High and very high psychological distress 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 | 9.0 (6.2-11.9) | 11.9 (7.7-16.0) | 9.9 (7.5-12.2) |
| 1998 | 10.9 (7.4-14.3) | 9.1 (5.6-12.6) | 10.3 (7.7-13.0) | |
| 2002 | 14.0 (9.4-18.6) | 7.2 (2.3-12.1) | 12.0 (8.5-15.6) | |
| 2003 | 10.5 (6.8-14.3) | 11.6 (6.8-16.3) | 10.8 (7.8-13.9) | |
| 2004 | 12.4 (7.1-17.6) | 12.2 (3.8-20.6) | 12.3 (7.9-16.8) | |
| 2005 | 7.3 (3.5-11.0) | 5.0 (1.3-8.8) | 6.7 (3.7-9.6) | |
| 2006 | 8.6 (4.4-12.9) | 9.5 (3.5-15.6) | 8.9 (5.4-12.4) | |
| 2007 | 13.1 (7.1-19.0) | 10.4 (4.0-16.8) | 12.3 (7.7-16.9) | |
| Females | 1997 | 20.3 (16.1-24.5) | 16.4 (12.6-20.3) | 19.2 (16.0-22.4) |
| 1998 | 17.1 (13.0-21.1) | 13.4 (9.9-16.9) | 16.0 (13.0-19.1) | |
| 2002 | 20.6 (15.5-25.7) | 19.4 (12.8-26.0) | 20.3 (16.2-24.4) | |
| 2003 | 16.2 (11.9-20.4) | 16.1 (10.8-21.3) | 16.1 (12.7-19.6) | |
| 2004 | 21.8 (15.5-28.1) | 14.6 (8.9-20.4) | 19.8 (15.0-24.6) | |
| 2005 | 19.0 (13.7-24.3) | 19.1 (13.3-24.8) | 19.0 (14.9-23.2) | |
| 2006 | 17.8 (12.1-23.5) | 12.4 (6.9-17.8) | 16.3 (11.9-20.7) | |
| 2007 | 16.6 (11.2-22.1) | 10.2 (4.8-15.5) | 15.0 (10.7-19.3) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 14.6 (12.0-17.1) | 14.1 (11.2-16.9) | 14.4 (12.4-16.4) |
| 1998 | 13.9 (11.3-16.6) | 11.2 (8.7-13.6) | 13.1 (11.1-15.2) | |
| 2002 | 17.3 (13.8-20.7) | 13.1 (8.9-17.3) | 16.1 (13.3-18.8) | |
| 2003 | 13.4 (10.6-16.3) | 13.7 (10.2-17.2) | 13.5 (11.2-15.8) | |
| 2004 | 17.0 (12.8-21.1) | 13.4 (8.3-18.5) | 16.0 (12.7-19.3) | |
| 2005 | 13.2 (9.9-16.5) | 12.3 (8.7-15.8) | 12.9 (10.3-15.5) | |
| 2006 | 13.0 (9.5-16.6) | 10.9 (6.8-15.0) | 12.5 (9.6-15.3) | |
| 2007 | 15.0 (10.9-19.0) | 10.3 (6.1-14.5) | 13.7 (10.5-16.8) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,861), 1998 (1,743), 2002 (1,176), 2003 (1,247), 2004 ( 812), 2005 ( 933), 2006 ( 642), 2007 ( 580). The indicator includes those with a Kessler 10 (K10) score of 22 or above. The K10 is a 10-item questionnaire that measures the level of psychological distress in the most recent 4-week period. |
| 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 |