Ever diagnosed with asthma 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 | 22.3 (18.1-26.5) | 29.4 (23.9-34.9) | 24.3 (21.0-27.7) |
| 1998 | 21.8 (17.4-26.3) | 25.9 (20.5-31.2) | 23.0 (19.5-26.5) | |
| 2002 | 23.6 (18.2-28.9) | 28.6 (20.9-36.3) | 25.0 (20.6-29.4) | |
| 2003 | 31.5 (25.5-37.5) | 31.4 (25.0-37.9) | 31.5 (26.8-36.2) | |
| 2005 | 29.6 (23.2-36.0) | 23.4 (16.7-30.1) | 28.0 (22.9-33.1) | |
| 2006 | 22.5 (15.9-29.1) | 37.0 (26.0-47.9) | 26.4 (20.7-32.2) | |
| 2007 | 26.6 (19.0-34.2) | 34.9 (23.9-45.8) | 28.8 (22.5-35.1) | |
| Females | 1997 | 26.1 (21.4-30.8) | 32.8 (27.5-38.2) | 28.0 (24.3-31.7) |
| 1998 | 25.8 (21.3-30.4) | 27.2 (22.1-32.3) | 26.2 (22.6-29.8) | |
| 2002 | 25.3 (19.9-30.6) | 36.4 (29.1-43.6) | 28.4 (24.0-32.8) | |
| 2003 | 27.2 (22.1-32.3) | 34.9 (27.7-42.2) | 29.3 (25.0-33.5) | |
| 2005 | 27.3 (21.4-33.3) | 36.3 (29.5-43.2) | 29.8 (25.0-34.5) | |
| 2006 | 18.8 (12.7-24.9) | 26.1 (18.3-33.8) | 20.8 (15.8-25.7) | |
| 2007 | 21.5 (15.2-27.8) | 34.3 (25.1-43.6) | 24.8 (19.5-30.1) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 24.2 (21.0-27.3) | 31.1 (27.2-34.9) | 26.1 (23.6-28.6) |
| 1998 | 23.8 (20.6-27.0) | 26.5 (22.8-30.2) | 24.6 (22.1-27.1) | |
| 2002 | 24.4 (20.6-28.2) | 32.4 (27.0-37.7) | 26.7 (23.6-29.8) | |
| 2003 | 29.3 (25.3-33.2) | 32.8 (28.0-37.6) | 30.2 (27.1-33.4) | |
| 2005 | 28.5 (24.1-32.9) | 30.1 (25.2-34.9) | 28.9 (25.4-32.4) | |
| 2006 | 20.7 (16.2-25.2) | 31.7 (24.8-38.7) | 23.7 (19.9-27.5) | |
| 2007 | 24.0 (19.1-28.9) | 34.6 (27.5-41.8) | 26.8 (22.7-30.9) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,863), 1998 (1,745), 2002 (1,177), 2003 (1,254), 2005 ( 936), 2006 ( 643), 2007 ( 589). The indicator includes those who have ever been told by a doctor or hospital they have asthma. The question used to define the indicator was: Have you ever been told by a doctor or hospital you have asthma? |
| 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 |