Recommended fruit consumption 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 | 41.0 (36.1-45.9) | 40.8 (34.8-46.8) | 40.9 (37.0-44.8) |
| 1998 | 44.5 (39.1-49.9) | 41.8 (35.6-47.9) | 43.7 (39.4-48.0) | |
| 2002 | 44.7 (37.9-51.4) | 37.1 (27.3-46.9) | 42.5 (36.9-48.0) | |
| 2003 | 43.2 (36.8-49.7) | 32.2 (25.5-39.0) | 40.1 (35.0-45.1) | |
| 2004 | 40.0 (31.6-48.3) | 32.2 (23.3-41.0) | 37.8 (31.2-44.4) | |
| 2005 | 49.5 (42.5-56.6) | 44.1 (35.6-52.6) | 48.1 (42.5-53.7) | |
| 2006 | 51.0 (42.7-59.3) | 39.6 (28.9-50.3) | 47.9 (41.2-54.6) | |
| 2007 | 48.5 (39.3-57.7) | 46.5 (34.9-58.1) | 47.9 (40.6-55.3) | |
| Females | 1997 | 46.3 (41.1-51.5) | 42.9 (37.4-48.3) | 45.3 (41.3-49.4) |
| 1998 | 43.9 (38.6-49.2) | 43.4 (37.4-49.3) | 43.8 (39.6-47.9) | |
| 2002 | 44.0 (37.5-50.5) | 44.9 (37.4-52.4) | 44.3 (39.1-49.4) | |
| 2003 | 53.5 (47.6-59.4) | 44.0 (36.5-51.4) | 51.0 (46.2-55.8) | |
| 2004 | 47.5 (39.9-55.1) | 34.4 (26.5-42.3) | 43.8 (37.9-49.7) | |
| 2005 | 52.8 (46.1-59.4) | 52.6 (45.2-60.0) | 52.7 (47.5-58.0) | |
| 2006 | 51.5 (43.7-59.3) | 56.5 (47.5-65.5) | 52.8 (46.6-59.0) | |
| 2007 | 55.9 (48.1-63.7) | 53.8 (44.0-63.6) | 55.3 (49.0-61.6) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 43.6 (40.0-47.2) | 41.8 (37.8-45.9) | 43.1 (40.3-45.9) |
| 1998 | 44.2 (40.4-48.0) | 42.5 (38.2-46.8) | 43.7 (40.7-46.7) | |
| 2002 | 44.3 (39.6-49.0) | 40.9 (34.7-47.0) | 43.3 (39.6-47.1) | |
| 2003 | 48.0 (43.6-52.4) | 37.7 (32.7-42.6) | 45.2 (41.7-48.6) | |
| 2004 | 43.6 (38.0-49.3) | 33.3 (27.3-39.2) | 40.8 (36.3-45.2) | |
| 2005 | 51.2 (46.3-56.0) | 48.4 (42.8-54.0) | 50.4 (46.6-54.3) | |
| 2006 | 51.3 (45.6-56.9) | 47.7 (40.5-54.9) | 50.3 (45.7-54.9) | |
| 2007 | 52.4 (46.4-58.4) | 50.2 (42.5-57.8) | 51.8 (46.9-56.6) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,867), 1998 (1,740), 2002 (1,171), 2003 (1,251), 2004 ( 812), 2005 ( 926), 2006 ( 638), 2007 ( 567). The indicator includes those who met the recommended fruit consumption of 2 serves a day for people aged 16 years and over. One serve is equivalent to one medium piece or 2 small pieces of fruit. The question used to define the indicator was: How many serves of fruit do you usually eat each day? |
| 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 |