Current asthma 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 | 18.2 (9.9-26.5) | 7.2 (3.1-11.2) | 15.7 (9.9-21.5) | 15.7 (9.3-22.1) | 8.0 (3.4-12.5) | 12.4 (9.8-15.1) |
| 1998 | 15.0 (7.4-22.7) | 8.6 (2.6-14.7) | 9.1 (4.4-13.8) | 15.1 (8.5-21.7) | 9.6 (4.6-14.6) | 11.4 (8.7-14.1) | |
| 2002 | 9.3 (2.9-15.8) | 11.6 (2.0-21.1) | 10.0 (3.4-16.6) | 9.5 (4.2-14.9) | 11.4 (4.8-18.0) | 10.3 (7.3-13.3) | |
| 2003 | 16.4 (6.4-26.5) | 6.3 (1.5-11.0) | 15.0 (6.9-23.0) | 10.6 (4.2-17.0) | 12.6 (5.2-20.1) | 11.9 (8.6-15.2) | |
| 2004 | 25.9 (10.2-41.6) | 11.9 (3.5-20.3) | 7.9 (0.0-15.9) | 7.5 (1.2-13.9) | 4.6 (0.0-9.9) | 12.6 (7.5-17.8) | |
| 2005 | 11.0 (2.8-19.2) | 11.3 (3.3-19.3) | 8.6 (3.1-14.0) | 14.6 (4.5-24.6) | 9.9 (2.4-17.4) | 10.4 (7.0-13.8) | |
| 2006 | 3.2 (0.0-7.9) | 5.3 (0.1-10.5) | 3.8 (0.0-7.6) | 6.2 (0.0-12.6) | 17.2 (5.0-29.4) | 7.2 (3.8-10.7) | |
| 2007 | 13.0 (1.5-24.5) | 3.4 (0.0-8.2) | 8.3 (1.3-15.2) | 15.7 (5.7-25.7) | 12.3 (3.7-20.9) | 10.6 (6.7-14.4) | |
| Females | 1997 | 17.0 (9.4-24.6) | 25.1 (16.2-34.1) | 18.7 (12.8-24.7) | 21.2 (13.1-29.3) | 16.3 (9.9-22.6) | 19.5 (16.2-22.9) |
| 1998 | 11.6 (5.6-17.5) | 16.5 (9.2-23.8) | 15.7 (9.6-21.7) | 16.8 (11.0-22.5) | 11.3 (6.0-16.5) | 14.0 (11.3-16.7) | |
| 2002 | 15.3 (2.6-28.1) | 11.2 (4.9-17.6) | 16.1 (9.6-22.5) | 20.7 (13.4-28.0) | 18.2 (10.9-25.6) | 16.6 (13.1-20.1) | |
| 2003 | 19.6 (8.7-30.4) | 16.7 (9.2-24.3) | 12.6 (6.4-18.8) | 13.6 (7.5-19.8) | 13.0 (5.4-20.6) | 14.7 (11.4-18.0) | |
| 2004 | 12.1 (2.3-21.9) | 10.2 (3.9-16.5) | 21.1 (9.7-32.6) | 12.0 (5.6-18.4) | 12.8 (3.6-21.9) | 13.5 (9.5-17.4) | |
| 2005 | 18.7 (9.9-27.6) | 9.8 (4.2-15.5) | 15.9 (6.8-24.9) | 18.8 (10.1-27.4) | 16.1 (6.5-25.7) | 15.1 (11.5-18.7) | |
| 2006 | 8.5 (0.0-17.2) | 7.1 (0.0-14.3) | 12.6 (5.0-20.1) | 9.9 (2.4-17.5) | 9.3 (0.9-17.8) | 9.5 (6.0-13.1) | |
| 2007 | 25.1 (10.0-40.2) | 14.2 (4.4-24.0) | 10.8 (3.9-17.7) | 6.8 (0.0-13.7) | 5.3 (0.9-9.7) | 12.4 (8.1-16.6) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 17.5 (11.9-23.2) | 15.7 (10.7-20.8) | 17.2 (13.0-21.3) | 18.5 (13.3-23.7) | 12.0 (8.1-15.9) | 15.9 (13.8-18.1) |
| 1998 | 13.3 (8.4-18.2) | 12.8 (7.9-17.6) | 12.2 (8.4-16.0) | 15.9 (11.6-20.3) | 10.3 (6.7-14.0) | 12.7 (10.8-14.6) | |
| 2002 | 12.0 (5.2-18.8) | 11.4 (5.9-16.9) | 12.9 (8.3-17.6) | 14.7 (10.2-19.2) | 14.8 (9.9-19.8) | 13.4 (11.1-15.7) | |
| 2003 | 18.0 (10.6-25.4) | 11.4 (6.9-15.9) | 13.7 (8.7-18.7) | 12.2 (7.8-16.6) | 12.8 (7.5-18.1) | 13.1 (10.8-15.4) | |
| 2004 | 20.1 (9.8-30.5) | 11.0 (5.8-16.2) | 13.6 (6.7-20.4) | 10.0 (5.5-14.6) | 9.2 (3.5-14.9) | 13.0 (9.8-16.3) | |
| 2005 | 14.8 (8.7-20.8) | 10.5 (5.7-15.4) | 12.1 (6.8-17.4) | 16.7 (10.1-23.3) | 13.2 (6.9-19.4) | 12.8 (10.3-15.3) | |
| 2006 | 5.9 (0.8-10.9) | 6.2 (1.8-10.7) | 8.1 (3.9-12.3) | 7.9 (2.9-12.8) | 13.3 (5.8-20.8) | 8.3 (5.9-10.8) | |
| 2007 | 18.8 (9.2-28.5) | 9.1 (3.3-14.9) | 9.6 (4.7-14.6) | 11.3 (5.2-17.4) | 8.9 (4.0-13.8) | 11.5 (8.6-14.3) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,863), 1998 (1,744), 2002 (1,176), 2003 (1,254), 2004 ( 815), 2005 ( 936), 2006 ( 641), 2007 ( 588). The indicator includes those who had symptoms of asthma or treatment for asthma in the last 12 months. The questions used to define the indicator were: Have you ever been told by a doctor or hospital you have asthma? and Have you had symptoms of asthma or treatment for asthma in the last 12 months? |
| 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 |