High and very high psychological distress 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 | 6.4 (1.4-11.3) | 10.0 (4.5-15.5) | 6.6 (2.8-10.4) | 11.2 (5.7-16.7) | 14.5 (8.6-20.3) | 9.9 (7.5-12.2) |
| 1998 | 14.3 (6.5-22.2) | 5.9 (1.4-10.5) | 16.7 (9.8-23.6) | 4.5 (1.5-7.5) | 8.6 (3.5-13.7) | 10.3 (7.7-13.0) | |
| 2002 | 9.1 (1.4-16.7) | 26.2 (13.1-39.4) | 7.8 (2.4-13.3) | 5.5 (0.9-10.2) | 16.7 (7.8-25.7) | 12.0 (8.5-15.6) | |
| 2003 | 5.5 (0.0-11.4) | 10.1 (3.2-17.1) | 12.5 (5.7-19.3) | 12.9 (6.1-19.7) | 11.2 (5.0-17.5) | 10.8 (7.8-13.9) | |
| 2004 | 17.1 (5.5-28.7) | 13.0 (4.3-21.6) | 10.9 (1.7-20.2) | 11.2 (1.9-20.4) | 7.4 (0.0-15.1) | 12.3 (7.9-16.8) | |
| 2005 | 1.6 (0.0-3.9) | 4.1 (0.0-8.6) | 5.0 (0.4-9.5) | 8.0 (0.4-15.7) | 12.0 (2.9-21.1) | 6.7 (3.7-9.6) | |
| 2006 | 4.2 (0.0-9.0) | 11.1 (1.0-21.3) | 9.1 (2.5-15.6) | 10.3 (2.5-18.1) | 8.2 (0.0-16.5) | 8.9 (5.4-12.4) | |
| 2007 | 13.4 (2.4-24.3) | 12.1 (0.8-23.5) | 6.7 (0.9-12.5) | 9.2 (1.5-16.8) | 21.2 (7.6-34.7) | 12.3 (7.7-16.9) | |
| Females | 1997 | 15.6 (8.2-23.0) | 22.8 (14.2-31.3) | 18.6 (12.4-24.9) | 14.0 (8.8-19.2) | 23.8 (16.7-30.8) | 19.2 (16.0-22.4) |
| 1998 | 20.6 (11.5-29.7) | 9.1 (4.6-13.5) | 12.5 (7.6-17.4) | 20.3 (12.8-27.8) | 15.0 (8.9-21.1) | 16.0 (13.0-19.1) | |
| 2002 | 8.1 (0.0-16.3) | 15.1 (5.2-25.0) | 22.7 (14.0-31.4) | 25.2 (16.6-33.9) | 24.3 (15.8-32.8) | 20.3 (16.2-24.4) | |
| 2003 | 19.8 (8.4-31.3) | 17.6 (9.5-25.6) | 19.2 (11.9-26.6) | 11.6 (6.2-16.9) | 14.0 (6.7-21.2) | 16.1 (12.7-19.6) | |
| 2004 | 15.6 (3.2-28.0) | 17.7 (7.1-28.4) | 25.0 (14.4-35.6) | 14.2 (6.2-22.2) | 26.2 (14.7-37.8) | 19.8 (15.0-24.6) | |
| 2005 | 13.7 (5.9-21.6) | 15.0 (7.7-22.3) | 18.4 (6.9-29.9) | 19.7 (10.2-29.3) | 25.6 (15.1-36.1) | 19.0 (14.9-23.2) | |
| 2006 | 17.0 (6.5-27.5) | 19.8 (9.0-30.6) | 12.3 (5.0-19.6) | 10.9 (3.7-18.1) | 20.7 (9.6-31.7) | 16.3 (11.9-20.7) | |
| 2007 | 12.2 (2.0-22.3) | 17.6 (6.9-28.3) | 15.9 (7.5-24.4) | 8.4 (0.3-16.4) | 16.8 (7.7-25.9) | 15.0 (10.7-19.3) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 11.2 (6.6-15.8) | 16.1 (11.0-21.2) | 12.3 (8.7-16.0) | 12.6 (8.9-16.4) | 18.9 (14.4-23.5) | 14.4 (12.4-16.4) |
| 1998 | 17.5 (11.5-23.5) | 7.6 (4.4-10.8) | 14.7 (10.4-19.1) | 12.4 (8.2-16.7) | 11.5 (7.6-15.5) | 13.1 (11.1-15.2) | |
| 2002 | 8.6 (3.0-14.2) | 20.0 (11.9-28.1) | 15.1 (9.7-20.4) | 14.7 (9.7-19.7) | 20.5 (14.3-26.7) | 16.1 (13.3-18.8) | |
| 2003 | 12.7 (6.1-19.3) | 13.8 (8.5-19.2) | 16.1 (11.0-21.2) | 12.2 (7.9-16.6) | 12.5 (7.8-17.2) | 13.5 (11.2-15.8) | |
| 2004 | 16.5 (7.9-25.0) | 15.4 (8.5-22.4) | 16.8 (9.9-23.8) | 12.9 (6.8-18.9) | 18.0 (10.5-25.5) | 16.0 (12.7-19.3) | |
| 2005 | 7.5 (3.4-11.7) | 9.7 (5.3-14.2) | 11.6 (5.2-18.0) | 14.0 (7.8-20.3) | 19.2 (12.1-26.3) | 12.9 (10.3-15.5) | |
| 2006 | 10.5 (4.6-16.4) | 15.5 (8.1-22.9) | 10.6 (5.7-15.5) | 10.6 (5.2-16.0) | 14.4 (7.3-21.4) | 12.5 (9.6-15.3) | |
| 2007 | 12.8 (5.3-20.4) | 15.3 (7.5-23.2) | 11.5 (6.2-16.8) | 8.8 (3.3-14.3) | 18.7 (10.9-26.5) | 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 |