Difficulties getting health care when needing it 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 | 4.2 (2.0-6.3) | 7.5 (4.5-10.5) | 5.1 (3.3-6.9) |
| 1998 | 1.5 (0.2-2.7) | 7.7 (4.3-11.0) | 3.3 (1.9-4.6) | |
| 2002 | 4.4 (1.5-7.3) | 6.0 (1.7-10.4) | 4.8 (2.4-7.3) | |
| 2003 | 6.0 (2.9-9.0) | 7.1 (3.5-10.7) | 6.3 (3.9-8.7) | |
| 2004 | 1.3 (0.1-2.6) | 13.2 (6.1-20.4) | 4.6 (2.3-6.9) | |
| 2005 | 1.8 (0.3-3.3) | 4.1 (1.0-7.1) | 2.4 (1.0-3.8) | |
| 2006 | 3.2 (0.3-6.0) | 7.6 (1.9-13.4) | 4.4 (1.8-6.9) | |
| 2007 | 6.5 (3.3-9.7) | 16.0 (8.7-23.4) | 9.1 (6.0-12.2) | |
| Females | 1997 | 5.4 (3.0-7.7) | 8.9 (6.0-11.8) | 6.4 (4.5-8.2) |
| 1998 | 8.6 (5.7-11.4) | 10.1 (7.1-13.1) | 9.0 (6.8-11.2) | |
| 2002 | 6.4 (3.3-9.4) | 18.9 (12.3-25.4) | 10.0 (7.0-12.9) | |
| 2003 | 7.2 (4.4-9.9) | 20.7 (13.7-27.6) | 10.6 (7.8-13.4) | |
| 2004 | 7.2 (3.5-10.8) | 17.4 (10.6-24.2) | 10.0 (6.7-13.3) | |
| 2005 | 7.9 (4.0-11.8) | 14.4 (9.4-19.4) | 9.7 (6.5-12.8) | |
| 2006 | 6.1 (2.8-9.5) | 11.8 (6.1-17.5) | 7.7 (4.8-10.6) | |
| 2007 | 7.2 (4.0-10.4) | 19.8 (13.8-25.8) | 10.6 (7.7-13.5) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 4.8 (3.2-6.4) | 8.2 (6.1-10.3) | 5.7 (4.4-7.0) |
| 1998 | 5.0 (3.4-6.6) | 8.8 (6.6-11.1) | 6.1 (4.8-7.4) | |
| 2002 | 5.3 (3.2-7.4) | 12.3 (8.3-16.4) | 7.3 (5.4-9.3) | |
| 2003 | 6.5 (4.5-8.5) | 13.4 (9.5-17.3) | 8.3 (6.5-10.2) | |
| 2004 | 4.2 (2.2-6.1) | 15.3 (10.3-20.2) | 7.2 (5.2-9.2) | |
| 2005 | 4.9 (2.8-7.1) | 9.5 (6.4-12.5) | 6.1 (4.4-7.9) | |
| 2006 | 4.6 (2.4-6.8) | 9.6 (5.6-13.7) | 6.0 (4.0-7.9) | |
| 2007 | 6.8 (4.6-9.1) | 17.9 (13.2-22.6) | 9.9 (7.7-12.0) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,819), 1998 (1,714), 2002 (1,143), 2003 (1,213), 2004 ( 797), 2005 ( 916), 2006 ( 635), 2007 (1,004). The indicator includes those who had difficulties getting health care when they needed it. It excludes those who said they do not need health care. The question used to define the indicator was: Do you have any difficulties getting health care when you need it? |
| 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 |