Visited a general practitioner in the last 2 weeks 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 | 22.6 (13.5-31.7) | 21.5 (13.8-29.1) | 20.9 (14.0-27.8) | 17.0 (9.8-24.1) | 20.2 (13.2-27.2) | 20.5 (17.1-24.0) |
| 1998 | 12.7 (4.6-20.7) | 14.7 (6.0-23.4) | 22.3 (13.5-31.2) | 25.6 (16.3-34.9) | 22.5 (13.7-31.3) | 19.6 (15.7-23.6) | |
| 2007 | 8.3 (1.0-15.6) | 8.2 (0.1-16.4) | 16.0 (4.4-27.6) | 9.1 (0.0-18.6) | 12.7 (4.1-21.4) | 11.2 (7.1-15.4) | |
| Females | 1997 | 23.9 (14.2-33.7) | 28.7 (19.0-38.3) | 24.4 (17.5-31.4) | 23.4 (16.8-30.0) | 28.3 (19.8-36.9) | 25.8 (22.0-29.7) |
| 1998 | 21.5 (11.5-31.6) | 24.9 (16.6-33.3) | 19.8 (13.1-26.5) | 31.2 (22.3-40.1) | 21.5 (13.5-29.5) | 23.8 (20.0-27.7) | |
| 2007 | 29.0 (17.0-41.0) | 15.9 (6.3-25.5) | 30.3 (20.5-40.2) | 32.9 (19.7-46.2) | 23.9 (13.2-34.7) | 26.2 (21.3-31.1) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 23.3 (16.6-30.1) | 25.1 (18.8-31.3) | 22.7 (17.8-27.6) | 20.4 (15.6-25.2) | 24.1 (18.6-29.6) | 23.3 (20.7-25.8) |
| 1998 | 17.4 (10.8-24.0) | 20.5 (14.4-26.6) | 21.1 (15.5-26.7) | 28.5 (22.1-35.0) | 22.0 (16.1-28.0) | 21.8 (19.1-24.6) | |
| 2007 | 18.6 (11.3-26.0) | 12.6 (6.1-19.2) | 24.7 (17.0-32.3) | 20.8 (12.2-29.5) | 18.9 (11.7-26.2) | 19.4 (16.0-22.8) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,637), 1998 (1,373), 2007 ( 709). The indicator includes those that have seen a general practitioner in the last 2 weeks. The questions used were: In the last 12 months did you see a general practitioner? and When did you last see a general practitioner? |
| 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 |