6-58.4) | 36.9 (27.5-46.3) | 46.8 (41.6-52.0) | |
| 2003 | 39.4 (25.7-53.1) | 54.7 (43.8-65.7) | 46.4 (37.3-55.4) | 44.4 (35.2-53.6) | 33.0 (23.4-42.6) | 43.9 (39.2-48.6) | |
| 2004 | 43.4 (27.1-59.7) | 47.6 (35.3-59.9) | 43.2 (30.2-56.2) | 56.5 (45.3-67.7) | 36.7 (23.8-49.5) | 45.4 (39.5-51.4) | |
| 2005 | 37.5 (25.9-49.0) | 37.7 (27.4-48.1) | 38.0 (25.6-50.4) | 52.0 (39.9-64.2) | 31.8 (21.1-42.6) | 38.0 (33.0-43.0) | |
| 2006 | 42.8 (28.7-57.0) | 43.2 (28.7-57.6) | 35.8 (23.1-48.5) | 45.1 (31.0-59.3) | 32.5 (20.1-44.8) | 39.6 (33.5-45.7) | |
| 2007 | 44.0 (27.9-60.2) | 41.7 (27.4-56.1) | 48.3 (36.2-60.4) | 39.7 (23.7-55.7) | 37.1 (24.7-49.6) | 41.8 (35.6-48.0) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 52.7 (45.1-60.2) | 53.0 (46.5-59.4) | 56.4 (50.7-62.2) | 52.1 (46.0-58.1) | 42.4 (36.5-48.2) | 51.1 (48.3-54.0) |
| 1998 | 64.7 (57.3-72.1) | 55.4 (48.3-62.6) | 51.6 (45.1-58.0) | 57.2 (50.9-63.4) | 44.8 (38.3-51.2) | 54.8 (51.8-57.9) | |
| 2002 | 57.5 (46.2-68.8) | 49.0 (39.5-58.5) | 39.7 (31.8-47.7) | 52.6 (45.4-59.8) | 38.7 (31.6-45.8) | 46.8 (43.0-50.5) | |
| 2003 | 43.1 (33.2-53.0) | 54.8 (46.7-62.9) | 45.1 (38.2-52.0) | 49.5 (42.6-56.3) | 38.7 (31.3-46.1) | 46.0 (42.6-49.5) | |
| 2004 | 60.8 (49.3-72.3) | 47.3 (38.2-56.5) | 46.7 (37.1-56.3) | 52.1 (43.0-61.2) | 38.4 (28.6-48.1) | 49.3 (44.7-53.8) | |
| 2005 | 45.7 (36.8-54.6) | 42.6 (34.4-50.7) | 45.4 (36.4-54.3) | 54.4 (45.1-63.6) | 32.1 (24.0-40.3) | 42.7 (38.8-46.5) | |
| 2006 | 44.2 (33.4-55.0) | 44.2 (34.0-54.5) | 38.5 (29.1-47.9) | 47.3 (36.9-57.8) | 34.3 (24.7-43.8) | 41.2 (36.7-45.7) | |
| 2007 | 47.6 (35.6-59.6) | 41.7 (30.6-52.8) | 51.7 (41.9-61.4) | 45.6 (32.8-58.3) | 41.7 (31.6-51.7) | 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 |