Visited a general practitioner in the last 12 months 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 | 85.7 (77.8-93.6) | 84.2 (77.9-90.5) | 84.4 (78.7-90.1) | 83.9 (77.8-90.1) | 86.6 (81.4-91.8) | 84.8 (81.9-87.6) |
| 1998 | 77.2 (68.9-85.6) | 75.6 (67.0-84.2) | 72.9 (65.0-80.8) | 71.9 (64.2-79.6) | 75.8 (68.2-83.5) | 74.5 (70.9-78.1) | |
| 2007 | 75.6 (64.6-86.5) | 59.0 (46.7-71.3) | 62.9 (52.1-73.6) | 64.3 (51.8-76.9) | 65.9 (55.2-76.6) | 65.0 (59.9-70.1) | |
| Females | 1997 | 92.3 (86.7-97.9) | 93.2 (88.6-97.8) | 92.7 (88.9-96.6) | 94.4 (90.3-98.6) | 87.9 (82.4-93.4) | 91.9 (89.7-94.2) |
| 1998 | 88.5 (81.7-95.2) | 86.8 (80.6-93.1) | 79.9 (71.6-88.3) | 79.2 (71.9-86.4) | 84.0 (77.1-90.9) | 84.1 (80.9-87.2) | |
| 2007 | 80.8 (71.3-90.2) | 76.4 (66.6-86.2) | 78.9 (71.1-86.7) | 77.6 (68.2-86.9) | 77.1 (68.9-85.3) | 77.6 (73.6-81.6) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 89.2 (84.4-94.0) | 88.5 (84.5-92.5) | 88.4 (84.8-91.9) | 89.2 (85.5-93.0) | 87.2 (83.4-91.0) | 88.3 (86.5-90.1) |
| 1998 | 82.9 (77.5-88.3) | 81.5 (76.3-86.8) | 76.2 (70.4-81.9) | 75.6 (70.3-80.9) | 79.6 (74.4-84.8) | 79.2 (76.8-81.6) | |
| 2007 | 78.1 (70.8-85.4) | 67.7 (59.8-75.6) | 71.5 (65.0-78.0) | 70.2 (61.9-78.5) | 71.7 (65.0-78.4) | 71.3 (68.1-74.6) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,865), 1998 (1,737), 2007 (1,020). |
| 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 |