Emergency department presentation in the last 12 months 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 | 20.9 (16.9-24.9) | 33.0 (27.4-38.5) | 24.3 (21.0-27.6) |
| 1998 | 11.9 (8.6-15.3) | 24.6 (19.5-29.7) | 15.6 (12.7-18.4) | |
| 2002 | 15.6 (10.8-20.4) | 22.4 (15.3-29.5) | 17.5 (13.5-21.5) | |
| 2003 | 11.1 (7.1-15.2) | 25.2 (19.1-31.4) | 15.2 (11.7-18.6) | |
| 2004 | 21.3 (14.5-28.1) | 32.1 (23.0-41.3) | 24.3 (18.7-29.8) | |
| 2005 | 12.1 (7.6-16.6) | 17.3 (11.2-23.3) | 13.4 (9.8-17.1) | |
| 2006 | 10.4 (5.4-15.5) | 18.3 (10.3-26.3) | 12.6 (8.3-16.8) | |
| 2007 | 14.8 (9.4-20.3) | 34.6 (24.9-44.2) | 20.5 (15.6-25.3) | |
| Females | 1997 | 13.9 (10.4-17.3) | 26.5 (21.6-31.4) | 17.4 (14.5-20.3) |
| 1998 | 11.6 (8.4-14.7) | 18.5 (14.2-22.8) | 13.5 (10.9-16.1) | |
| 2002 | 13.4 (9.4-17.4) | 22.1 (16.3-27.9) | 15.9 (12.5-19.2) | |
| 2003 | 10.7 (7.2-14.3) | 16.1 (11.0-21.1) | 12.1 (9.2-15.1) | |
| 2004 | 14.5 (8.9-20.2) | 23.6 (16.3-30.8) | 17.0 (12.5-21.6) | |
| 2005 | 15.6 (10.8-20.5) | 18.7 (13.4-23.9) | 16.5 (12.6-20.3) | |
| 2006 | 10.5 (5.9-15.0) | 20.3 (13.1-27.6) | 13.2 (9.3-17.0) | |
| 2007 | 19.3 (14.0-24.6) | 26.2 (19.3-33.2) | 21.3 (17.1-25.6) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 17.4 (14.7-20.1) | 29.8 (26.1-33.5) | 20.9 (18.7-23.1) |
| 1998 | 11.7 (9.4-14.1) | 21.7 (18.3-25.0) | 14.6 (12.6-16.5) | |
| 2002 | 14.5 (11.4-17.7) | 22.2 (17.6-26.9) | 16.7 (14.1-19.3) | |
| 2003 | 11.2 (8.5-13.9) | 20.7 (16.6-24.7) | 13.8 (11.5-16.0) | |
| 2004 | 18.0 (13.5-22.4) | 27.9 (22.0-33.7) | 20.7 (17.1-24.3) | |
| 2005 | 13.9 (10.5-17.2) | 18.0 (14.0-22.0) | 15.0 (12.3-17.6) | |
| 2006 | 10.4 (7.0-13.9) | 19.3 (13.8-24.7) | 12.9 (9.9-15.8) | |
| 2007 | 17.2 (13.4-21.0) | 30.1 (24.3-35.9) | 20.9 (17.7-24.1) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,867), 1998 (1,744), 2002 (1,173), 2003 (1,251), 2004 ( 813), 2005 ( 934), 2006 ( 641), 2007 ( 798). The indicator includes those who attended an emergency department in the last 12 months. The question used to define the indicator was: In the last 12 months, have you attended a hospital emergency department or casualty for your own medical care? |
| 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 |