High risk alcohol drinking by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
| 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 | 2002 | 21.3 (10.2-32.4) | 33.1 (18.5-47.8) | 15.5 (7.7-23.4) | 39.1 (27.2-51.0) | 27.5 (16.8-38.1) | 27.7 (22.3-33.0) |
| 2003 | 18.3 (7.4-29.3) | 45.9 (32.7-59.0) | 29.0 (19.2-38.8) | 39.3 (28.7-50.0) | 32.2 (21.1-43.4) | 33.9 (28.7-39.1) | |
| 2004 | 55.0 (37.3-72.7) | 31.6 (17.9-45.3) | 22.4 (11.0-33.8) | 34.1 (19.4-48.8) | 28.6 (11.8-45.3) | 36.1 (28.5-43.7) | |
| 2005 | 36.4 (23.8-48.9) | 29.3 (17.7-40.9) | 24.6 (13.8-35.3) | 21.6 (11.3-31.9) | 14.6 (5.2-24.1) | 25.7 (20.7-30.7) | |
| 2006 | 26.5 (11.8-41.3) | 25.7 (13.3-38.0) | 21.7 (10.5-32.9) | 24.6 (11.9-37.3) | 23.0 (9.4-36.6) | 24.1 (18.3-29.8) | |
| 2007 | 18.1 (5.7-30.6) | 19.0 (5.4-32.6) | 31.3 (16.7-45.9) | 27.9 (8.7-47.0) | 11.4 (2.1-20.6) | 21.7 (15.4-28.1) | |
| Females | 2002 | 39.0 (20.0-58.0) | 30.2 (16.4-44.1) | 23.7 (15.0-32.5) | 19.2 (10.4-28.1) | 34.7 (22.6-46.8) | 28.3 (22.8-33.9) |
| 2003 | 21.8 (9.7-33.9) | 36.6 (24.8-48.5) | 31.2 (21.4-40.9) | 23.6 (14.7-32.4) | 20.0 (10.3-29.7) | 27.3 (22.6-32.1) | |
| 2004 | 19.7 (5.1-34.2) | 34.2 (19.9-48.5) | 24.4 (11.7-37.2) | 23.7 (11.7-35.6) | 38.1 (21.6-54.7) | 27.8 (21.4-34.2) | |
| 2005 | 19.5 (10.3-28.6) | 15.3 (8.1-22.6) | 16.0 (8.0-23.9) | 21.4 (9.9-33.0) | 11.0 (3.7-18.4) | 15.6 (12.0-19.3) | |
| 2006 | 9.9 (1.1-18.6) | 18.8 (6.2-31.5) | 16.0 (6.7-25.2) | 13.2 (5.1-21.3) | 10.8 (2.3-19.4) | 13.7 (9.3-18.0) | |
| 2007 | 21.9 (8.4-35.5) | 18.8 (7.2-30.3) | 18.0 (9.0-27.0) | 13.2 (2.9-23.4) | 9.7 (3.0-16.5) | 15.9 (11.4-20.4) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 29.4 (18.5-40.2) | 31.7 (21.6-41.8) | 19.3 (13.3-25.3) | 30.5 (22.5-38.4) | 30.6 (22.5-38.7) | 28.0 (24.1-31.8) |
| 2003 | 19.9 (11.8-28.0) | 41.5 (32.6-50.4) | 30.1 (23.2-37.0) | 31.4 (24.4-38.5) | 28.0 (19.9-36.0) | 30.7 (27.1-34.2) | |
| 2004 | 41.5 (28.2-54.9) | 32.8 (22.9-42.8) | 23.2 (14.6-31.8) | 28.4 (19.1-37.6) | 33.4 (21.6-45.2) | 32.3 (27.2-37.4) | |
| 2005 | 28.1 (20.0-36.1) | 22.1 (15.2-29.0) | 20.4 (13.5-27.3) | 21.5 (13.8-29.2) | 12.7 (6.8-18.7) | 20.6 (17.5-23.7) | |
| 2006 | 18.3 (9.4-27.1) | 22.2 (13.4-31.0) | 18.9 (11.6-26.3) | 19.5 (11.5-27.5) | 17.0 (8.8-25.2) | 19.1 (15.4-22.7) | |
| 2007 | 20.1 (10.8-29.3) | 18.9 (10.0-27.8) | 24.0 (15.7-32.4) | 21.2 (9.3-33.2) | 10.4 (4.9-16.0) | 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 |