High risk alcohol drinking by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 2002 | 25.8 (19.4-32.3) | 32.2 (22.7-41.7) | 27.7 (22.3-33.0) |
| 2003 | 31.6 (25.0-38.2) | 39.4 (31.9-47.0) | 33.9 (28.7-39.1) | |
| 2004 | 36.3 (26.8-45.9) | 35.3 (24.5-46.2) | 36.1 (28.5-43.7) | |
| 2005 | 24.3 (18.1-30.6) | 29.6 (21.9-37.3) | 25.7 (20.7-30.7) | |
| 2006 | 20.3 (13.6-27.0) | 34.1 (23.5-44.6) | 24.1 (18.3-29.8) | |
| 2007 | 19.9 (12.4-27.4) | 26.9 (15.1-38.6) | 21.7 (15.4-28.1) | |
| Females | 2002 | 30.4 (23.2-37.6) | 23.4 (16.4-30.4) | 28.3 (22.8-33.9) |
| 2003 | 25.1 (19.2-31.0) | 32.6 (24.8-40.4) | 27.3 (22.6-32.1) | |
| 2004 | 25.9 (17.4-34.4) | 31.7 (23.0-40.4) | 27.8 (21.4-34.2) | |
| 2005 | 15.7 (11.1-20.3) | 15.5 (10.3-20.7) | 15.6 (12.0-19.3) | |
| 2006 | 12.5 (7.2-17.9) | 17.0 (9.9-24.0) | 13.7 (9.3-18.0) | |
| 2007 | 14.8 (9.3-20.2) | 18.8 (11.0-26.6) | 15.9 (11.4-20.4) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 27.9 (23.1-32.7) | 28.2 (22.1-34.3) | 28.0 (24.1-31.8) |
| 2003 | 28.4 (23.9-32.9) | 36.1 (30.7-41.5) | 30.7 (27.1-34.2) | |
| 2004 | 31.8 (25.2-38.4) | 33.5 (26.6-40.4) | 32.3 (27.2-37.4) | |
| 2005 | 20.0 (16.1-23.9) | 22.4 (17.7-27.0) | 20.6 (17.5-23.7) | |
| 2006 | 16.5 (12.2-20.9) | 25.9 (19.3-32.5) | 19.1 (15.4-22.7) | |
| 2007 | 17.3 (12.7-21.9) | 22.5 (15.6-29.3) | 18.7 (14.8-22.5) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 ( 869), 2003 ( 985), 2004 ( 598), 2005 ( 931), 2006 ( 630), 2007 ( 569). The indicator includes those who consume alcohol and have had [11 or more if male/7 or more if female] drinks in a day. The questions used to define the indicator were: How often do you usually drink alcohol? and In the last 4 weeks how often have you had [11 or more if male/7 or more if female] drinks in a day? Based on the NHMRC Australian Alcohol Guidelines. |
| 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 |